Introducing Giovanni Jackson Benjamin Goodson-Graham

My cockatiel. He is sweet, cute and fun to watch. He doesn't say much, but we hope to teach him a few of the most important words in the English language (whatever words you are thinking of right now says a lot about who you are).





He showed up at our school last week trying to make his way into classrooms by pecking on windows and looking cute. Finally he realized that the best way to get into the building would be to land on a students shoulder and ride his way in. After finding an old cage and capturing our friend I volunteered to take him home. After all, I've been wanting a pet, but I'm not allowed to have big furry ones. I haven't checked the lease agreement to see if feathered ones are allowed. I will plead ignorance if I find I'm not supposed to have him.



He ate a lot of food his first days here, including a peanut butter cracker and a piece of english muffin with blueberry jam. He loves that I'm a jewelry maker, because all of the little shiny objects I use to make said jewelry are of absolute intrigue to Jackson(we've decided to go by his first middle name). He also enjoys being rubbed on his head and neck and any human shoulder is good enough to sleep or groom upon. Really. Anytime. Bathing, pooping, blogging, exercising ... he's on my shoulder. More pics of my new addition to come...

I have a new camera

Good macro capabilities. But I still can't tell if I took a picture of this thing's butt or it's head.