Buongiorno ~ "Good Morning" in Italian

Good Morning, tea time. You help me to start my day in a nice way.

Good Morning, Romeo. Yes, it's time to play again!

Good Morning, Checkers. Yes, it's morning already! 

Good Morning to you, too, Melissa! Yes, you're still my most cheerful greeter!

Good Morning, Ziva. Yes, you're safe ~ there's nothing to startle you just yet! 

Good Morning, sweet finches. Yes, your welcome singing is as lovely as ever!

~ It's a been a beautiful start to the morning, but now it's time to get on with my day ~

GOOD MORNING TO YOU, MY FRIENDS. 

Yes, I'm so glad you stopped by! 

Have a meaningful and special day. ❤️

My Finches

The children and I have Society F inches, and one Spice Finch. They're enjoyable birds, and the males have such a pretty song that they sing all throughout the day. With 4 males, you can imagine how lovely that might be! If you're a bird lover, that is.....

Here they are while I was cleaning their cage the other morning....

Their names are (from left to right across back) Buck, Shaggy, Gingersnap, Bella and Chickadee. In  the forefront is Francesco.

A Family Of Finches

Since I have such a fondness for birds, winter sure can be long and lonely without the sound of their sweet songs and chirps drifting in through my open windows. This past year, I found a solution to that problem by purchasing a few Society Finches, which are very enjoyable birds to have! We started with two females, one of which is a Spice Finch, and two males. They paired off fairly quickly, and one raised a brood that added two more males to the mix. (See my post http://simplymekimberlymarie.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-animal-children.html ) The males have such a beautiful song, and sing quite regularly from morning light until dusk. They're such dainty but delightful little music boxes, and I've really been enjoying them immensely!

Along the back from left to right we have one of the children, Chickadee, his mom, Bella, and dad, Buck, is peeking into the picture. Perched on the bin is Gingersnap, and below her the other bird with dark brown is Francesco. Near the lower right corner, and looking away is the other little fella, Shaggy. He and his mom, Bella, are our only crested ones. When very young, Shaggy was the least shy, and actually perched on my daughter's hand many times to be pet and fed. He's since become a bit more wary, but is still the least skittish of them all. Each one of the birds has their own unique personality, and purchasing them has been one thing I've yet to regret!

Society Finch Egg

If you'd like to get an idea of how small the egg of a finch is, here's a comparison for you. 
You can imagine how tiny the babies were that I mention in this post:

http://simplymekimberlymarie.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-animal-children.html

and how amazing it was to watch them grow!

The Animal Children

Our first addition ~ Checkers

A year and a half later came this orphan ~ Melissa

We were set for several years until the children started clamouring for a puppy, 
and look who we found ~ Romeo

In spite of our best efforts to refrain from any more pets, this adorable orphan 
was literally dropped into our laps ~ Ziva

And these little guys are the babies of our Society Finch pair that my daughter pleaded ever so sweetly, "Could we just let them raise one brood, Mom?" I have to admit, it was the most incredible experience to watch unfold....

I'm pretty sure we're done having animal children! 
(But I've heard it said before, "Never say never!")

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