Frisco's FF

For the first time, Frisco dried his wings after a shower. Usually he just puffs himself up and sits on the perch, hoping to dry quickly. He loves to shower. I guess if your body covering is coated with white powder, it's quite annoying when you feel like some battered banana, waiting for the fying pan!

I got a picture of him, ever so comfortable, on his perch, with his left wing hanging loose. What amazes me about his wing, is that his flight feathers are a different colour - red and indigo/black. A real contrast from his green body.

I wonder if these feathers are his pride and joy, since they provide him the ability to actually fly. These are the very feathers we clip actually. They obviously grew out nicely after his first moult. It's such a shame to cut them short, so I would probably let him have them this time, unless of course, he decides to misbehave by flying around.

For starters, that's not safe for him - we have a ceiling fan in the living room, where Frisco spends a lot of his OUT time. In any case, it's always a surprise, when he decides to 'take flight' and do a nice landing. Thankfully, he's more a ground bird - he still prefers to potter around, pigeon-toed! Sometimes, I think I have a dog, not a bird. He walks hurriedly to me, when I call for him.

Anyways, if I were a bird, these feathers would be my pride......