Salt Water Finches

11/28/2021

01/15/2021

This is my illustrator. So talented!!

Faz tempo que não rola um por aqui... já que só tenho postado gatinhos vai mais uma! Uma ilustração que fiz da mina gatinha Fly, mais conhecida como P**i. Fiz esse desenho em papel cinza e lápis de cor!


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07/25/2020

Life in Florida has been challenging of late, as most areas of the country has been. And it continues but in a different way. When I first moved here ( most of 2019 ) I missed my Houston Friends and my Houston Bird Community. I missed by bright airy home on my oak lined street. I missed my favorite bird store and my hairdresser and dermatologist. But a large loss was the drastic reduction of my Lady Gouldian Finches. I was not allowed by my new landlord to have more than 11 birds! I know that sounds like a lot but I had over 40 Lady Gouldian Finches and 5 companion parrots. You do the subtraction - I had to reduce my finches by at least 36. Those that know me or have purchased one or more of my babies know how carefully I vet and set up my new owners for success. So on top of preparing to relocate myself , my dog Benny and 11 birds
and a life time of stuff , I had to down size from 3,600 to 1400 sq feet. With lots of Help from friends I made the move. Now jump forward to 2020 and I am unpacked , my grandkids are growing as I watch ( like sunflowers ) and I have not found a substitute for my dermatologist, hairdresser or most importantly old friends. You can not make Old Friends - you can only make New Ones. So it is skip to early March and I have begun to be active in the bird community and have plans with a slowly growing group of friends. Than the Pandemic!! All plans canceled, all family time canceled, all grandchild cuddles canceled!! Now after this long long memo I get to my point! I lost all physical contact ( as have many of you ) that as a Widow of 67 years is a primary of mine. I do not know how I would have survived these many months without my flock. My finches add color and sweet soft music to my living space. My parrots wish me “ Good Morning “ and share meals with me and one or two take daily showers with me. One of my girls Lollipop tell me many times a day “ I Love You”. They all fly to me and wish to be pet in a fashion they enjoy. A few of my parrots will cuddle under my chin for as long as I will allow and others will perch on me knee and watch TV with me. Birds require UV and so to allow for safe outside time I spend many hours a week on my small patio with everyone. Benny makes sure I get a walk a couple times a day and all insures a good night’s sleep with his cuddle company. And so while I am alone and I do miss my life as Grandmother to my 4 boys ,18 months to 7 yrs - I Am Not Lonely - I am not bored. I am busy with my feathered and furry small family and for now that is enough. Best Wishes ,Stay Safe + Love Birds ,
Salt Water Finches

05/03/2020

My Wonderfull Illustrstor!!

🇧🇷 Parece que a hashtag está bombando novamente! Então aqui está uma foto minha com algumas artes que fiz recentemente!
🇺🇸 So it's time for . Here it's a picture of me that and artworks that I complete recently.

04/26/2020

I have gotten this question several times in the last week. So I thought it might be important to answer it here.

QUESTION: DO YOU HAVE ANY LG FINCHES FOR SALE AND HOW MUCH DO YOU CHARGE? DO YOU SHIP?

ANSWER: NO BIRDS AVAILABLE- I recently moved to S FL to be near my kids. In order to make the move from my home in Houston, to an apartment in Delray Beach ,I had to do a major reduction of my beautiful flock. I sold or gave away over 40 LG finches. I now have only six and I have not encouraged breeding due to lack of space.
COST: Back in Houston healthy young birds in full color (or almost full color )had a price ranging from $90 each to $175 each. The pricing is purely subjective and usually based on color / family DNA and the quality of the breeder. (DNA - because the parents and grandparents will affect the future generations)and breeder because parent raised is better than fostered - and self selected pairs are better parents than breeder selected - healthy parents are good parents. Also the way the breeder treats/ feeds/ and houses the parents greatly affects the health of adults and babies. The pricing from retail is about 40% to 50% higher than from a breeder. The fact of the matter is if I charged for the actual cost of the organic food I order, the supplements and preventatives I give them and the time it takes to enhance their environment for a minimum stay of 4 to 9 months (for their color to come in ) I would be asking $250 to $500 per bird. As it is my real reward ,as a hobby breeder , is sending my babies to a wonderful new home, where they would continue to be spoiled! But also to make room for more babies!!

04/12/2020

Staying home with these little guys has always been a pleasure❤️