Happy day 23 of Pride Month! And what better way to celebrate those who are on their identity journeys than with a Pride Bird? Today’s is an adorable Green Budgie among some colorful Geranium flowers, representing Questioning Pride 🩷❤️💚🩶💛🩵💙
Green parakeet London by Adam Swaine
Via Flickr:
Records of parakeets living wild in the UK can be found going back to the mid-nineteenth century, but it is only since the late 1990s that the raucous green parrots have been seen in London and southeast England in significant numbers and started to settle elsewhere in the country...Electric Ladyland wasn’t the only thing Jimi Hendrix released in 1968. One day in that tumultuous year he left his flat on Brook Street, Mayfair, and strolled down nearby Carnaby Street with a birdcage in his hands. I like to think that he was dressed in a tasselled jacket and flares, his favourite Fender Stratocaster slung across his back. Or perhaps he travelled incognito, in a trenchcoat and dark glasses. Either way, somewhere on that street, the heart of Swinging London at the height of peace and love, he opened the door of the cage and unleashed two bright green birds: Adam and Eve, a breeding pair of ring-necked parakeets.
cannot recommend enough just walking around your neighbourhood, noticing the plants, trees, birds, creepy-crawlies, mammals, rocks, watercourses, etc that are around you. looking them up and learning about them, how they behave, their seasonal rhythms and changes. learning about their presence in folklore and mythology and culture.
these are your neighbours. if you take a few minutes to learn about them, if you make the small effort to notice them, be mindful of them on a regular basis, honour them and respect them - this is animism. this is re-enchantment.
we all live alongside and in community with a myriad of spirits. it is truly so beautiful and life-affirming and sacred to appreciate that and the unique character of your neighbour-spirits.
(Beatrix got her first dose of Meloxicam last night and is pooping MUCH more normally and just generally doing much better! Thank you for all your well wishes! <3 )
I have six pet birds and they all seem to like a few different genres of music so I was really curious to see if anyone’s ever done a study on bird’s music preferences to see what they like the most. I’ve found a few sources saying that a lot of birds seem to like pop and classical music, also maybe country? Heard Folk music a few times too, but it all depends on the bird. My birds seem to like when I play them bands like Waterparks. They get so excited. I’ll have to pull up some classical music tomorrow and see if they’re interested in that genre as well. I’m also wondering if the species of bird, and the sounds they naturally make, also effect the music they prefer considering the huge amount of different sounds and calls birds have. The Ringneck doves I had in the past preferred the Christian music station. My current birds, two budgies and four canaries, see to prefer pop music. My friend’s green cheek conure really likes music containing the banjo or similar stringed instruments. I’ve also seen a lot of parrots online who get excited when bands like Slipknot or Korn come on. As a huge music fan and crazy bird nerd, this topic is super interesting to me. If you have a pet bird or know someone with a pet bird, what species of bird are they and what are their favorite music genres? How does your bird respond to the music? Do they dance? Do they start singing or chirping? (My budgies chirp and my canaries sing when I play them certain music.) I’d love to know! 🐤