Pingu & the band

This video really tells how it is like to live with birds.
It may help if you are thinking about having birds.
They are very adorable, affectionate & sweet but sometimes a bit noisy & naughty.
Someone said to live with birds is like living with 2 year old kids. And it lasts for 40 years or maybe more if you get big parrots like my amazon Soprano.

Anyways, watch this video. They are so cute!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QdySIhhNoo

Mommy's iPod Touch Shuffle Play List - August 7, 2009

While Pillow and Soprano are playing their toys by themselves,

here's music played in the house.

(by iPod Touch shuffle mode)

1. Janet Jacson, Play Selection

2. Arthur Russel, All-Boy All-Girl

3. The Doors, Not To Touch The Earth

4. Chicago, Someday (Aug 29, 1968)

5. Buffalo Daughter, Silver Turkey

6. Dr. Evil, Just The Two Of Us

7. Marilyn Monroe, I'm gonna File My Claim

8. The Doors, Roadhouse Blues [Take 1-3]

9. Herbert von Karajan: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Brahms: Symphony #1 in C Minor

10. Dick Hyman, Evening Thoughts

11. Radiohead, Jigsaw Falling Into Place

12. Higamos Hogamos, B'aby

13. Kanyes West, Jesus Walks

14. Delaware, Souvenir Shop

15. Giya Kancheli, Day Of Wrath IX

Happy Birthday Soprano

Today Soprano became 2 years old.
He's got the birthday present from mommy!

mmm... what's inside???

wow, Rainbow Slope!

with cars!

a new thing looks always scary at first for birds.

Soprano is trying to examine his new toy.

mommy wanted to me to climb up the toy,

but it was too scary!

mommy had me step up on her arm,

and then put me on the toy.

well, up here is not that bad than I thought.

and my brother Pillow is climbing up, too.

I didn't call you to come here, bro!

They are both happy with their own toys!

Soprano The Amazon Practicing Bicycle Race

Bicycle Race is not only Pillow's favorite song but also his little brother Soprano's.

How to fold socks

Today, the professor i-love-socks Pillow lectures about how to fold socks correctly.


First, stand at the top end of the socks.

Second, start folding from the top end.

Long socks like this requires pulled-up by beak.

Fold it all the way down to the other side.

Long socks are relatively tricky.
Be careful not to screw up like this.

Fist Fight!

Boys like fighting for fun, basically... I guess.
Pillow vs mommy's fist.

Store explorer: Birdmore (Saitama, Japan)

Off to birdstore in Saitama to get bird goods for my birds.
I've wanted to visit this store as they seem to do honest business.
Birdmore is the name and located in the midst of residential area in suburb of Tokyo, approxmately 1.5 hours driving from my home.

Mainly selling bird goods and foods, they also have a couple of living birds upstairs.
Very CUTE & friendly female White-bellied Caique, Orange-winged Amazon (that looks so much like Soprano but no blue on head), African Grey, Jardin's Parrot and Ruppell's Parrot were waiting for the future mom/dad to spend good bird life together.

The store staff are nice and friendly and I can see they are working there because they love birds.
It was twilight time at weekend when I visited, but the store was not too busy.
Online merchandising could be a big part of their business as I actually got to know them via Internet.
Selection of goods are pretty good. You can find variety of bird goods from exports to domestic ones. They even sell their own acrylic bird carry-on. Three sizes available: S is up to cockatiel, M to connure, L to cockatoo.

The location is kind of hard to find. Follow the direction by Google Map and look for red electric sign that says "鳥かご" when you get closer.

I had nice chats with the regular customers who brought wild birds photos they took at nearby park. It'd be your nice birdie weekend to go birdwatching at park then stop by at Birdmore on the way home.

Location: 1-28-23 Harigaya, Fujimi, Saitama Pref. 354-0017
Phone & Fax: 049.253.4011
Store open: 11 AM to 7 PM, Closed on Wednesdays
Parking available for 9 cars

Snoring Duck

I've never heard a duck snoring, but how cute!
YouTube is really the great place to watch pet/animal videos.

Amazon's crying voice

My amazon bird Soprano (orange-winged, almost 2 yrs) still cries in the same voice like this baby amazon when treated as he doesn't want to be.
Cute little baby amazon YouTube. (it's not Soprano though!)

As today's Earth Day...

I have turned off the timer-controlled lights at birds' room.
Usually it turns on at 6 pm and off at 7.30 pm so that birds can maintain the clocklike daily life even when no one's home.
They'll go to sleep a little earlier tonight.;)

Pillow's update - singing Bicycle Race

It's been a while since the last update of this blog!
Pillow has been good and here's the newest video: Pillow sings Bicycle Race.