Finished travel cages.

I finally finished the travel cages for the boys, color matched and all!!  Hehe.  ;)  

Mika's new travel cage!

Left side

Right side

Raptor's new travel cage!

Left side

Right side

Warm Hawaii sun (part 2).

Yesterday we took a trip out again and brought both boys with us this time.  Raptor really doesn't care for car rides but he's got to get used to it!  Here's Mika, cruising in the car as usual (you can see him in the tent), and Raptor...  not caring for the car ride as much. LOL

First we headed out to our soon-to-be new home.  It'll probably take roughly a year to renovate the house because it's old, so we have a LOT of work ahead of us.  We'll be staying in our condo until it's at least near completion, though.  

The boys got to spend a bit of time in the backyard basking in sunlight while the bf did most of the clean up on the back patio and I hung out on the couch, being sick.  Raptor really enjoyed the new toy I made for his travel cage.  I used a Mother Pluckin' Bird Toys stainless steel skewer as the base and added vine balls, yucca, balsa, other woods, and pacifiers (most toy parts came from Things for Wings) strung on green Paulie Rope - colored to go with his green themed travel cage.  Lots of places to forage for treats!  He really enjoyed this toy so that makes me very happy.  :)

Must get to the almonds!!

Foraging toy - I'm quite happy with how it turned out!  :)

After spending most of the day at that house, we went to my parents house for dinner.  The boys got to spend the rest of the day out in the backyard, watching the sun set.  The boys chattered much more than usual...  maybe they couldn't stop talking about how beautiful the sunset was.  ;) 

While we all had an awesome dinner, the boys were served with apple, broccoli, sugar snap peas, baby carrots, bird bread with LOTS of fruits and veggies mixed in, and pellets.  Raptor ate some of his veggies and, as usual, Mika only ate the seeds out of his bird bread.  :P  Ungrateful birds, I tell ya.   LOL

Mika's dinner

Raptor's dinner

Warm Hawaii sun.

The bf and I went to my parents house for lunch today and we brought Mika along for the ride.  He got to enjoy lots of time out in my parents beautiful backyard soaking in the warm Hawaii sun (with ample palm shade as not to overheat) while I stuffed myself with thin crust pizza.  ;) 

Both Mika and Rappy got new travel cages recently.  They still aren't complete, as I'm waiting for color-coordinated rope perches and toys from Grey Feather Toys.  Everything in Mika's cage will be yellow and Raptor's will be all green to match the cage bases.  Yes, I'm a bit OCD.  LOL

Parents gorgeous backyard.

Mika's new travel cage.

Loving the sunlight!

Whenever possible, we take the birds out with us because it gets them used to being in their travel cages, going on car rides, and being in different environments - it also gives them extra time in the sun.  Mika has been going all over the place with me for 10 years now so he's a veteran and never get phased.  Raptor, on the other hand, is still not completely used to it.  Raptor stayed home from this trip because he often freaks out with strangers and we didn't want him to thrash around in his travel cage with my family being around.  He will be coming out with us tomorrow though and I'll take pics then.