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Not my idea of fun to sit in a tree with howling wind, rain, and temps near freezing, but the wild parrots seem to handle that ok. We must remember that although we love our little ones as if they were our children they are still birds. One thing I've learned by living in Aus and being involved with wildlife rescue for so long is that in their native habitat birds will as they say "make hay while the sun shines". While food is plentiful, and accomodation is comfortable the urge to breed will remain strong. You can gage the weather to come based on the wild bird breeding habits here. They seem to know well in advance, and given the opportunity will double, or even triple clutch. IMHO my girl doesn't have it so bad. Her mate shares brooding duties with her, and often when it's her turn on the eggs he sits in the door of the box and whistles softly to her. Our aviaries surround our verandah which is where we spend most of our time even during the winter months, so she hears activity as well as music from the outdoor speakers we set up. I am absolutely certain that their perception of time is different to ours. And I suspect that they must have some sort of mechanism in their brains that enables them to sort of shut down during brooding. We tried taking Lucky's nestbox off her a couple of times, but she begins feather plucking, so I think she's right where she wants to be doing what she wants to do.

Bluesbird Exotics wrote:Poor girl, SUCH a life

I promise never to attempt humor with you again

My sincere apologies. Living in Aus for so long has made me forget that there is a difference in yank vs. aussie humour, and if that had been said by an Aussie it would have been a vailed critique rather than humour.

Patti

I suspect it's much more my fault than yours, Patti. Sad things happening in my aviary just now. My timing and delivery were probably screwed up because I'm not feeling sincerely humorous, however much I'd like to. Sorry.