Buttons (our weiro) and I just watched the following youtube of Snoopy and Woodstock, then we looked at each other, amazed. I could see her thinking – yes thinking – ‘wow, that’s just like us!’ Buttons definitely had an expression of incredulity in her eyes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTssF_NYusQ
Speaking of eyes, after watching the clip, she did this eye kiss thing with me; she puts her face up against mine, then stretches up until her eyes and mine are almost touching, then she sort of brushes my eyelashes with her little beak very gently. The first time she did this was a bit nerve-wracking because, even though it’s just a little beak, it’s still a beak!
Every morning, Buttons lets out a kind of wolf whistle sound until I open her cage and let her out. Then she does exactly what Woodstock does in the youtube; she flies to me, sometimes miscalculating the distance between her cage, at one end of the veranda, and my office, which is at the other end, and crash lands here and there en route. She’s getting really good at it now though – often she makes it all the way to my shoulder.
Like Snoopy, I sometimes tire of her attention – and the constant eye kisses – and put her back on top of her cage but she keeps coming back! Here she is sitting just outside my office, waiting for me to call her!
jmgoyder 
What a beautiful bird 🙂
I believe they are all this affectionate but I like to think she’s special!
She’s lovely. We’ve had cockatiels; I must blog about them some time.
Please do! I/we have never had one before – incredible birds.
What a beautiful Cockatiel! We had one for almost 25 years but he died a few months back. I miss our little Bonjour. He used to sing and dance for us any time we were near. Your Buttons sounds like a real sweaty. ~ Lynda
I’ve never had one before – such personalities! Sorry you lost yours but 25 years isn’t bad innings!
SWEETY not sweaty! 😉
I saw this comment first so wasn’t sure what you were talking about until I saw the other one and now I cannot stop laughing!
awesome 🙂
Dods! When are you coming over to see the birds – I mean to see me?
They ARE cute and……….. fancy one giving you a sort of ‘eye kiss’. I have a pic of the cockatiel my brother and his family have. Just flew into their life one day and stayed ………..guess what…….(grinning)…….I have several pretty good pics of it. (and another story for you at .http://healthylivingandme.blogspot.com/p/afternoon-in-country-easter-2010.html
Enjoy……
Thanks Victoria!
Sweet 😀
Very!