Murphina Angleina what have you gotten yourself into now? A Sad Tail staring Murphy Murphy had been flying for a while but had only started to master the art of landing (or should I say landing gracefully). As her landings improved so did her confidence. With confidence comes curiosity which is where this story begins. Murphy started landing and perching on every new surface she could find; the tops of doors, counters, light shades, curtains, mirrors and everything else. When she landed on the door closer I thought it was so cute so I snapped a picture but then told her to get down. I cleaned it off (it's amazing how many unthought of places there are to clean) and as soon as I was done she went back up.
									Although I had cleaned it off I wasn't really comfortable with her being up there. I went near and put my finger up to her, as she turned around to jump on my finger her tail sliped through one of the hinges and... HER TAIL WAS COVERED IN OIL I started to freak out not knowing what to do. I took her in the bathroom and tried to wash it out but to no avail. (If anyone has tried to bathe an unwilling budgie they can contend to the difficulty). After a number of attempts I knew it was no use... I HAD to give Murphy a hair cut. So I grabbed the scissors and chopped off a good couple of inches... boy was she mad at me. Luckily she got over it and I am happy to announce that her tail has BEGUN to grow back in! Yay!
		Above: Murphy's before picture Right: Murphy's after picture. Notice the personality change.
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