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In 6 days I will be leaving my home and my birds for a 3 month seasonal field tech position surveying birds out of state. My mother will be caring for my birds in my stead. To settle my own anxieties about the birds not getting enough enrichment and flight time while I'm gone, I decided to create an aviary style wall to box in the nook in my bedroom as the birds' very own space.

So far it's been working great. I'm currently working on adding perches so their "aviary" isn't so barren and they have things to do when they're having flight time. I opted to keep the cages inside for safety and ease of letting the birds out for out of cage time. I'm also installing a remotely movable pet wifi camera so I can still see my little rascals and the time away will be just a little more bearable. In the meantime I'll be giving them extra love and cuddles.

Obviously posts will be slow from May to July but I will probably post videos and pictures I get from my mom as well as petcam videos of the fids doing stuff.

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My big order of natural perches came in today, so I got started arranging my flight cage. The big knotted perch at the bottom is java wood; the rest are manzanita. I actually have 2 big, gnarled perches left, but I think I’m about out of room. There’s a neat little a hole in the java wood knot that I think will make a great place to hide treats for my birds.

I had wanted to convert an old display cabinet into a flight cage, but I was dismayed at how easily the paint chipped. I opted instead to order a wrought iron flight cage.

Artoo (blue) and Honey Lemon (yellow) are still getting used to their new digs. I took their mirrors away from them to encourage them to explore.

I’d love to hear any thoughts or feedback!