[Coda]

Well, the parakeet IS a baby. He's only a few months old. He's curious and playful and doesn't quite understand that he can't actually fly because his wings are clipped. (This wasn't our choice, they were clipped when we got him. We're intending to let him be fully flighted, because budgies fly even for traveling short distances, unlike larger birds.) You'd think this would be adorable but it's really kinda sad because he keeps jumping off of things and hitting the ground. Good thing he's a tiny bird; he's not heavy enough to hurt himself doing that.

The cockatiel is almost 5 years old. When he was a baby he liked to play peek-a-boo (he'd even say a rough approximation of "peek-a-boo!" -- the vet thought this was the most adorable thing ever) but he grew out of that. He whistles the Mickey Mouse March and the My Neighbor Totoro theme sometimes, although he hasn't done that recently because he's kinda gotten into a bit of a foul mood lately (I think he's having a rough molting season). Even so, he likes getting cuddles from my wife and he'll hop on her shoulder and shove his head up under her nose.