Hermes, Echo & YoYo (Ongoing Thread)

[BooksBudgies]

I've kind of been MIA these past couple weeks (even missed the BOTM! ) Ever since I finished up the breeding journal, I haven't really had a place to post pictures so thought it high time I made an ongoing thread for my two little ones I had one for Herm & Izzy but seeing as she's at a new home, thought it best to just start a new one. She's doing great by the way! I'll get to bird-sit her whenever her owner leaves (The same goes for all the chicks as well) so they may be making guest appearances!

I recently got a new camera, which is a lot better than my old one but it also means I'm figuring out its settings. So these first pictures aren't the greatest so bear with me These pictures are pretty dark because as many of you know, higher shutter speed means less light. Today was our first snow, so the lighting was really low so that also didn't help. By the end I was figuring it out though!

Little Echo is going through his first molt. He's handling it pretty well, though. And I'm very happy to say that he still loves head scratches before bed; I was worried he would grow out of it. He still may but he still loves the attention. I've also taken to leaving the radio on all day and the two of them love the music. I'm hoping Echo may pick up a few phrases...

Blurry silhouettes (don't worry they can't hurt themselves flying into the window I have a cover over it)


Bathtime. They both love baths so much it cracks me up- like father like son I guess. They end up hopping on top of each other and trying to go in at once. They've been learning patience lol


Collision

[JRS]

Very cute.
Love the last photo!

[Therm]

Nothing has ever been as cute as a wet budgie! I love it!

[StarlingWings]

They're so adorable! I see Echo takes over his dad's bathing habits

[Hunterkat]

How cute! That's so funny that they both try to hog the bath

[BooksBudgies]

Thanks everyone!

Have some more pictures and took *most* of them when I actually had half-decent lighting. So these should be an improvement over the last ones lol

Head scratches before bed. It's hard to tell in this picture, be Echo will tilt his head all the way to the side (almost upside down) so I'll get just the right spot!


Brought out their "granola bars"

Erm...still not a great flight photo. Getting better at balancing the shutter speed and amount of light but still needs some work. Turned it into a funky picture with some editing though!

Got the light but not the right shutter speed this time


What a Cutie Patootie!



Echo trying to figure out the giant black box making clicking noises


Not to be outdone...the gorgeous Hermes

I changed out their toys again and put in this one. This was Echo's favorite one as a chick (he'd hop up on my hand before he could fly and make me hold him up so he could play with it)

But now he can do it all by himself. He was having a ball- hanging upside down, stretching out to reach it. He's a very athletic boy!

[Therm]

Nice pictures.

[Hunterkat]

They are precious! Little Echo is growing up so fast

[Goldenwing]

Thanks for the adorable pictures! I love the bath ones especially, since my budgie doesn't seem to like baths.

Goldenwing (and Lemon Drop)

[BooksBudgies]

As always, thank you for the lovely comments!

Hermes misses being in the spotlight so he's the subject in this post lol.

Gorgeous boy, look at those feathers!


Playing with his son...wow sometimes I forget that they're father and son!


Why do I even bother buying them fancy toys and perches when they're just going to sleep on the side of the cage? Must just be a genetic thing- Hermes went through the same phase when he was younger. Now he's mature enough to just use the swing haha.