RIP to our little bird Rhys #5192023

Our little bird Rhys passed away in her sleep last night. She was 13. She had been slowly declining this past year. She wasn’t able to fly or grip well and her appetite and movements began to decrease. She continued to sit on our shoulder, chirp and call for us, sleep on us, let us nuzzle her and nuzzle us, and would happily eat her banana even up until yesterday. Dearest blue heart, fly high without pain and please pay a visit to my bird watching Dad. All of our love now and forever.

Rhys Fun Facts:

1. She was very social and was called a fan favorite at the vet she would visit.
2. She loved to fly on the heads of family and friends. 
3. She would play hide and seek under the cage paper. 
4. She loved to drink out of our glass. 
5. She sat on Eliz’s arm while she animated. 
6. She’d sing along when I had lessons. She especially loved high sopranos and wagner arias. 
7. We adopted her from Adam and James. 
8. She was a lineolated parakeet and up until recently had very large poops for a little bird. 
9. She was known to turn her head around like the exorcist. 
10. Nicknames included: little blue heart, little Rhys-lee; poop heart, little fly guy, Rhys-a-ford.
11. She had cat tendencies it would seem with the many lives she lived. She’d get sick, we’d take her to the vet, and soon recover. She was a tough one and we were privileged to be her moms for 8 years.