I love my Parakeets! I currently have 8 Budgies. (Budgies is another word for Parakeets.) The girls are Crystal,Sun-jay, Buddie, Kiwi, and Edmund. Ocean, Chester, and Sky are the boys. Here is a little bit about each:
Ocean is a crazy boy. He is a little depressed with the passing of Edward, but he seems to enjoy being with Buddy lately. He also makes the cutest clicks and noises.
 Crystal is a crazy bird. She is a beaver, and will chew through ANYTHING. Her favorites are destroying a cuttle bone in 1.5 minutes and chewing up all wooden perches, ladders, etc. She also seems to enjoy tormenting the other birds.  Chester is my sweet boy. He is very laid back and fits right in with the others. He and Sun-jay enjoy each others company very much, and often groom each other. He loves putting on little singing concerts for everyone.I got him at the same shop as Edward, and think they were probably related!  Sun-jay is a funny girl. She loves spinning herself on a swing. She also loves mothering Chester.
 Here is a photo of what Buddie looks like today.
 I got two new Budgies about a month after Edward died. I found a wild and crazy Budgie at the pet store that looked a bit like Edward, so I had to get her! I named her Edmund. Here she is:
 Mom suggested I also get a pretty lime green one, and you don't have to ask me twice to get another bird!!! So here's Kiwi:
 Kiwi likes throwing little temper tantrums when she doesn't get her way, but she usually gets along great with the others. She loves chewing on things with her pal, Crystal. When we first got them, Edmund was too young to tell if she was a boy or a girl, but now we can tell she's a she. Oh well, Edmund is still a fine name, if you ask me! (Just like Edward was a great name for my sweet Eddie!) Here is a shot of Kiwi and Edmund in their new home:
The sad thing with falling in love with pets is they don't live as long as humans do. I have had to say forever goodbyes to some wonderful feathered friends over the years. Here are some pictures of them: Cosmos was a bird I got for free from a person who could no longer care for him. He was a very sweet old man. Sadly, while I was on vacation in South Dakota over the summer of 2010, he died. My dad, who was caring for my birds, said he looked sick for several days before he passed away. Even though I only knew him a couple months, it was hard for me. Here is the only photo I have of him.
 Ocean's best bud, Charon also died. We don't know what was wrong with him. He wasn't acting well for a while, so we had him in a hospital cage and tried to nurse him back to health, but sadly, he died in my arms. Raising pets can be really hard sometimes! Here is a picture of Charon in healthier times.
 My dear sweet Edward, my first bird that starting off my whole love of birds, sadly died of heart failure September 3rd, 2011. I miss her dearly, as she was my most hand trained bird. Here are some pictures of her and I:
 
My birds also share their aviary with Alex's birds, two cockatiels named Elvis and Luau. Here is what happens to me when I go in the aviary. Luau likes grooming me!
 My brother Alex loves taking shots (pictures, that is!) of my birds in flight. They turn out so cool! Here is a slideshow of some of my favorites.
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