So are their guitars

Like starting a Maton collection...?

What the heck... This is on topic, here are two of mine

Mojo (L) and Smokey

We don't see cockatiels in the wild as they're not from here, but we see thousands of Rainbow Lorikeets every day. If you go to the Noosa River at sunset, you have to speak quite loudly to be heard over the tens of thousands of Rainbow Lorikeets sqwarking above.

We also regularly see 3 different species of Black Cockatoo, Kookaburras, Sulphur Crested Cockatoos, Corellas, Galahs, Rosellas and the occasional King Parrot. 

Although they're not birds, our other regular visitors include Easter Grey Kangaroos, Goannas, Carpet Pythons, (who take an uncomfortable interest in our birds)Green Tree Frogs, Bearded Dragons and, rarely, echidnas  

Beal is staying in accommodation only about a mile from my house, but I'm yet to hear from him this week, so it will be interesting to hear about his wildlife encounters  

Well, feel free to have a look at my unique TRC on my 1113 then. I know, I know... it's truly amazing and beautiful. 

Pete. (mutt - SWMBO's)

These are their given names. Most of the time I call them Screechy and Squawky.

Cockatoos are a very 'tough' meat, but the he aboriginals had a unique way of cooking them. 

You need to put the whole bird in a camp oven with 3 rocks similar in size to the carcass. Put in enough water to cover everything by an inch and bring it up to boiling.

It's important to keep the water topped up as you cook it, and after 3 days you tip out th water, throw out the carcass and eat the rocks. 

Nancy - 2016-01-13 11:08 AM

I love the Pearl pieds, and Pieds! I do have 2 Normals, one is 30 years old, and the other is an Older Gentleman too. The feed store always calls me when someone drops off an older Tiel when their human has passed away, so I have several geriatrics here too!

I made the mistake of teaching my 2 new young boys how to purr like a cat, now I hear cats in my house all the time! It is cute when they are up on your shoulder, next to your ear and purr though!!!

The other bird is Koko. Unfortunately, she was an egg-laying machine and became egg-bound and died. Super sweet bird.

30 years?! Ugh. I thought a 20-year life span was going to be a long time. After our birds die, I'm going to be pet-free for a long, long time. They're nice birds, but I can't handle them going off like fire alarms whenever they see a butterfly fluttering by the window.

Like you, I made the mistake of teaching Pepper lots of different things to whistle, including 'Shave and a Haircut --Twp bits', 'Jingle Bells' and 'Eine Kleine Nacktmusic'.

If you want to see the videos and more pics, visit the bird page I set up for them. (See: Birds)

Nancy - 2016-01-14 10:14 AM  I must be *SO* Frustrating to you guys who are able to stay on topic and focus on one thing at a time...

There are no members on THIS board that even remotely resemble that profile. I'm afraid you've got us mixed up with some other Old Farts Club forum...

But...  in your defence, the bird content of this thread is totally on topic due to the inspiration for the TRC design.

So... while we're at it, here are Cass (L) and Merlin (taken about 2 years ago when I had a short hair moment...)