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Cockatiel vs English Budgie

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My young English Budgie, "Cutie Patootie", is full of himself. "Smoky" the cockatiel tries to put him in his place to no avail. Although this photo looks vicious, no harm was done -- more bark than bite...

I didn't intend to take a photo of their skirmish. When I aimed my camera, they were sitting very nicely together on their play gym... it even looked like they might start preening one another. But budgies can be quick and feisty so by the time I focused, I had captured this moment instead. They squawked at each other and a second later, the budgie had moved on to play with a toy instead. Absolutely no harm was done, I promise. It was a display of huff and bluff.

The cockatiel is allowed social interaction with the budgies only when I am in the room with them. Although many bird owners report that budgies and cockatiels can be housed together successfully, I choose not to have them share a cage. In this photo, they are out of their cages and on a play gym -- where they can easily move away from one another should they choose.

Finally, budgies and cockatiels are social animals who by their very nature, need social interactions with other birds. It would be cruel for me to deny them feathered companionship with my small flock.

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