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Cookie likes the view

Posted by Cindy AZ on 7/22/2025, 7:51 pm

Our (16 yr old male white faced) tiel Cookie loves the view from the fourth floor window of a hotel! Our air conditioner died and we’ve had to find a cool place to spend the nights as the house got up to about 90 degrees. Cookie seemed ok but we were suffering. He’s eating now, but has been gazing out the window for about an hour. He’s the best entertainment in here. Haven’t even turned on the TV.

AC is supposed to be fixed tomorrow but it was supposed to be fixed yesterday or today, too. I hope this time they show up prepared to fix it permanently. Last week’s shot of refrigerant didn’t even last 2 days. The nights we toughed it out, required sleeping with ice bags, wet towels, and fans on high, and we still couldn’t get cool enough to sleep until dawn. At dawn the house was about 81 which felt nice in comparison.

We’ve gone back to the house mornings and stay until it’s unbearable, then head for the hotel. Cookie is getting used to the routine and now realizes we’re not always going to the vet. I wish we’d had this 4th storey room the whole time. Cookie loves it.

Re: Cookie likes the view

Posted by Gina on 7/23/2025, 11:22 am, in reply to "Cookie likes the view"

Ah...AZ heat is like South Texas heat: NOT GOOD if the A/C goes out!

Cookie is doing what birds often do: Making Lemonade out of lemons.

Glad he is happy at least! I know it is satisfying to watch them find their Happy Place.

Hang in there...

Gina in Texas

AC has been fixed

Posted by Cindy AZ on 7/23/2025, 4:45 pm, in reply to "Re: Cookie likes the view"

Finally, AC is fixed! Cookie seemed pleased, too.

Re: AC has been fixed

Posted by Seesthru, TC advisor on 7/23/2025, 9:53 pm, in reply to "AC has been fixed "

Oh yay!!!! It's too miserable to have a broken A/C. I was thinking about Cookies love of the view. I wonder if there are videos from high rise windows he'd like?

Re: Cookie likes the view

Posted by Seesthru, TC advisor on 7/23/2025, 9:50 pm, in reply to "Cookie likes the view"

Cookie sounds adorable!!!! It must be an amazing view, and an adorable birdie in the window!

I hope you get the A/C back up and running and can return home and relax, though, Cookie will miss that view for sure.

Re: Cookie likes the view

Posted by Cathy on 7/24/2025, 3:49 pm, in reply to "Re: Cookie likes the view"

I've found over the years that tiels are so adaptable over things we stress over for them. I thought sometimes that a break in their routine was fun for them.

Cathy

Re: Cookie likes the view

Posted by Seesthru, TC advisor on 7/24/2025, 4:26 pm, in reply to "Re: Cookie likes the view"

Mine cope pretty well when we have to go to a motel for hurricanes. They did okay here when we moved too.

Right now the budgies are nervous. I changed the bird room and they aren't' sure about the new arrangement. They came out of their cage, but went back in. In a day or so, they will be out and about. But the tiels, they're pretty chill about changes.

Re: Cookie likes the view

Posted by Nancy on 7/25/2025, 4:20 pm, in reply to "Cookie likes the view"

Just saw your post and had to laugh. When I was in my other apt my birds use to love to sit by window and watch outside. I actually put up a window perch and they would perch their for probably an hour or more at a time.

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