Since the 10th September they come no more home and hang around in a small vicinity of approx. 400 meters in the village. If they see me or I call them, then they also come down to me and act thus as if nothing has been.

I have also already got with Kiri into the car and have gone with her home, but as soon as I want to go with her to the house she flies away again.

Also already had the suspicion that they could hatch (because they pointed from August court behavior ), but in addition they are on the move too long in twos.

The hunger did not do them, in any case, home, because the table is covered for them at the season richly. Am strongly easy in considering them to catch and to cover with room arrest, but this seems to me like a breach of trust towards them. One does not know whether they take amiss me of this and show then defiance reactions.

12th October: yesterday could find the sleeping places of Kiri and Rico can find. To my surprise I had to find out that they sleep in trees 100 m away apart. Was already so far to take them compulsory with home, however, Rico has not come to me. Make hay both have come to me, but I could not force myself again to lock up them in the nice weather.

17th October: They do themselves furthermore in the small vicinity of 400 meters. In the early morning they are always light to put out by her the loud shout . There they also fly in twos, however, in the course of the day (there they are predominantly quiet) I can observe always only one. Although it seems absurd, my only explanation is only that they have hatched. Why, otherwise, they are, against her other customs to find always in the small vicinity and do not come in the evening home.

25th October: At night from 18. to 19.was the first night frost to-3Grad C. During the following 3days both were to be heard neither nor to see. I already feared the worst because they were also not seen by several local residents. The big relief when I heard them in in the morning, finally, again and have seen then. Kiri has briefly come down to me, but I still wanted to wait for Rico to catch him as first ones. However, unfortunately, it has not worked sometimes again. Unfortunately, the weather was rainy during the last days, so that I had to break off my plan over and over again.

Now is to be caught so far also Kiri as first ones and then to hope that Rico comes only to me. I must come, in any case, also because of the bird's influenza absolutely for a quick solution.

7th November: Today, finally, Kiri and Rico have come from only home!!!!!

A neighbor had rung with me to say to me answer, there I seen on the way to the door Kiri in the windowsill. Kiri has come immediately on my hand and at the same moment came Rico on my head has flown. My joy was gigantic and has gone immediately with both to the house. There they were spoiled for the moment with nuts and were cuddled extensively them.

Indeed, there are because of the bird's influenza now provisionally no more excursions and I hope, they do not take amiss of it me too much.

13th November: Kiri and Rico have got used very fast again to her old home and her demands for free flight keep to a certain extent. Dear old customs are not forgotten. Thus Kiri sits again if I early already wake with myself on the shoulder and waits for the fact that the common breakfast goes off. How one can in the pictures easily them not yet the hunger, but absolutely the cold again in the shoot of the family driven back.

30th November: Nothing is forgotten, Kiri has taken her old sleeping place on the shower again. Tomorrow the slide part is carried out again if master comes to the bath!

5th December: Hurraaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They fly again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Let me teach, in the meantime that the fowl plague-protective order is not appropriate for my birds. In addition, I wanted to use the weather mild at the moment to accustom Kiri and Rico again to the free flight and the changed weather terms. A longer constant stay in the warm apartment would have led to keep them the whole winter about inside.

Thus it went this morning out outside and with loud shouting they marched off. To my big surprise one already knocked after 4 hours in the window and Kiri wanted to walk in again. Rico warbled in the tree and also came immediately flown down.

The excursion has been good for them definitely physically, because today against the habit in the last time still till 22 o'clock around fool around , they have moved back with burglary of the darkness for sleeping.

9th December:Yesterday there was one day of room arrest because they have come the day before not home! However, it has lain most probably with the weather, because it was murky the whole day and if no sun appears they probably have difficulties with the sense of time. In any case, Kiri has knocked equally early at 8 o'clock when it was getting light in the window. There one cannot be angry at the sweetness now really and there was naturally again kiss and reward!

18th December:5 days ago they have not come again overnight home. It was, against the weather report, throughout the day murky weather and there they have obviously difficulties with the time appraisal. The next morning they were there on time to the breakfast again. By the stormy weather of the last days the free flight had taken care by itself. Today they should likewise spend the day inside, but have here them me then, nevertheless, thrown off.

I had dressed just for the walk with the dog, there Kiri came in the fall flight on me flown and hung like a burdock on me. Rico proceeded on his place from which I take him always when I let out them. Besides, both began singing a loud shouting which made unmistakably her demand the excursion clear. Well, person is weak and bird white what he wants! Then with fresh wind around the freezing point they have departed according to loud . Because they have come back only after 4 hours, they must have liked it, nevertheless.

22th December: however, it is true almost incredibly! Now has got to know, what Kiri and Rico in the time when they have hung around, so have done.

It is incomprehensible for me, but the both have recognized her congeners in 2 gray parrots and have searched her nearness. After initial visits when the gray parrots stood in her cage on the terrace they have even become so audacious and have flown till house. The horror have broken out in the first visits still in panic, however, have slowly got used then to the Greens.

Which risks are connected with the free flight still thus, does the following occurence clearly. In a visit with the horror Rico is unadvised and lands in the mouth of a German mastiff which belongs to this property. The worst has been prevented only between thanks to the quick command of the owner and obediently of the dog. Rico hopped, eases around some tail feathers, on the ground, his plumage shook thoroughly and flew away. Then from loud gratitude they looted for it her plum-tree up to the last fruit.

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