You! (A picture/Media thread) Thread 30: Roman Numerals? What Roman Numerals?

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

Love at first sight?



"Past" geekiness? I'm disappointed in you.

I'm not HALF so geeky as I used to be, it's true.

[Kneenibble]

I adopted an old neglected budgie about a month ago, and have been trying to socialize her. I got her out of her cage on my finger for the first time tonight which is huge progress. Her name is Mabel. Isn't she a sweety?

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[Cobra_Ikari]

I adopted an old neglected budgie about a month ago, and have been trying to socialize her. I got her out of her cage on my finger for the first time tonight which is huge progress. Her name is Mabel. Isn't she a sweety?

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AWW! So cute! =D

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

AWW! So cute! =D

The budgie's pretty cute too.

[Dispozition]

Wait, burds?

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My girlfriend's bird...For the first time ever not trying to eat my face off. Still not putting my hands near him, but at least my face is mostly safe now :D

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

Wait, burds?


My girlfriend's bird...For the first time ever not trying to eat my face off. Still not putting my hands near him, but at least my face is mostly safe now :D

DIZ IS HOT
And so is his girlfriend's bird.

[Nix Nihila]

I adopted an old neglected budgie about a month ago, and have been trying to socialize her. I got her out of her cage on my finger for the first time tonight which is huge progress. Her name is Mabel. Isn't she a sweety?

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I'm glad to hear she's opening up. Is she singing any more than she was?

There's something very charming about those photos of the both of your profiles, by the way.

[Grue Bait]

I adopted an old neglected budgie about a month ago, and have been trying to socialize her. I got her out of her cage on my finger for the first time tonight which is huge progress. Her name is Mabel. Isn't she a sweety?

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Dang. I'm not usually a fan a birds, but that's adorable. And you really ought to post a picture of you, where we can see your entire face.

[Coidzor]

I adopted an old neglected budgie about a month ago, and have been trying to socialize her. I got her out of her cage on my finger for the first time tonight which is huge progress. Her name is Mabel. Isn't she a sweety?

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I'm caught between the adorableness and being vaguely reminded of a Time Lord by all of this....

[Dispozition]

DIZ IS HOT
And so is his girlfriend's bird.

But, you can't even see my face :-/

Also yes, ozzie is hella hot. I just wish he wouldn't attempt to kill me everytime I got near him when my girlfriend isn't around >:

[dehro]

it's name is ozzie..what more of a clue do you need?

[Asta Kask]

But, you can't even see my face :-/

Also yes, ozzie is hella hot. I just wish he wouldn't attempt to kill me everytime I got near him when my girlfriend isn't around >:

He thinks you are a bat.

[noparlpf]

I adopted an old neglected budgie about a month ago, and have been trying to socialize her. I got her out of her cage on my finger for the first time tonight which is huge progress. Her name is Mabel. Isn't she a sweety?

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She is a sweetie.

[Elemental]

I adopted an old neglected budgie about a month ago, and have been trying to socialize her. I got her out of her cage on my finger for the first time tonight which is huge progress. Her name is Mabel. Isn't she a sweety?

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That is one adorable budgie. I can remember the last time I held a bird in my hand... It was at a bird sanctuary designed to allow many of the birds to fly around (some were in cages because they'd be too mean to the other birds though).

Anyway, back on track... Seeing a blue budgie always makes me feel slightly sad for some reason...
Still beautiful though.

[The Succubus]

Those pictures made me feel warm and fuzzy on the inside. Thank you Kneenibble!

[RabbitHoleLost]

Kneenibble- You and your bird are precious. Absolutely heart warming,
Abluhiajksndasd ::melt::

[Asta Kask]

That is one adorable budgie. I can remember the last time I held a bird in my hand...

Was it worth two in the bush?

(In Sweden the discount rate is 1 bird in hand > 10 in the forest)

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

But, you can't even see my face :-/

Well, no, but I know what your face looks like anyways, so...

