See the bird on the very top of the cactus?

My peep thinks it is one of the Thorn Birds from the novel and movie.

My peeps always wanted to meet someone famous. Silly peeps. The Thorn Birds took place in Australia, not Arizona.

It doesn’t matter whether you’re a parrot, a friend of a parrot, or like parrots. Just look around and report if you see this suspicious person and we’ll escort him OUT

He’ll be lurking and waiting.

Welcome to the rest of you. I’m your host and guide, Kismet.

We parrots come in different sizes and colors.  We’re feisty and plucky-the terriers of the bird world.

Forget about the others, this is MY blog and it is all about MEEEEEEEE. Pull up a perch and have a snack (it’s Miss Dingleberry free).

How did I get here? It started before I was born. Kyla, the rescue Scottie started barking head off one day in 2003. The peep went to investigate.

When outside, nothing was seen but all of a sudden a bird flew on to his shoulder.  Startled, he brushed it away but the bird returned to his shoulder and would not leave

Obviously, it was used to peeps and needed help. He took it inside, gave it some wild bird seed and wondered what to do. All the vets and animal rescues were called and no on knew. Kyla like the bird and when nobody claimed this cockatiel, it was now Kyla’s pet. Kyla followed Boomerang’s (what else could we call a bird who came back) every move. It was the pet of a pet. They got it a fancy cage. Five years later, they came home one day and found Boomer on the cage floor, over the bridge. Kyla was despondent. Another bird was needed and that’s when they were lucky enough to get me.

Here’s my baby pictures

Cute? Huh? Later on:

Still cute but I learned to SQUAAAAAAAAAAWK.

That’s my story. Even if you’re not avian, Happy Parrot Day. Hey, if the Irish can say everyone is Irish on Saint Patrick’s Day, I can say that you’re all parrots-except for THAT guy.

Have a SQUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWKing good World Parrot Day!.

SQUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWK-Kaci photobombed my post!

A special thanks to Ann Adamus of Zoolatry for the graphics and publicity. A special SQUAAAAAAWK out to her!

Friday, May 31 is World Parrot Day!!!! We’re holding an open house right here.

Great job by Ann Adamus of zoolatry.blogspot.com with the art work.

You can use this also-Ann does wonderful work.

Of course, we’ll have sunflower seeds for all. Everyone’s invited, well almost everyone. This guy will be refused admittance.

Look at the new T-shirt that my peep has.

How did he get this? An anonymous donor gave it to him. There’s a hint, however. It’s Kismet blue.

This is the best garden-EVER

It’s a vacant lot that is kitty corner to our place. There’s no maintenance-those are “weeds” growing naturally. We don’t have to water, fertilize or do anything with them. We don’t even have to pay taxes or an admission fee to enjoy them.

It may come to an end. It’s been on the market for at least 15 years.

30 miles away, the Phoenix Botanical Garden gets a lot of visitors and they have to pay. The best things in life are free.

LOOK, Kismet! We have some new fangled sunflower seeds with a new flavor.  Try some.

OK, Kaci-I will.

SQUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWK??!!!!!  I’m dying. I have to down an ocean of water.

SQUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWK

It worked-good idea, Kali

The new secret ingredient has habenero peppers listed as its main ingredient and the bottle says “Pain Is Good”. It goes to prove that there’s no fool like an April fool and Kismet is that because she has a birthday in a couple of weeks. She may recover by then.

This is the second time in 17 years that we’ve been in Arizona that snow was in our back yard.