Diana Dersch

I guess I should make a Nice List too because while birds are 90% pain inthe ass they are Nice 10% of the time (being generous here). BUT they are always 100% perfect.

- Birdloaves, B’orbs

- SOFT PEEPING SOUNDS

-Ball tongues

-When the eyes move inwards to focus then outwards to look like a spaced-out doof

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-pat-pat-pat sound of bird feet on floor. 

-warm birb snuggles

-greeting sounds when you walk through the door

-chain-yawns with sassy neck movement

- beak grinding

-sleeping on the one Foot

-the fluffenchops with head tilt

I got some new bird keychain designs in & some old ones restocked… They’re all up on Etsy & ready to be adopted to loving homes. 🐦 (is there really not a parrot emoji?!)

Before starting to pain your nails you may want to start teaching your bird to not chew on your nails or the tips of your fingers as a precaution. The nail polish can’t hurt them if they don’t scrape any off and ingest it, so that’s obviously the easiest solution I can think of.

I’d try to make sure if the bird does beak fingers that you not allow them to scrape their beak across it at all and try not to pull your finger away in such a way that it would peel the paint from your nail on their beak.Some birds may be attracted or frightened of painted nails if they’ve never experienced them before so certainly making sure your hands are moving slower than usual when you go to see them for the first little while.

When it comes to the Irish Dance stage shows, I have found enjoyment in watching both Michael Flatley and Colin Dunne.  Many people argue “which is better”, but it’s really all in what you are looking for.

Michael Flatley is an awesome dancer, and he knows it.  He is the master of the huge spectacle, the bright lights and sequins and pyrotechnics, and of course those flashing silver heels.  

Colin Dunne is a great dancer, but he is more of a storyteller: “Watch closely, I am going to tell you a story through dance.”  

Jean Butler, now…there’s just nobody else to compare at all. :)

Here is a clip of Colin and Jean from their sadly all-too-short-lived show “Dancing On Dangerous Ground”, a retelling of the story of Finn, and Grainne and Diarmuid.  The Irish version of Arthur with Guinevere and Lancelot.  

Colin as Diarmuid and Jean as Grainne really strike some sparks in this scene: