Sunday, November 10, 2013

LORAKEET
Maybe I should find a photo of a Lorakeet as there aren't many of this bird in the USA.  They're Australian.  Loud, colorful, big, bright and the aviary in Vany Nuys has a match set and several unfertilized eggs.  He was quite happy to let me have one.  Note the brown speckles, let it hide in the shadows of a nest. 

BANTY

If I were ever to raise chickens, I would have to have at least one banty.  Yes, I know you'd have to have twice a many to make an omelet, their eggs are must about 1/2 size of "regulation size" chicken, but I do love their fluff.  They have amazing feathers, all down their feet and ankles to, and they act like their giants among the flocks.  Can you lap train a banty?  I think they take themselves to seriously for that, but I still find them fun to watch.