Since the death of my beloved budgie, Tenno, I have decided to buy a betta. The ensuing Quest for Betta has done much to take my mind off the sadness of losing my bird. I read all about them and bought a suitable aquarium (so inexpensive compared to a bird cage).

I …

Snowy Budgie, originally uploaded by CrowChick. Tennotaro, my curmudgeonly budgerigar sidekick of 8+ years, passed away today.

He'd been favoring his one foot Thursday night, so I put a heating pad on him. Friday night he had gone back to using his foot, but his …