Nicky and I took a car ride to the vet, who gave us antibiotics. Nicky took very well to the vet, even when she had to grab him to examine him. He even had enough energy to chirp when she left the room, trying to call her back to his flock. He was not too keen on the little bird scale, though. We tried several times to get him to sit in the pan, but had to give up with the estimate that he weighs 25 grams.
Nicky is a fighter and he pulled through his illness. This was a real blessing. We had prepared ourselves for the worst because birds are very good at hiding their sickness until it is in advanced stages. I sat at his cage side and realized how much a part of my life this little bundle of feathers has been for the last 10 years. Nicky has grown up with me, from the time I was 12 years old. He's my "sweetie tweetie" and I'm glad he'll be in my life for a little longer.
Nicky has a new passion. He has decided that he loves Jenny, my blue Olympia typewriter. You can read the story of Jenny here.
Nicky likes to sit on the carraige return, feeds all the reflective surfaces, and finds great delight in 'riding' on the carraige while I type. When the margin bell rings, he chirps and puffs up, dancing back and forth. He also likes when I have to press the shift key, because it moves the whole carraige mechanism up about two inches, giving him a fun and jolty surprise in the middle of a line.
So far, we have both avoided him getting inky feet. I surmise that Nicky prefers the blue plastic body and chrome plating better than anything else. He climbs up the keys now and then, but doesn't have enough weight to press them.
Oh, and don't forget that he has to leave his little John Hancock on every paper I type on. As it rolls around the platen, he chews the edge of the paper and leaves his little chunky beak marks to show his approval of my literary style.
I will try to take some pictures of him and Jenny the typewriter together and post them here soon.
I think I would like one blue bird and one yellow/green one. I have compiled a list of possible names and so far, Bubbles is my favorite for the blue one. I was going to let Trey name the second bird when it joins the ranks, and he has suggested Pebbles or Pinapple.
the new baby budgie
