Birb kisses make the world go ’round.

For the most part, we encourage kisses to the ridge of those nose (since human saliva is really unhealthy to them!), but Kosh’s aim can be a little off on occasion or he’ll be overly enthusiastic and hit my eye. I love it so much. Kosh is as affectionate as they come, so he would much rather have a cuddle than a treat.

Talia and Ivanova are happier being birds rather than companions, though. We tend to just let them get up to their own craziness, though we do handle them enough to make sure they aren’t scared of our hands and don’t mind the daily kiss. If Ivy realises that’s what I’m at her cage for, she’ll practically run over Talia to get to me so she can hurry up and earn the millet.

Adira, on the other hand, is a sweet little girl. She’s hand tame, but also only a few months old. I suspect she was born in December or so, though her Happy Birdday is on Saint Patrick’s. So we’ve been working on getting her used to giving me kisses.

Adira kisses are absolutely adorable. She’s decided that kisses are when she shoves her little forehead to my lips and, dear god, do I love it. It makes perfect sense, after all, because that’s how I keep kissing her. It’s also safer for her so I think we’re going to try to keep it that way.

But I notice that she’s started doing it a little on her own. She’ll be crawling on me and suddenly just push her head against me and it’s like. Dear god, you are just the cutest little thing. But! For the most part, kisses are still a matter of bribery.