And this is Hobson's real girlfriend (of a good 6-7 years), Clencie. She is an astonishing 24 (human) years old. That fact that her head is practically bald makes her look positively antique, but I fear Hobson was the culprit here - his feverish preening of her resulted in him plucking feathers, and I think they just gave up growing. I adopted Clencie when she was around 12 years old. Up until then she lived in the smallest box imaginable with only one side open to the world. They called her Vanity as they found she just stared in the mirror all day. She has been living a fruitful life for the past 12 years, and hopefully she has a few more Christmas's in her. She's the dearest old bird. Hobson is around 8-10 yrs old by the way. Younger man, go Clencie!
P.S. Hobson is the bird behind the name Hobson Stretch Cord Slims
We love your aviary! What are the little birds on the ground?
ReplyDeleteHello and thanks for popping by!
ReplyDeleteThe little birds on the ground are Chinese Painted Quail, but I think they are referred to as Button Quail on your side of the world.
Lucy adores them. Most (if not all) of the birds are rescues and adoptions - cockatiels, budgies, the quail and two lovebirds reside here.
That is just wonderful! It is too cold here for something like that, but one can always dream!
ReplyDeleteAll the best to you and little Lucy!
That is so amazing what you do for the animals and that lucy can treasure animals like this!!! you are inspiring...
ReplyDeleteHobson and his "girlfriend" are pretty darn cute. What a great up close experience for Lucy.
ReplyDeleteLisa & Alfie
And having sweet Alfie alongside Lucy would be the icing on the cake!
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