Charlie is a pretty clumsy thing when it comes to stepping up and negotiating horizontal bars, but she has tremendous stretch and dexterity vertically.

She's also not intimidated by Lucy. Lucy has been working at domination, but Charlie is the larger bird, even at her age, and when she fluffs and spreads those wings, Lucy backs down.

Charlie is still taking formula once a day. I was worried about that, but we did fine this afternoon. She gulps it from a medicine cup like your Triaminic dose. They had said she might take a cup during the feeding. The stress of coming here and adjusting must have taken its toll. She ate the whole portion I made for her -- about four cups.

Her feathers are soft and she likes to be cuddled and petted. That is not an Eclectus thing.

She's doing fine.

Lucy is, too, if she'll admit it.