Budgerigar—Part 1: Wild Budgies I

What can learn to speak many human words all without a voice box?______________________How can you tell apart male and female budgies? Are grass seeds actually really nutritious? How big can budgie flocks get to be? What does zygodactyl mean? What’s a budgie’s daily routine? Today with your host, Devon, and co-hosts, Chet and Cap, and two special guests (Devon’s pet budgies, Budgly & Rex!), you will learn the first half of everything there is to know about the Budgerigar, Melopsittacus undulatus.This is the first part of the Budgerigar. The second part (the second half of the info I researched) and third part (an interview) will be released within the next few months.Episode Art: Budgly at left and Rex at right.Links:Bird Wing Feather DiagramBudgie FlyingMore Info on YawningEpisode PageComicTranscriptReferencesCredits:Additional Music: Blue Dot Sessions, Robo9418, and Alexander NakaradaAdditional Budgie Sounds: Marc Anderson, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, via xeno-canto ______________________❤️ Support + Get a Shout-Out & MoreRiddle for the next episode: “I’m capable of lifting many times my own body weight, / With my sisters I can strip a tree bare in a mere day, / And yet your foot can decide my fate. / Who am I?”If you have any riddle guesses, questions, comments, episode suggestions, or you just want to say hello, please reach out (links are below)! It really means a lot. Also, if you like this podcast, please share it with someone else who might!Get in Touch: [email protected] or kapods.org/contactAnonymously Say ‘Hello’: kapods.org/helloVisit My Website: kapods.org/animalsFollow in Your Favorite App: kapods.org/animals/follow**Psst! Hey, you! It’s Chet and Cap! Do you have any questions for us? Just head over to kapods.org/acb and send a voice message or email with your questions, and we’ll answer them on an Ask the Chickadee Brothers episode of this podcast!**Until next time, keep exploring this amazing kingdom: Animalia.This podcast is made by Kingdom: Animalia Podcasts.