Photo Op At The Farmers' Market

In November Chris got to go to a local farmers' market while we were visiting Chris' grandma's house. The market is indoors in a local train station so with his sweater on Chris was warm enough.  We were there to buy some fresh veggies, but of course, a crowd formed around Chris and it just so happened that a lady who takes photos for the local paper was there.  She took a photo of us and it ended up in the paper.  Chris always manages to find the spotlight!

P.S.  That's actually not Chris' mom holding him.  Chris' mom (me) is on the right holding a bag of vegetables.

Little Things Live!

Chris appeared on a live streamed tv show yesterday, called Little Things Live, with host Jen Righi and actress Laura Gomez who plays Blanca on the hit show Orange Is The New Black.  He had an amazing time!  We both did. Everyone was so nice and it was a pleasure to be there.

Host Jen Righi, me (Chris' mom), actress Laura Gomez 

& Chris the Cockatoo and the producer's dog!

Chris was there to dance and play with Laura and I was there to answer questions about Chris and cockatoos.  Chris enjoyed sitting on Laura so much that he didn't want to dance at first, but then he got into it and nothing could stop him!  Click on the link to watch the video below:

https://www.facebook.com/littlethingscom/videos/578347462374630/

More Healthy Eats

As posted before, I do everything I can to keep Chris & Holly healthy, including making a fruit & veggie salad fit for a king every morning.  Here are a few more of their meals:

Grapes, sugar snap peas, horned melon (Kiwano), mango

Edamame, grapes, blueberries, carrots, cucumbers, omelette

Grapes, pomegranate, green apple, cauliflower, sugar snap peas, oranges

Cantaloupe, grapes, carrots, cherries, sugar snap peas, blueberries

I get most of their produce at the local grocery store, but the more exotic fruits usually come from Whole Foods.

Easter Treats

I hope everyone had a nice Easter.  Chris did!  He and his 'brother', Rozy/Holly each got an Easter basket filled with toys and they got some pasta as a treat.

Birdy Easter baskets

Rozy's basket

Chris' basket

So far they have played with a couple of toys.  The first thing Chris pulled out of his basket was the alphabet block barbell toy.  He used to play with them all the time, but he hasn't had one in a while so I think he was happy to see it.  He also played with the duck toy that quacks like a duck.  It's really a cat toy, but he loves them.  We'll play with the baskets again tomorrow.

Chris with his new barbell toy

Cockatoo Lunchtime

Chris is a somewhat picky eater, like all cockatoos.  His pionus brother, on the other hand, is a piggy, which is a pionus trait.  I try to keep them both happy and healthy with a variety of fruits and veggies. Here are some recent meals:

Grapes, edamame, carrots, blueberries, cucumber & omelette

Chris loves edamame, which is a nice alternative to the sugar snap peas he loves and gets almost daily. He also likes grapes (there were red ones buried in his bowl).  Chris favors green grapes while Holly/Rozy loves red ones.  They get an omelette a few days a week.  They both love it, but we have to be careful about cholesterol.

Grapes, sugar snap peas, pomegranate, green apple & mandarin orange

This photo is a little bright, but you can see the juicy pomegranate really well.  Holly/Rozy loves pomegranate!  Chris just started eating a little and judging from the red mess in his cage I think he likes it, too.  Chris likes to de-seed things so he like orange slices that have seeds in them.  Both boys really like apples and the sour green ones seem to be their favorite!