LOL...Sorcha, Spaw is right, cockatiels are one of the cleanest birds to take care of. C-more never spits things out of his cage and never poops in his food dish. Now lovebirds are another stories. Some of the filthiest birds I've ever had; flung seeds, poop, spit, and seeds everywhere, esp. in their water, stunck up the house LOTS more than any cat/s. Finches are pretty clean, too.

Thanks, Spaw, I have a site bookmarked, www.naturesongs.com/birds.html of wildbirds digitally recorded, which he loves to visit with me, as he is hanging just to the right of my desk, so...guess we'll have to surf a bit more over the next few days, at least. I am sure he'd still love to hear Maddie and the hog, too!**BG**

luvyakat