Peen (Female Fawn Zebra Finch, Unknown-2011), Girk (Female Wild Type Ringneck Dove, 1999-2012), Button (Female Wild Type Diamond Dove, 2006-2012), Shamus (Male Blue/White Parakeet, Unknown-2013), Skinny Girl (Female Blue Parakeet (Unknown-2014), Apricot (Female Red Factor Canary, Unknown-2014), Cricket (Male Pied Society Finch, 2011-2016), Matt (Male White Ringneck Dove, 1985-2016), Jose (Female Gouldian Finch, 2009-2017), Chirp (Female Pied Society Finch, 2015-2017), Peep (Male Spice Finch, 2008-2017), Mournie (Female Mourning/Soccorro Dove Hybrid, Unknown-2018), Beep (Male Pied Society Finch, 2015-2019), Rogue (Female Zebra Finch, 2015-2021), Phoenix (Male Red Factor Canary, 2014-2022), Stanley (Male Red Diamond Dove, 2016-2022), Pearl (Female CFW Zebra Finch, 2015-2022), Hope (Female Zebra Finch, 2021-2022)

Notable Mentions

Matt (left) was the first bird I got, when I was 7 years old, after my Mom rescued him from a breeder. About a year later, we bought his girlfriend Girk (right). The two were a very happy couple and had several babies together in Girk's younger years, but they never had very healthy babies so we stopped breeding them after several clutches. When Girk was a few years old, she developed heart problems and spent most of her days on her platform, but she and Matt continued to have a happy relationship (though Girk refused to share her platform with him). Aside from sitting, Girk also loved to eat, and would devour anything that was put in her cage, but Matt was never much of an eater. His main interest, like most male doves, was sex every 5 minutes, and cooing and courting Girk for more sex. In 2012, Girk passed away from her heart problems, and Matt became depressed. We made an effort to spend more time with him, and he perked up, especially when we bought Izzy, who liked to sit on top of his cage. Still, Matt began to succumb to his age after losing his mate, and as she had, spent most of his time on the platform following her death. In 2016, Matt passed away at the ripe old age of 30.

Rogue (left) and Pearl (right) were Zebra Finch sisters we bought in 2016. The two were inseparable and literally did EVERYTHING together. They loved poking around various places in the house (and often laying eggs there) and were never seen apart. They even laid eggs and tended them together, though none of the eggs were fertile. They both loved to eat and would eat ANYTHING, including a notable incident when the two tag-teamed and killed a large spider together and ate it. In 2021, Rogue died mysteriously, and Pearl became depressed. Though she pulled out of this somewhat, she was never the same after her sister died,. She made friends with the other female birds, but didn't develop close to the kind of bond she had with her sister. In 2022, almost exactly a year after her sister's passing, Pearl passed away from old age (though a broken heart is suspected as well).

Peep (far left), Cricket (middle), Jose (right) were who we called "the 3 musketeers". We got Peep (Spice Finch) first in 2008, and Jose (Gouldian Finch) in early 2009 and they became friends. In 2011, when their cagemate Peen died, we bought Cricket (Society Finch), and so began a special friendship. The 3 did everything together, and Peep and Cricket were especially close. Jose was more to herself, but did have a special connection with the other 2. Their bond was especially apparent during Cricket's nesting activities, where he would choose random places in my room to "nest", and the other 2 would guard it. Cricket was absolutely obsessed with nesting and would spend unhealthy amounts of time on the floor gathering materials. Peep's favorite activity was bathing; Jose never bathed and would only stand nearby to get splashed by the other birds. Peep was also very intuitive, and warned us of problems in the house or with other birds more than once. Cricket was the first to pass away in 2016, and while Peep missed him, he still had Jose, as well as a new Society Finch, Chirp, who we got soon after. In early 2017, Jose passed away from old age, and by now, Peep was showing his age as well, and passed away later that year.

(Sorry for the shitty phone pic, its the only one I have with the 3 together)

Button was a female diamond dove we bought in 2006, and who soon became a very special friend. She was a total sweetheart and loved being with people, and she had a very bold, in-your-face personality; if she wanted to do something, she would do it whether you wanted it or not. She had an especially close bond with me, and in fact slept beside my pillow every night, and would sit with me when I was sick. She also loved preening my face, and would give me love coos when I pet her. She didn't have a mean bone in her body and was friendly with all the other birds as well, even the ringneck doves who were much bigger than her. Sadly, Button died at just 5 years old from an unfortunate accident; far too soon for such a sweet soul.

(Note: watermark is my Mom's so don't scream that I stole it)

Temporary guests/rescues: Chicklet and Material, Matrix, Big and little Beb, Matt and Girk's babies whom were rehomed in 2000-2001, apart from Matrix, who died from splayed leg complications. Ariel the female Cockatiel, given to a family member in 1999. Luna the male parakeet, rescued and rehomed in 2015. Big Girl the female parakeet, rescued and rehomed in 2015 (later passed in 2017). BumBum the Chipping Sparrow nestling, failed foster in 2010. "Little Angel" the Mourning Dove nestling, failed foster in 2013. Unnamed female American Goldfinch who rested in our home for several hours after hitting our window in 2018. Unnamed male Eastern Phoebe nestling, fostered and released in 2020. Hopper the male Dark Eyed Junco, rescued after serious head trauma (window strike) and released in 2021. Unnamed female American Robin fledgling, rescued and taken to rehab for air sac injury in 2021.