Friends of ducky!

I am quite the sociable little creature, so you never really know when I will show up on your doorstep just in time for dinner. I have some friends that have become accustomed to this sort of behavior from me, and I am proud to say that they have never booted me out the door so far. In fact, many of them even go so far as to keep those Cheez-Its right on hand for an unexpected visit from Ducky! So, to these special friends, I say "Thank you--what's for dinner?"

Let's start with my very best friends, LoriD and Pro! LoriD has been my best friend since high school (which was back in nineteen mumble-mumble). Pro has been my other best friend since 1993. I was extremely pleased (and so were they) when the two of them got married in December of 1997. For one thing, they are both very good cooks, so I often like to drop by and stay for dinner. Both are very knowledgeable about computers, and everything I know about my computer, I learned from them! You can learn more about them and their birds by visiting their website, The Happy Hookbill Homepage ,one of my favorite places to go!

(Pictured left to right: Lena, Danny, LoriD, Krissy, Pro and Gwen!)

Lena, Gwen, Danny and Krissy are also special friends of Ducky, having had the good fortune to be the children of Ducky's two best friends, LoriD and Pro! They are four wonderful kids, who do not mind when I come to their house and play with their toys and eat all their Cheez-Its!

This is my good friend, Debbie! (photo unavailable)

What can I say about Debbie? She is my friend, and most important, she is my moving crew. Whenever my ducky wings seem inclined to take flight to a new location, she hauls furniture in her truck and schleps heavy boxes. I have known her for about five years, and she is one of the few people who laugh at my jokes, even if they aren't funny! She has a husband and three kids, all of whom have been recruited as part of the moving crew at one time or another. She is a good friend who puts up with a lot of silliness from me!

ducky's Babies, Fabio and Nutbird!

Fabio is a male normal gray cockatiel, born February 13, 2000. He is Mommy ducky's big boy, and tries to please me by serenading me with his greatest hit, "Popeye the Sailor Man." Unfortunately, he is somewhat tone deaf, but his enthusiasm more than makes up for his tunelessness! His hobbies include dancing on a perch, dancing on Mommy ducky's shoulder, annoying his cagemate, Nutbird, and giving his Mommy ducky "birdie kisses" whenever he can!

Nutbird (Nutsy for short) is a female normal gray cockatiel born on May 5, 2000. She is Mommy ducky's sweet little girl. Fabio thinks she is pretty cute, too! Her hobbies include sitting with her tail dipped in the water dish, arguing with Fabio over whose turn it is at the food dish, and playing "fetch" with Mommy ducky!

This is ducky's "special" friend, The Beast. This candid photo was snapped at the Bronze:Beta 2003 Posting Board Party in Los Angeles, California. The Beast was a character created by Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy Productions as a monster for the television series, Angel. He and ducky got along very well at this party, as the photo indicates. Alas, this gentle, loveable creature is no longer with us, as his character was, regrettably, killed on the series. RIP, Beast!