A day after the youngest budgie chick Dodo left the nest box so did his older brother/sister Pluc... more

A day after the youngest budgie chick Dodo left the nest box so did his older brother/sister Plucky. Funny detail is how mom watches her chick struggle to get out of the nest box. Both budgie chicks are doing fine. less

Here you see Dodo leaving the nest box. This is a bit strange considering Dodo is the youngest of... more

Here you see Dodo leaving the nest box. This is a bit strange considering Dodo is the youngest of the two budgie chicks. We expected that the oldest would leave the nest box first. less

Two of the three eggs that our budgie Boots laid in November 2008 have hatched. The first chick h... more

Two of the three eggs that our budgie Boots laid in November 2008 have hatched. The first chick hatched on Wednesday 10 December 2008 and the second chick hatched on Saturday 13 December 2008. The third egg wasn't fertilized so didn't hatch. less

Here our second budgie chick is hatching from his/her egg while mother Boots is helping out by re... more

Here our second budgie chick is hatching from his/her egg while mother Boots is helping out by removing the egg shell. It's very adorable to see how Boots is taking care of this little bugger. After that it looks like she is playing with the egg shell, or maybe she likes the taste of it. The noise you hear in the background are our other 3 budgies making havoc in the aviary :) less