[Lix Lorn]

I adopted an old neglected budgie about a month ago, and have been trying to socialize her. I got her out of her cage on my finger for the first time tonight which is huge progress. Her name is Mabel. Isn't she a sweety?

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So... when are you knitting a tiny pink scarf?

I'm caught between the adorableness and being vaguely reminded of a Time Lord by all of this....

...I can see it.

[Thufir]

Been meaning to post these for about a week. People may recall I've mentioned before the cat from two houses down the street sometimes comes and visits. Have some pictures of him:

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[Elemental]

Been meaning to post these for about a week. People may recall I've mentioned before the cat from two houses down the street sometimes comes and visits. Have some pictures of him:

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Such a beautiful cat.

@Asta Kask: It wasn't really in my hand, just standing on it.
Unfortunately... I wasn't able to work out the exchange rate.

[Kneenibble]

Yay! I am happy that Mabel has warmed other hearts than mine.

Dizposition your bird is also cute. He's probably just giving you love bites, you know -- preening is bonding behaviour. You're very handsome even by bird standards.

I'm glad to hear she's opening up. Is she singing any more than she was?

There's something very charming about those photos of the both of your profiles, by the way.

Thank you.
She is singing more. I've been playing a lot of Bach for her -- she doesn't respond to fugues, but she tweets along with the preludes and inventions readily.

(She also growls when I kiss her. )

Dang. I'm not usually a fan a birds, but that's adorable. And you really ought to post a picture of you, where we can see your entire face.

Once I would; once I was beautiful. Then was the time for posts; eternity was in my lips and eyes, bliss in my brow bent; none of my parts so poor but was a race of heaven.

Now there's hell, there's darkness, there is the sulphurous pit; burning, scalding, stench, consumption; fie, fie, fie! Pah, pah! Wasted away by wine and good living...

I'm caught between the adorableness and being vaguely reminded of a Time Lord by all of this....

Which one? The googly one?! Is it the googly one?!?!

That is one adorable budgie. I can remember the last time I held a bird in my hand... It was at a bird sanctuary designed to allow many of the birds to fly around (some were in cages because they'd be too mean to the other birds though).

Anyway, back on track... Seeing a blue budgie always makes me feel slightly sad for some reason...
Still beautiful though.

Why does a blue budgie make you feel sad? Do you feel like they left behind their joy in life with their yellow pigment when they departed the Australian grasslands? That their old kin would drive them forth if they decided to return?

So... when are you knitting a tiny pink scarf?

Hee hee hee.
No no, this is the outfit for a blue one:

[Elemental]

Why does a blue budgie make you feel sad? Do you feel like they left behind their joy in life with their yellow pigment when they departed the Australian grasslands? That their old kin would drive them forth if they decided to return?

I think it's because they have no hope for survival if they're born in the wild.
No blue coloured budgie has ever lived to adulthood in a wild setting.

[Dispozition]

Dizposition your bird is also cute. He's probably just giving you love bites, you know -- preening is bonding behaviour. You're very handsome even by bird standards.

Nope, he actually hates almost everyone except my girlfriend and a few of her friends. He's slowly warming up to me, but I'm fairly sure he still has a seething rage at me stealing his time with my girlfriend away :P

[Kneenibble]

I think it's because they have no hope for survival if they're born in the wild.
No blue coloured budgie has ever lived to adulthood in a wild setting.

Oh! *cuddles Mabel protectively*
I thought the blue kind only happened in captivity?

Nope, he actually hates almost everyone except my girlfriend and a few of her friends. He's slowly warming up to me, but I'm fairly sure he still has a seething rage at me stealing his time with my girlfriend away :P

He probably thinks that she is his girlfriend.

I'll bet a lot of birds have seething rage for you for stealing their time with their SOs.

[Elemental]

Oh! *cuddles Mabel protectively*
I thought the blue kind only happened in captivity?

