Doug-at-large » Java Sparrows http://lerner.net/blog Doug Lerner reports from Tokyo and St. Louis, and points beyond... Fri, 17 Sep 2010 23:19:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Mon takes a bath http://lerner.net/blog/2010/05/04/mon-takes-a-bath/ http://lerner.net/blog/2010/05/04/mon-takes-a-bath/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 12:44:57 +0000 doug http://lerner.net/blog/?p=503

]]> http://lerner.net/blog/2010/05/04/mon-takes-a-bath/feed/ 0 Mon-chan on swing http://lerner.net/blog/2010/03/27/mon-chan-on-swing/ http://lerner.net/blog/2010/03/27/mon-chan-on-swing/#comments Sat, 27 Mar 2010 05:53:19 +0000 doug http://lerner.net/blog/?p=491 Mon-chan really loves the hanging rings. Today he-or-she started using them as a swing!

]]> http://lerner.net/blog/2010/03/27/mon-chan-on-swing/feed/ 0 Devil Mon-chan http://lerner.net/blog/2010/02/26/devil-mon-chan/ http://lerner.net/blog/2010/02/26/devil-mon-chan/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:56:03 +0000 doug http://lerner.net/blog/?p=471 This one’s funny because with the red eye from the flash Mon-chan (who is the size of my finger, and very sweet and gentle) looks like some huge, scary monster.

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]]> http://lerner.net/blog/2010/01/25/mon-chan-likes-being-petted/feed/ 0 Mon-chan’s first visit to the computer room! http://lerner.net/blog/2010/01/24/mon-chans-first-visit-to-the-computer-room/ http://lerner.net/blog/2010/01/24/mon-chans-first-visit-to-the-computer-room/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:21:36 +0000 doug http://lerner.net/blog/?p=462 He-or-she was terrified of the PhotoBooth shutter sound and started flying to different places in the room – the door ledge, the top of the curtains, etc. So I shut off the sound and manage to take a few photos. Then put Mon-chan back in the cage to recover. :)

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]]> http://lerner.net/blog/2010/01/24/mon-chans-first-visit-to-the-computer-room/feed/ 0 They’re getting closer to each other! http://lerner.net/blog/2010/01/23/theyre-getting-closer-to-each-other/ http://lerner.net/blog/2010/01/23/theyre-getting-closer-to-each-other/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:13:34 +0000 doug http://lerner.net/blog/?p=458 Hao-chan and Mon-chan are definitely showing curiosity about each other.

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]]> http://lerner.net/blog/2010/01/23/theyre-getting-closer-to-each-other/feed/ 0 Mon-chan sitting on my hand http://lerner.net/blog/2010/01/21/mon-chan-sitting-on-my-hand/ http://lerner.net/blog/2010/01/21/mon-chan-sitting-on-my-hand/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:52:46 +0000 doug http://lerner.net/blog/?p=450 Mon-chan now feels comfortable enough to climb onto my finger and sit there. He/she even went to sleep like this!

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]]> http://lerner.net/blog/2010/01/21/mon-chan-sitting-on-my-hand/feed/ 0 Mon-chan eats lunch, and Hao-chan joins in http://lerner.net/blog/2010/01/21/mon-chan-eats-lunch-and-hao-chan-joins-in/ http://lerner.net/blog/2010/01/21/mon-chan-eats-lunch-and-hao-chan-joins-in/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:51:44 +0000 doug http://lerner.net/blog/?p=447 Mon-chan finally figured out where the food was!

]]> http://lerner.net/blog/2010/01/21/mon-chan-eats-lunch-and-hao-chan-joins-in/feed/ 0 There’s a new bird in town! http://lerner.net/blog/2010/01/20/theres-a-new-bird-in-town/ http://lerner.net/blog/2010/01/20/theres-a-new-bird-in-town/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:40:38 +0000 doug http://lerner.net/blog/?p=431 I couldn’t resist. I got another Java Sparrow! This time a cinnamon flavored one.

These photos show him on his way home on the train, arriving at home and side by side Hao-chan’s cage. I’m keeping them separate until they get used to each other. The idea is for them to become friends and live together!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=187941&id=634775725&l=de3808ea25

His-or-her name is yet to be decided.

I’ll upload some more photos. He/she is quite cute. As soon as it explored around a bit, it hopped on the perch and curled up into a ball and went to sleep.

These photos are from my iPhone but I have some better ones too.

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]]> http://lerner.net/blog/2010/01/20/theres-a-new-bird-in-town/feed/ 0 Hao-chan drying himself http://lerner.net/blog/2009/07/11/hao-chan-drying-himself/ http://lerner.net/blog/2009/07/11/hao-chan-drying-himself/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:58:07 +0000 doug http://lerner.net/blog/?p=363 After helping me wash the dishes and taking a bath in my hands, Hao-chan flew over to the computer to dry himself.

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