Category: Piper

There is no doubt that our pets rely on us for everything. Because of this, even when we don’t feel like stopping what we are doing to fill their water bowls or we are too comfortable on the couch to take them out, it is not an option to stay…

Piper can sit on my shoulder for a long time. Any weight I had felt there before he settled in, gone, exchanged for 100 grams of feathers and love.   #sisterrain #birdmom #adoptdontshop #parrotsofinstagram #conure #ahelpingwingparrotrescue #piper #shoulderdislocation

Piper ain’t afraid of no ghosts; he loves bottles of all shapes and sizes. And his Mommy loves emptying them . . . #sisterrain #birdmom #adoptdontshop #parrotsofinstagram #conure #ahelpingwingparrotrescue #piper #abootifulteam

When we brought Piper home from the rescue where he had been for two years, I still had my full sight. As we prepared to leave with him, we decided to place him on the passenger seat in his travel carrier while my husband drove, with me in the back…

Sister Rain’s Note: In 2015, I published 9.5 parts of “Piper & Me: A Love Story.” Beginning in March 2024 I reposted them weekly. I have since written new chapters and will continue to do so. If you would like to read any of the parts, type “Piper & Me”…

Sister Rain’s Note: In 2015, I published 9.5 parts of “Piper & Me: A Love Story.” Beginning in March 2024 I reposted them weekly. I have since written new chapters and will continue to do so. If you would like to read any of the parts, type “Piper & Me”…

Sister Rain’s Note: In 2015, I published 9.5 parts of “Piper & Me: A Love Story.” Beginning in March 2024 I reposted them weekly. I have since written new chapters and will continue to do so. If you would like to read any of the parts, type “Piper & Me”…

Did you watch the Paris Parrotlympics? My husband and I did, we recorded them every night, viewing them from our DVR the following evening. We also sought out more thorough coverage on Peacock for those sports we are particularly fond of. We, of course, loved cheering our boy on as…

SISTER RAIN NANTUCKET WEEK X2 10 / 10 “And all I got is tortured with this Nantucket light for the Christmas card.” — Piper   #sisterrain #alittlesightalotofheart #birdmom #adoptdontshop #parrotsofinstagram #conure #ahelpingwingparrotrescue #nantucket #nantucketmassachusetts #sisterrainnantucketweekx2 #nantucketislandchamberofcommerce #barnabystoyandart #momanddadwenttonantucket

I am not a birder. I live with a bird, I consider myself a Piper expert, but I know nothing about other of his kind. Two friends told me about the app, Merlin Bird ID By Cornell Lab. It will identify birds you see and hear; I have only used…