Budgies and black cats.

Ken inside the aviary, trying to coax the young budgies out of the nest box. There are two of them in the two top photos, with the parents, who are green.

Two of the five babies, still unafraid of human hands. Ken is very gentle with his birds, and they seem to sense it, and trust him for ages before they get old enough to be wary of him.
These two are the ones with more yellow than the others, although only one is a true Lutino with red eyes.

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Why do cats find warm places to lie on a hot day? We couldn't find Topsy anywhere last week on one extremely hot day, but eventually I peeped under the daybed in a spare room and there she was, looking cross as usual when she spied the camera. Ken said she probably goes under there because it is dark. But 'dark' can still be hot - stifling in fact. Ah well, her choice. I left her there.