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Did you know that budgies see into the UV spectrum? And that to other budgies, certain parts GLOW. Well, as soon as I heard this, I had to get a UV/blacklight so I could see my budgies the way they see each other...
Hubby brought home a blacklight and my budgies showed their true colours!!
Pippin's face lit up like a neon light! And look at his 'blue' cheek patches!
Luna sort of glowed softly all over, specially her head and cheeks, like Pippin.
But poor little Pigwidgeon really didn't glow at all. Apparently blue budgies don't glow like the green ones do.
Spike is busily growing new feathers at the moment and his face is steadily going yellow (it's a BOY! XD), and look at the yellow feathers on his face glow! It looks all funny and patchy at the moment, but oh so cute.
(and, as an aside, I have to mention - Spike walked along the kitchen bench tonight to my hand and stepped onto it by his own choice! This is the bird who hates hands!! I didn't ask him to step up at all. Just rested my hand on the bench to see what he'd do, and he looked at me carefully and I could see him make up his mind, and then he walked down the bench to me and stepped onto my hand! So exciting!! Darling birdie!!)
And another of Pippin cos he's SO pretty!!
And here's a youtube vid I made the other night. Please excuse the dialogue in the background - the family were watching "The Mist" (and are still wibbling about it!)
Hubby brought home a blacklight and my budgies showed their true colours!!
Pippin's face lit up like a neon light! And look at his 'blue' cheek patches!
Luna sort of glowed softly all over, specially her head and cheeks, like Pippin.
But poor little Pigwidgeon really didn't glow at all. Apparently blue budgies don't glow like the green ones do.
Spike is busily growing new feathers at the moment and his face is steadily going yellow (it's a BOY! XD), and look at the yellow feathers on his face glow! It looks all funny and patchy at the moment, but oh so cute.
(and, as an aside, I have to mention - Spike walked along the kitchen bench tonight to my hand and stepped onto it by his own choice! This is the bird who hates hands!! I didn't ask him to step up at all. Just rested my hand on the bench to see what he'd do, and he looked at me carefully and I could see him make up his mind, and then he walked down the bench to me and stepped onto my hand! So exciting!! Darling birdie!!)
And another of Pippin cos he's SO pretty!!
And here's a youtube vid I made the other night. Please excuse the dialogue in the background - the family were watching "The Mist" (and are still wibbling about it!)
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Terrific pictures.
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Not sure why the US calls them parakeets. They're budgies in the UK.
I'm ludicrously excited seeing them with the UV. ;~P
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It's part of budgies breeding preference - the girls go for the boy that glows the brightest. :~) And apparently blue budgies don't have it (poor babies!), so to breed blue budgies you have to keep them separate from green ones!
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(I can imagine what it might be like after a few beers;)
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She is big and she can be loud and she's going through her terrible teens at the moment, which means she is biting and laying eggs.
But she's also funny as hell, smart and a whip and cuddly.
And I'm lucky that she's not a morning bird. Most M2's are famous for "welcoming in the morning" at about 6 am. On the weekends she will sit quietly in her sleeping cage until 9:30 - 10:00. Often we're up and drinking our morning coffee before we hear her call to us.
All in all, she is a good bird - but I don't think I'd recommend them as a pet to anyone.
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awww "Apparently blue budgies don't glow like the green ones do." darn... :/
and just because...This is Pearl... (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a211/luckycyberbunny/pearl-1.jpg)
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I suspect Pearl's little blue cheek patches would glow. ;~)
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