"Whook" Dec 13 2012

Sadly, right after I walked Mattie yesterday I found Whook at the bottom of the cage with his eyes closed.

Whook had some health issues  but he basically died of old age. He was Twelve years old.

Although I was prepared that at any time he could 'go' I still feel sad. 

He was our adventurous naughty talking budgie.

He would decide chat up at the most appropriate AND (inappropriate) times like the time we had the roto rooter guys clean up a backed up sewer pipe. Whook started grumbling then went on a tear saying, "Jeeeeesus Chriiiiiist! YouS TINK! Oh my God..YOU STINK! You stink you you stink 

yooooou STinkkkk!"

He also seem to delight in doing "teenage boy" things to his perch especially when the few times we had company over for dinner  singing gleefully while grinding on his perch.

He would fly into the living room, sit on our shoulder and say various things that suited him such as, "aaaaawwww..you're a biscuit! biscuity baskety..I loooove you!" Jesus Chaaaariiiiiiiist..

you're a F*&^ing nerd"

He would whistle to the "jailhouse" song sitting on my shoulder especially if I was dancing around. 

He loved that.

He had cheated death on a few occasions. One time he flew out the door on a snowy day in April. He was retrieved four days later landing on a guy's head two miles down the street saying, "you stink!".

He loved to tease the iguanas until one time Stimpy the iguana had enough and chomped on him like Godzilla breaking blood feather. He was rushed  to an emergency vet clinic at 9:00pm at night up in Nashua New Hampshire.He was a bloody mess but he survived.

Whook had seen many companion budgies come and go through his life span.He seemed especially at a loss when his first companion  cute little "Dexter' died of a tumor (as with all the subsequent budgies had succumbed to as well)

I made him a coffin for his burial fit for a king. A lacquered box with a brass latch with Whook's portrait and a jeweled cross. I made him a silk pouch with a silk ribbon ornate with small crystal crosses.

Whook's send off was in style.

We will miss Whook and all of his antics.:-(