The trees where I last saw little Binki. Still haven’t found her. Sometimes I think I hear her but maybe it’s my imagination, I don’t know.
Bou has lunch on the patio nowadays so she can keep an eye out for Binki. 
Category Archives: Sweetie Bou & Binki Chicken
It’s all Binki’s fault
Binki was my first bird. I found her at a pet store in the Bronx. I usually avoid pet stores but I had twenty minutes to kill and my only other option was a McDonalds. Binki caught my eye right away and she never gave up trying to get my attention. She positioned herself in the cage so that she could see me wherever I was in the store. Finally, I relented and went to see her. As soon as they opened her cage door, she was out like a shot and into my arms. So of course, I ended up taking this strange little bird home with me. I had absolutely no intention of keeping her. I figured I would just get her out of there and then find her a good home.
After I got Binki home one of the first thing I noticed about her was how strange her little feet were:
They looked like little chicken feet! This is why I call her “Binki Chicken”. I had a very hard time eating chicken after that. Every time I ate piece of chicken it reminded me of Binki. After a while I just couldn’t do it anymore.
Deep in thought
She seems almost wistful. I hope she isn’t missing someone
Bou preening Binki
Bou preening Binki 
I’ve been trying to get a shot of this for days now, finally! Binki reciprocates maybe 2% of the time but it is definitely a step in the right direction!
Here, let me help you with that
Binki lends a hand with my latest drawing. I have such helpful birds.
Here, let me help you with that
Bou tries her hand at hairdressing 
Bathing Binki
That is a happy chicken
Hawk Mode
Binki takes a break from sitting on her fake eggs to enjoy some rice. Bou goes into “Hawk Mode” to protect those fake eggs from the camera. Look at that foot, I think Bou may know some karate.
Silly chickens.
Chew to a view
Apparently I did not raise the blinds fast enough this morning.
This is the window that leads to the patio, no screen so Bou and Binki can fly outside when they feel like it. If it’s chilly, I leave it shut and Bou sits on her window perch. (The blue on the window are watercolor flowers so Bou knows when fly through and when not to I was going to paint it to look like stained glass but I never got around to it.)
My Brave Bou
For months she has sat on the window sill afraid to venture out onto the patio by herself. Not anymore. She hangs out on the patio all day now