The blue trait is a recessive trait that can be found in wild budgies.
Without going into genetics in order to explain its rarity; I'm just going to say that the reason the trait is only seen in captive budgies, is in the wild, they rely on their colouration to protect them from predators. Remove the camouflage, and the young are easily found and killed.
It's terribly sad, but nature is often cruel.
The reason why blue ones are relatively common in captivity is because the blue trait was often bred with preference over the green one.

[Nix Nihila]

Thank you.
She is singing more. I've been playing a lot of Bach for her -- she doesn't respond to fugues, but she tweets along with the preludes and inventions readily.

(She also growls when I kiss her. )

A budgie accompaniment would be very sweet. Very vernal. And now you've made me look up budgie videos, and I want one for a companion.

She sounds like a girl after my own heart.

Once I would; once I was beautiful. Then was the time for posts; eternity was in my lips and eyes, bliss in my brow bent; none of my parts so poor but was a race of heaven.

Now there's hell, there's darkness, there is the sulphurous pit; burning, scalding, stench, consumption; fie, fie, fie! Pah, pah! Wasted away by wine and good living...

Unless you've bewitched my eyes with your verse, I've seen no evidence that suggests you aren't handsome! Though perhaps I can't speak about posting photos; I'm much too shy to even consider it.

[Kneenibble]

The blue trait is a recessive trait that can be found in wild budgies.
Without going into genetics in order to explain its rarity; I'm just going to say that the reason the trait is only seen in captive budgies, is in the wild, they rely on their colouration to protect them from predators. Remove the camouflage, and the young are easily found and killed.
It's terribly sad, but nature is often cruel.
The reason why blue ones are relatively common in captivity is because the blue trait was often bred with preference over the green one.

Aww. That is terribly sad. ;___;

Speaking of budgie mutations that can only survive in captivity, have you heard of feather dusters?

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A budgie accompaniment would be very sweet. Very vernal. And now you've made me look up budgie videos, and I want one for a companion.

She sounds like a girl after my own heart.

Unless you've bewitched my eyes with your verse, I've seen no evidence that suggests you aren't handsome! Though perhaps I can't speak about posting photos; I'm much too shy to even consider it.

You are kind; and I will respectfully refrain from encouraging you to reveal yourself.

You could adopt! And within a few weeks I'm sure he or she would be sitting on your shoulder nibbling your ear and eating curly parsley from your hand. (This is my favourite budgie video thus far)

[Elemental]

Aww. That is terribly sad. ;___;

Speaking of budgie mutations that can only survive in captivity, have you heard of feather dusters?

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In my humble opinion, I find that letting its feathers stay at that length is a touch cruel...
I mean, it doesn't look like it can fly, or see, or preen itself properly...
I'm against breeding an animal solely for appearance, I just don't think it's right. At least with tame blue coloured budgies, they have no harmful traits unless you release them into the wild. Which you shouldn't do with a tame bird anyway.
Leaving the potentially controversial issue behind...

That is probably much too high maintenance for me and would probably scare the cats. And it's slightly creepy...

[Kneenibble]

In my humble opinion, I find that letting its feathers stay at that length is a touch cruel...
I mean, it doesn't look like it can fly, or see, or preen itself properly...
I'm against breeding an animal solely for appearance, I just don't think it's right. At least with tame blue coloured budgies, they have no harmful traits unless you release them into the wild. Which you shouldn't do with a tame bird anyway.
Leaving the potentially controversial issue behind...

That is probably much too high maintenance for me and would probably scare the cats. And it's slightly creepy...

I think it's pretty, but I agree with everything else and feel sorry for them. They are blind and cannot fly or preen as you say, or even move around much; and all the complications from the long feathers mean they only live a year at most. For these reasons people don't really breed them on purpose. Fortunately it's incredibly rare.

All the same... I wish I could touch one. They look soft.