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At the age of 6-8 weeks, K.C. came to live with us in December 1999. As he was not the first cockatiel to move in with us, he had to submit to P.D.’s seniority and share everything with her.We regret that K.C. would not become as tame as P.D. Even up to this day, K.C. will react very jumpy whenever we reach into the cageSoon after his arrival K.C. circled the living room, together with P.D.

On his rounds, K.C. discovered our ceiling fan, with which he has had several collisions. Luckily, the fan was always turned off…K.C. too left behind him a trail of surprises in the form of little droppings, a completely ruined houseplant. And, oh yes, his favourite hobby is to gnaw at our furniture. After a few weeks P.D. and K.C. became inseparable. They would fly all over the house together. K.C. being the stronger bird, he would speed up while screeching loudly. As if to say: look at me going! K.C. has also bonded with the birds that come to feed in our backyard.

Whenever the magpies come to eat breadcrumbs or something, K.C. goes mad, wings spread all the way out, his screeching on tilt and then flying in circles at top speed. If that doesn’t result in the birds leaving our backyard, the only thing left to do is to land on the back of our couch and to strike up a conversation with them.

K.C. on one side of the window and the magpies on the other side. Which is quite a sight to see... K.C. is easily frightened but at the same time quite sharp and because he is an apt flyer, he gets wherever he wants to. Too many plants have suffered from his prowess. Should anyone in the house start to speak up, K.C. will always let us know that he can outdo this person. Only to stop his screeching when everyone has quieted down. P.D. en K.C. get along well on one additional point: they have built a nest together on 3 occasions by now.