Spoggy the Tasmanian Sparrow at 8 months of age, with his tent and Tinkerbell

[theAussie]

It's bedtime Spoggy, you look tired!

Ok - now do you want to check on your tent before you go to bed Spoggy?



Is everything in order Spoggy?



'Yes Mum, MY CD Player, MY tent and MY Tinkerbell all seem to be in order!'




'Mum you will watch over my things while I sleep won't you?'




cont. below

[theAussie]

Yes Spoggy, you look tired, I'll take over watching your things now



'Thank you Mummy, I love you, goodnight!'



We love you too Spoggy, ni-night and happy 8 month hatchday!

love and light
Susan and Spoggy xxxx

PS - I cannot help but wish I could just pick him up and smother him with kisses but it is all on HIS terms in that department. But oh my he is cuteness in feathers sometimes. He is also very funny.

[rainbows]

lovely little bird. you are so blessed to have him.

[TerriB]

Congratulations on such a nice setup. Great closeup photos of a real cutie pie!

[TAWhatley]

Just incredible, Susan! The Spogster is such a total delight! Thank you for sharing him with us!

Terry

[theAussie]

Thank you so much Terry Terri and Rainbows (which is a very significant symbol in my life and our home is called RAINBOWS END)

Thank you for admiring our little baby. We love him very much. He's a tad grouchy just now but at 8 months, we believe it is hormones - outside the window the sparrows are pairing up and looking for nesting places as SPRING is only a few weeks away. He also seems to be getting new head feathers coming in and I am hoping he will get that lovely dark black head I see on male sparrows in breeding seasons. So I guess he has a right to be a bit bitey just now.

He is VERY chatty now. He does wonderful *kiss kiss* noises, and he says quite a few short phrases but of course, he is nowhere near as clear as our talking starlings. Still, I have a few recordings of him I hope to share soon.

Thanks again, we love our little sparrow. We hope the name SPOGGY will truly be world renown one day. Certainly he has a big following on youtube and perhaps now with his one day old - 6 month old album here on PT and on ST, even more people will get to see his life in photos.

We pray SPOGGY will educate many, that sparrows are special, intelligent and a joy to have as a pet. We hope people will look at the humble sparrow a little differently after having seen some of his slideshows and photos.

love and light
Susan, David and Spoggy xxxx
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Saving Wildlife in Tasmania Australia. Current zoo - 7 starlings, 1 blackbird & a sparrow.
See SPOGGY the Tasmanian Sparrow shows on youtube!
THE SPOGGY SHOW NO 1 - from 1 day to 3 months
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57czOBPnklU
THE SPOGGY SHOW NO 2 - from 3-6 months
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7jDgAqqdUw
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[SueC]

Spoggy is really blessed to have met you and your family! He's such a cute fella!

I like the 2nd last pic alot. He looked so peaceful and contented.

[theAussie]

Thank you Suzanna - thanks for so kindly coming to see our little Spoggy. Yes, he runs the house now and that is fine by us. I love him very much. I am humbly so grateful that the universe chose us to become 'his flock'. He is super intelligent and fun to have around. He was just about to put himself to sleep in his cage and as you can see, he is like a happy sleepy child.

love and light
Susan, David and the Spogster in Tasmania xxxx

PS - not sure if you have seen it, but here is the photo album I made of his progress for Starling Talk - a gift for Jackie who owns the site and forum.

http://susanmacauley.tripod.com/sparrowphotos/

Terry has kindly put it up on PT as a sticky under 'other bird emergencies' as I am hoping it will help people to age id a sparrow as fast as possible so they can get the right care and diet info as soon as they can. It was just my way to give back a little something to Starling talk who of course help people with sparrows too.

[Pidgey]

Does he ever go inside the tent?

Pidgey

[theAussie]

Yes Pidgey,

I introduce things to the tent and he either leaves them or pulls them out according to his taste in decorating. If I put one too many tissues, or one too many matchsticks... they are removed. If Tinkerbell his little brass bell is in the tent, he will guard her for some reason LOL - but I usually stand her outside so he doesn't feel the need to do that. His tent is no more than some newspaper folded over and a copy of (excuse me HIS copy of )my little kids book - HIS copy has many chewed corners put together so they cannot fall down. I can do this on the bed or anywhere, even one tissue can become a 'tent' for him and he will hide himself completely under even one sheet of tissue. Quite an amazing feat. He prefers things that have an in and out exit. I tape a sheet of paper into a tube and he will run in and out of it very quickly.

love and light
Susan - aka Spoggy's Mum

[Pidgey]

Well, isn't that delightful? I wish I could meet him!

I find it so doggone funny that, like us, even animals like having "stuff".

"Hey! That's MY stuff! You go play with your OWN stuff, and leave MY stuff alone!"

Pidgey

[theAussie]

Pidgey, the thing he guards the most (and oh boy do I get a bite if I touch it) is HIS CD PLAYER. I admit he was brought up from one day old with music, my husband have music on all day and we are diverse in the music we listen to. Spoggy loves ANYTHING that sound or music comes out of - a speaker, a micro recorder, the TV sets, the pc and HIS CD PLAYER. It used to be MY cd player for when I am ill in bed but when I am in bed ill, Spoggy is right there with me. First he used to peck me if I didn't turn it on fast enough, or if the volume wasn't right, now if I do not get a disc in (to his approval) and hit play AND PUT THE HANDLE UP so he can sit over the cd playing, I get a thorough scolding, he nearly draws blood with his pecking and then he will do the 'I am telling you off chatter' which makes David and I laugh long and hard. It is a very different sound and he does it loud while he looks straight at us and I guess it is the same as a teen yelling at his parents over something not being 'fair'. He defends his CD player as wild sparrows outside will defend a nesting hole.

But he doesn't have to fight that hard with me. I have given him the CD player and I am just the one with the human hands that can make it go!

I forgot to warn David this was occurring and oh my goodness did he get told off when he unplugged it to use in the bathroom while he was showering, he got a full on sparrow attack, how DARE HE REMOVE THE SACRED CD PLAYER FROM HIS SPOT. So we bought another one. I love that he loves music so much.

[Lovebirds]

Well, I think you need to park your self somewhere with a video recorder all day every day...........Spoggy sounds like quite the character.
I'm sure we would all love to see him in person.

[little bird]

Have you thought about buying him a cd of canary song or a nature cd of an English Meadow at birdsong?

[SueC]

He has such a character! Maybe one day you'll find him dancing to the music.