
love is real
the usual paywall free link to their love story for those who don't know it https://vocal.media/petlife/what-a-cockatiel-teaches-me-about-life-love-and-neediness
love is real
the usual paywall free link to their love story for those who don't know it https://vocal.media/petlife/what-a-cockatiel-teaches-me-about-life-love-and-neediness
i am participating in a challenge to take at least one photo a day in 2024 on the 365 platform, and this is today's photo
weirdly, it's getting a lot more interest than my wild bird photos, that platform just doesn't seem to have the same interest in rare species as we see here on Mastodon
i titled it, "do you want to know a secret, do you promise not to tell"
Boobear never loses his appreciation for Nyota's, um, cute little tail section
for some reason, the way he's obviously checking her out has me cracking up today
(these are both senior rescue birds, Boo the 'tiel is 28, Nyota the lovebird is at least 12, they've been together for years)
(story here, no paywall for the curious https://vocal.media/petlife/what-a-cockatiel-teaches-me-about-life-love-and-neediness )
As always, these two are so adorable. Grabbed a quick shot just now of Boobear the 28 year old Cockatiel grooming the head of a blissed-out Nyota the lovebird.
For those who do not know, Nyota is a survivor of 2012's Hurricane Isaac when she was found mixing it up with a Mockingbird in Biloxi's Back Bay-- and came off second best in the battle. She has no idea of her true size...
12 years ago, a little lost Peach-faced Lovebird blown from her home by Hurricane Isaac was found challenging a native Mockingbird (not a smart move) in the Biloxi Back Bay-- Mockingbird knocked her down & her rescuer brought her to me...
Here she is right now, happily grooming her sweetheart, 28-year-old white-faced Cockatiel Boobear
Love Birds....One of my drawings brought to life with deep rich watercolors. When life's canvas gets ugly, I paint over it!
ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/love-birds-2-blue-background-sharon-cummings.html
Grabbed a new photo that I called "Say Cheese, Boo" for my #Project365. These two crack me up... their story is here (no paywall) for anyone who wants to learn more https://vocal.media/petlife/what-a-cockatiel-teaches-me-about-life-love-and-neediness
Let's all celebrate the hatchdate of Boobear the 28 year old cockatiel!!!!!! His lovebird mate Nyota has been giving him so many scritches all morning!
I don't know the exact date of his hatch since he came to me after his owner passed away, & a couple of other rescue attempts had failed because he needed a constant companion like sweet Nyota but his band says July 1996 so every July we pick a day to celebrate.
Today's #Project365 is with a different lens and also for settings I tried the White Balance > Fluorescent > Setting 5 Daylight White Fluorescent
seems closest to the daylight LED bulbs I'm using, the image tones are a little yellow but the "peach" in the lovebird's boop spot actually came out peach without any need for color correction in post so...
Today is a great day to share some work from the Everyday Witch's Familiars Oracle that will be on shelves in less than a month! I illustrated this deck written by Deborah Blake, published by Llewellyn Worldwide. The Otter card is a brand new reveal!
https://www.llewellyn.com/product.php?ean=9780738773469
All paintings are ink,watercolor, and acryla gouache.
When these two flew down to sit together on the back of my office chair, I knew I had the image for today's Project 365.
(These are rescue borbs, Nyota the Lovebird was found after Hurricane Isaac in 2012, 27-year-old Cockatiel Boobear outlived his first owner & came to me with significant grief & crying issues-- they've both been doing great for years)
28 years ago you brought color to my gray life. Everyone who met you fell in love with you. You were the best.
I miss you. With @stardustluna
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