The patter of tiny feet

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 04 Oct 2007, 12:41

New arrivals in the BM household.
A beautiful pair of Zebra Finches. They're so cute.
I can't think of names for them and I'm open to (sensible) suggestions.

Post by **wangi** » 04 Oct 2007, 14:43

Socks & Cookie. We can rig a poll if you want - just make sure you decide the result you want.

rapunzell · Post by **rapunzell** » 04 Oct 2007, 14:45

They're gorgeous!

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 04 Oct 2007, 15:14

wangi wrote:Socks & Cookie. We can rig a poll if you want - just make sure you decide the result you want.

Unusual names Wangi. I think a pole's a good idea. I'm leaning toward something French at the moment).
Rapunzell

They're gorgeous!

Thanks Rapunzell. I really love them. At the moment the two of them are tucked up beside each other in their nest.

rapunzell · Post by **rapunzell** » 04 Oct 2007, 15:33

I love wee birds bopping around. Currently the garden birds, but those finches look like adorable company indoors!

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 04 Oct 2007, 15:36

rapunzell wrote:I love wee birds bopping around. Currently the garden birds, but those finches look like adorable company indoors!

They're great to watch and they make such sweet beeping and queeky toy sounds.

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 04 Oct 2007, 16:24

Black Mamba wrote:
wangi wrote:Socks & Cookie. We can rig a poll if you want - just make sure you decide the result you want.
Unusual names Wangi.

Being on holiday you'll have missed the latest 'scandal' about the BBC rigging a poll BM. Try Google for an explanation.

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 04 Oct 2007, 16:35

Oh I get it now. I wondered what Wangi meant by rigging a poll.

I wasn't sure my answer was quite right. I thought I must have missed something somewhere. Thanks Marya

rapunzell · Post by **rapunzell** » 04 Oct 2007, 19:19

We need some action shots of the wee fellas now!

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 04 Oct 2007, 19:46

I can't think of names for them and I'm open to (sensible) suggestions.

Not sensible (!), but I did think of Hore and Belisha, but maybe not once said aloud!!

Leslie was H-B's first name...Leslie and Belisha, perhaps???

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 04 Oct 2007, 19:57

I'm trying not to sound stupid, but who's H-B?

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 04 Oct 2007, 20:46

H-B invented Belisha Beacons.. used on Zebra Crossings

Geddit!?!?

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 04 Oct 2007, 20:48

Smarty pants!!

magbagpuss · Post by **magbagpuss** » 05 Oct 2007, 06:07

They are so beautiful , you'll have hours of fun watching them.How about names from Les Miserable ??Jean and Cossette ? That's about the limit of my French.Otherwise with my capabilities poor wee things would end up window and floor !!! What is Frech for sweetheart or something like that ??

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 05 Oct 2007, 12:12

Sorry but ze bra makes me think of Michelle Mone and her Ultimo collection

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 05 Oct 2007, 13:00

Here's the action piccies you requested Rapunzell

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 05 Oct 2007, 13:11

Here's the video

http://s114.photobucket.com/albums/n271 ... V00001.flv

rapunzell · Post by **rapunzell** » 05 Oct 2007, 14:53

Look at the little fellas, they're gorgeous! And that squeak... aw!

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 05 Oct 2007, 15:31

You should hear it when the male does his squeeky toy sounds, it's sooo cute.

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 05 Oct 2007, 15:41

Aaargh! there's a snake in there............

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 05 Oct 2007, 16:25

Marya wrote:Aaargh! there's a snake in there............

Snake? No snakes in these photo's Marya. What have you been drinking??

(I think what you saw was millet)

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 05 Oct 2007, 16:48

Black Mamba wrote:Snake? No snakes in these photo's Marya. What have you been drinking?? (I think what you saw was millet)

Oh yes there is! Look at the top right corner of the page where it shows two pics from your album.

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 05 Oct 2007, 16:52

Calm down Marys there is no snakes in the photo's of my wee birdies, honest. You poor thing,I can feel you shaking from here. It's is just millet honest!!

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 05 Oct 2007, 17:08

That's no piece of millet

It is Sly the snake getting ready to gobble down those poor wee birds

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 05 Oct 2007, 17:53

No it's not Sly. I can post a nice big photo of him to prove it, if you like.

Both wee birdies are fine and are bouncing about as I write.

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 05 Oct 2007, 19:48

Nooooo.....*runs behind the sofa at the very thought* .

Let's stick to teeny weeny pics. What's that scaly orange thingie in the top right corner then? *quickly looks away again*

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 05 Oct 2007, 20:45

They are lovely BM, one of my friends used to have a couple years ago and I loved their little" beep beeps", not so piercing as a lot of other bid sounds.
Have you named them yet ? Can't think of anything appropriate.

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 05 Oct 2007, 22:07

LOVE the sounds they make.
And Marya's right if you look at the video and your eye strays up to the "next" slide there is a rather lovely snake

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 06 Oct 2007, 11:04

A thousand apologies Marya.

I didn't know you were talking about the video. (I didn't know anyone saw those piccies) .Yes that is Sly and it's an old photo of him. He has never at any time been near or even clapped eyes on my we birds (they're kept in seperate rooms).

Had the suggestion of Mork and Mindy as names. I kind of like that (small birds, small names)and I'm considering it, unless some-one comes up with something better.

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 06 Oct 2007, 12:27

Black Mamba wrote:A thousand apologies Marya. I didn't know you were talking about the video. (I didn't know anyone saw those piccies)

S'OK BM I suspected we were talking at cross purposes - either that or my snake phobia was growing way out of control!

I've been trying to come up with something suitable in the way of names for your wee birdies, but I'm hopeless at that sort of thing.

Daisy and Dylan? Tess and Tim? Itsy and Bitsy? Caesar and Cleo?