A new blog launched. / 新しいブログを始めます。

Today is the monthly death anniversary of Namihei, who passed away on August 27, 2017. On this day, I launched a new blog for Ikura and T...

Tara's anniversary / タラのお迎え記念日

I had not posted anything here for a month, but I want to say something today, as it's a special day. This time last year I met Tara at a...

Happy Hatchday, Tara! / タラ、1歳になりました。

Tara (the blue opaline one) became 1 year old on March 14th. I welcomed him on April 13th in 2018, so he was only a chick at that time. H...

Ikura and Tara meet chickweed. / ハコベさん、こんにちは。

Ikura and Tara both are curious budgies and it doesn't take time for them to get used to new things. Plus they love eating anything... bu...

So long, my little flight feather! / 風切羽にさようなら。

Tara will become one year old this month. I had been a bit worried about his one flight feather since he faced his first moulting period....

Think. Think. Think. / たくさん考える。

A busy bird is a happy bird! When you do brainwork, don't you think you feel hungry so quickly? When I was at school for interpreter, I ...

Every budgie is different. / インコはみんなユニーク

I'm often asked how to tame budgies on Instagram. Perhaps they see how Ikura and Tara play through my photos and video clips and wish thei...

What I can do for my budgies / 愛鳥さんのためにできること

Since I live with budgies, I've felt that I'm a better person in many ways. First, I do take care of myself and accept what I am. When you...

Relaxing time and Twitter / 優しい時間とツイッター

Ikura and Tara always make me happy and the time spending with them is precious. Well, I only recently knew that Google+ would be shut do...

Moulting / 換羽

Both Ikura and Tara are suffering from moulting now, but fortunately they are doing well. Ikura has a bit sloppy droppings, but except tha...

Ikura's cup of tea, Tara's cup of tea / イクラとタラ 好みはそれぞれ

After I wake up Ikura and Tara, I always give them breakfast in my room. These days I let them work with foraging toys to get their pellet...

Happy New Year! / あけましておめでとうございます。

Say hello to 2019! I'm happy to welcome a new year with my beloved budgies, Ikura and Tara. They were doing well during the New Year holid...

Get ready for a New Year / 新年を迎えるにあたって

Time flies, and Ikura and Tara fly too! I can't believe that tomorrow will be New Year's Eve. There were so many things happened to me t...

Ikura and Tara / イクラとタラ

These days Ikura is trying to preen Tara, but it seems that Tara isn't ready to accept Ikura's kindness yet. But... I can see some change...

It's time to prepare for winter. / 冬支度。

In Tokyo it's getting colder these days, and I have attached panel heaters on cages for Ikura and Tara. Well, I haven't used them yet thou...

Let's start living healthier. / 生活習慣を見直そう。

I talked about Tara's brownish cere when we visited a vet last weekend and he told me to control his diet. Well, I was wondering if it wo...

To balance hormones / ホルモンバランスを整える

I took Ikura and Tara for check-up yesterday, and we didn't find anything wrong with both of them. But I have to think of Tara's diet more...

Ikura and Tara debut! / 小鳥のキモチ、イクラとタラのキモチ

Ikura and Tara got interviewed for a magazine a couple of months ago and it was published today! This is the same magazine in which Namih...

Bird Life Adviser / バードライフアドバイザー

This weekend I attended a two day seminar on companion birds held by a nonprofit organisation which rescues companion birds. I was planni...

Let's do foraging! / ごはんを探そう！

A  busy bird is a happy bird. If a budgie gets bored, it causes a lot of problems. This is why I have to keep Ikura and Tara busy all the...

When we are together... / 一緒にいると…

I welcomed Tara this April, but because he was under treatment for a month and spent his time alone in another room, he finally started pl...

Because I want to be with you. / これからも一緒にいたいから。

In my room I keep a space for Namihei, who passed away after fighting cancer last summer. I'm not a religious person, and some people may ...

Chickweed and glass apple / ハコベとガラスのリンゴ

Chickweed finally sprouted! It was more than a couple of weeks ago mum seeded, so I nearly gave it up. I thought perhaps it would grow onl...

Be yourself, behave yourself / 自分らしく、お行儀よく

I took a day off this Tuesday and joined a seminar on companion birds. In the seminar I learned about parrot behaviour and how to train co...

Every budgie is extraordinary. / みんな輝いている

It has been 6 months since Ikura came to our house and I'm so happy with him. Well, this blog title, "I'm not an ordinary budgie!" meant ...

Best of the best! / 愛鳥さんには最高のものを。

It was a lovely day yesterday, and Ikura and Tara enjoyed bathing a lot. After that they kept staring at each other... perhaps they wanted...