After 20 years, our family cockatiel has died. Originally a gift for my brother on his 8th birthday, Chomper quickly became the family bird. She's surely the reason that I have my own bird now and has permanently designated me as a "bird person".

Chomper, enshrined with her favorite swing and bell

She's fulfilled countless roles in our family over the years, including Hall Monitor, destroyer of lampshades, the subject of countless clip cart cartoons and saltine detector. Her favorite food was millet spray and her favorite song was of course, the Charlie Rose opening theme song. Her favorite activities included sitting on her swing and delightfully chirping and ringing her bell to announce someone's arrival (obviously a natural hall monitor). It's actually pretty amazing she has lived this long. Being fully flighted her entire life, she's been subject to a yellow jacket attack, a gender crisis, three small children/adolescents, and countless doors being closed on her feet whilst sitting atop the door. Since my brother and I have left the nest she's been my mother's faithful companion. So now I say goodbye to our family pet....
Cheep!



By Kaitlin on Sat Feb 06 2010 at 16:54 1 comments on Goodbye Chomper: A Eulogy