Cockatiel Kumo

 

This is Cockatiel Kumo resting on my shoulder

I never dream that I would have a cockatiel.  I had never even thought of it or seen a bird so beautiful before.  But on 10 May 2025, a Saturday, I had to go to work because the workplace, mft got an event there.  The event was Vesak Day Event, a day of prayers, bathing of buddha and transference of light.  The event will start at 630pm, work starts at 6pm and I began walking there before 530pm.  

As I was walking between the blocks of flats at the linkage shelter, I saw a beautiful bird on the floor.  People were walking and no one seem to care about the bird.  I thought that the bird belongs to somebody.  But it was so beautiful, I did not want to miss the beautiful moment, I quickly take photo of it.  It still stay there.  So I took video of it.  It still never fly off.  Then I stretched out my hand and surprisingly, it hopped onto my hand.  Thereafter, I had a thought of bringing it home.  

On the way home, it never fly off either.  I had the bird put at home and asked Isaac to take good care of it while I went to work.  After work, the bird was still at home.  We searched online on information about this beautiful bird and came to know that it was an expensive bird that cost about $200 and it came from Australia.  

We decided to keep it as a pet after some thoughts.  The next day after church, I went to buy the cage and food for him.  It was so nice to see him able to enjoy eating the food that we gave him.  He was able to drink water and even sing songs too.  What a wonderful bird it was.  Isaac thought of a name for him, which was Kumo, in Japan means cloud.  

Everyday we let him out of the cage to enjoy some freedom.  He loves to go to our shoulders.  However with him around, Taco was too scared, he began to go into hiding and often stay in the kitchen.  When I was at work, I would come back during lunch time to take a look at them.  

Anyway, last week, on 17 May 2025, we lost Kumo.  Isaac was bathing and he put Kumo in the bathroom.  When he sneezed, Kumo was scared and he flew out of the window.  That was the last time we had him.  We went out to search for him but we was not able to find him anymore.  We had him for 7days and it was good.  

Video of Kumo singing and eating 

The New Baby

 

Picture of my hand petting Taco to sleep

Taco was so scared on the first day he arrived at our home.  We opened the carrier bag and he never moved at all.  We put food for him in the carrier bag and he did not eat either.  He will hissed if approached.  The children were scared and did not dare to touch him.  

At night, I wore a glove and carried him to sleep in a basket laid with towels.  He was sleepy and later on he fell asleep in the basket.  I put the basket beside my bed.  That night, I did not sleep well, tending to the new baby at home.  

The children feeding Taco with fish meal and milk

The next day Taco was doing rather well.  He started to eat and drink milk.  After about third time feeding of milk, Taco did not want milk anymore.  He did not like the milk that we fed.  Taco's appetite was good.  He ate a lot and we had to feed him four times a day.  

That was how small Taco was the second day he arrived at our home.

Taco was so small when he arrived at our home on 27.2.2022.  The photo above was taken the next day he was at home.  Taco drank little milk.  He prefers solid food.  

On the third day, Clara and I bathed Toca.  At the factory and also when he came home, our hand turned grey when petted him.  His nose was dirty too.  His fur felt rough before bathe.  After bathing him, his fur felt soft now and we often see bugs crawling on him.  He kept scratching himself.  

So I went to Pets' Station to buy Revolution for him.  After putting Revolution, the next day, so much ticks and fleas came out of the fur.  

Taco sleeping soundly as she was adapting very well to the home

Every day the little baby is adapting very well to the home and by the third day, he was able to sleep so soundly as shown in the picture above.  

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