While checking my birds this morning, the coldest and frostiest we've had this winter (0.6 C) I noticed one of my birds in the breeding aviary having a little trouble flying. Concerned I stopped to look and on closer inspection it turned out to be the eldest of my new generation youngsters out for it's first flight! Damn but it picked a cold day to do it - at least it's sunny :-)

 

 

Looks sweet-and-innocent eh?

 

 

But there looks to be mischief in that eye and attitude ... and a beak that seems to need to chew on anything - wires, branches anything. For a first day out it's flying well, and is co-ordinated enough to actually land on branches occasionally. Staying on the branch seems challenging thou, but I guess that's a new concept for a little fledgling too.

 

Initially I thought at first glance a boy. But looking closely at the photos, there's a hint of whitish-blue in the cere, and the head shape (and evil glint in the eye) makes me think feisty female.

 

What do others think?

 

Cheers,

KathyW.

beautiful bird, I think male too your first instinct

Hehe, L-plate budgie. :(Laughing out loud): He's gorgeous.

Beautiful budgie!

It's stunning! Not sure on sex though

 

What is L0Plate mean? i don't get it (Laughing out loud)

 

Nathan.

L (Learners) plate are used on the learners driver's car when out learning to drive.

 

What a cutie pie.. I'd say a boy too.

Hi Kathy, just to confuse things it looks female to me in the second photo, but without a closer picture of the cere I couldn't be sure.

 

 

Feathers.

oh , what a cutie .

the secound picture looks female but l agree with feathers , a closer shot of the cere might help determine if it is a female or male ?