Peepers

Peepers is my pet cockatiel. I purchased him as a baby when I was a college student 24 years ago. That was the same year I met my future husband. 24 years is elderly for a cockatiel as their average lifespan is 10-15 years. Some have been known to live into their 30s.

Peepers loves paper towels and feet and will serenade them while spreading his wings and bobbing his head up and down. The only word he can say is "Peepers", which is actually quite impressive, when you realize that birds don't have lips. (Well, maybe it sounds more like "ee-ers") He can do cat calls and other whistles, but he really likes to laugh when I am laughing. He's kind of like my verbal shadow.

I don't think I have ever taken a picture of him before today, so I am thankful to the folks at I♥faces.com to offer this week's challenge to photograph our pets.



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