As it seems she never was a fan of action. Since I know Phoebe she is a lady who belongs to the calmer sort of budgies and she prefers a leisurely way of life. The best thing about this is that she is too lazy for fighting with other birds and therefore gets along very well with the rest of my flock. Unlike the other hens she isn't touchy at all and prefers to relax while other females argue.

After Phoebe was born in the year 2002 she moved into a wonderful and caring home. She used to hang around in the living room of my cousin and her husband. Of course together with lots of other birds, because they don't like to keep budgies solitary. In this fond surrounding Phoebe was happy and soon made friends with her owners. She became a tame bird and still is - but only when fancies it. It's her who decides when a closer contact is desired. When the tiny Madame has a good mind to perch on someone's hand she just jumps on it. Or what's even better: She loves to be carried around by humans because this is so convenient.

One day she fell in love with one of her fellow budgies. Even though Phoebe was a bit chubby she made it and became Speedy's wife. He is a charming sky-blue budgie who never stops pleasing her by offering her food or caressing her neck. Despite he is such a watchful and caring husband she often has an eye on other males. As it seems she is an independet budgie lady who has to check her current value on the marriage market. When started to suffer from health problems (his left wing caused him trouble) in the beginning of 2006, he lost his ability to fly. After several crashes he has been brought into a new home (my bird room) which is safe for handicapped birds - of course his wife was with him. At first my cousin and her husband planned to get their budgie pair back as soon as Speedy would be able to fly again.

Time passed by and weeks became months. Both birds settled in and felt very comfortable in my bird room. In summer Phoebe had a hot flirt with a feathered vacationist and also made friends with Nik and Isobella, a gentle hen who belongs to my flock. As it turned out later, her husband Speedy would most probably never be able to fly again. Since they love him so much and scare he could die in a crash in their home, my cousin and her husband decided to leave the pair in my safe home. That's how Phoebe and Speedy became official members of my little flock on 10/10/2006.

In fact I have no idea how Phoebe's colour mutation is called. When she was younger she was nearly white all over her body and when she became older her plumage turned more and more yellow to greenish. I admit there is an influence of y European Yellowface in her genes.