Bedtime

Lately, his favorite time of the day seems to be when the girls are ready for bed and reading.  Stevie snuggles in one of their hands while they read under the blankets.  The baby finches I've known in the past, perch or nestle themselves pretty perpendicular to the ground.  I'm sure it's because he can't see, Stevie leans his body up against whoever's hand, cheek, he's on.  I'm sure it gives him a stronger sense of security.  It's pretty sweet.

Still alive...

Stevie is starting to experience new things, as you can see below.  He seems to enjoy sitting in my window box right over the kitchen sink, in the afternoon sun. 

One of the worries we're having though, is that he hasn't learned how to eat on his own yet.  He can't see, so he can't pick at seeds out of a food dish.  Or drink water.  Below is a shot of him, after my husband attempted to get him to 'drink' water...

And finally, Stevie meeting our gentle sweet soul Stella.  

Stella wishes we could carry her around in our palms, like we do with Stevie.

Singing with Soul

Since his vision is impaired, Stevie makes up for it with his enthusiastic vocals.  This little guys' got a serious set of pipes on him!  So I fashioned him a little keyboard.

Here he is, singing his heart out.