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September 15, 2007 and Little Stevie's International Heliport is 90% complete
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My neighbor Madeline Snyder found and purchased all the different fabrics you see represented in these photos
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Madeline also stitched all the panels together for Little Stevie. Thank you Madeline!!
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Madeline also came up with the design. She suggested PVC pipe frame and also a curtain rod to help suspend the canopy
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September 15 and Jacob my grandson came over to visit Little Stevie Wonder. They like to watch TV together and cuddle
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Jacob was very mindful of the fact that although Stevie's wings are clipped, a gust of wind could carry him away.
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That night tired from all the activity of having company, Little Stevie chose to sleep on his preening swing.
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Septemeber 20, 2007 and Stevie is exploring his heliport landing pad
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The head and foot boards are cushioned with foam mattress pads.
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Although the curtain panels are tucked under the mattress, I will have to place mattress pads along the sides. No matter how tightly the panels are tucked, Little Stevie can still fall the gap between the mattress and the curtains
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Trying to give Stevie a feel for how tall the 'ceiling' is!
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September 24, 2007
Shy 1 day of 16 weeks, Little Stevie had an appointment with Dr. Ernest Slovon of the Owings Mills Animal and Avian Hospital in Owings Mills, MD. He really travels well.
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Little Stevie's left eye started 'tearing' quite a bit and I wanted Dr. Slovon to check it out. Good news, no obvious infection, however, as a precautionary measure, Stevie is to take .04ML of Baytril 2x a day for 7 days. Dr. Slovon also prescribed Neo/Poly/Dex Opth Solution, eyedrops, for 10 days, 3x's a day. We go back in two weeks for a re-check.
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Photos 1 - 4 should give you an indication as to why I redid Little Stevie's Heliport.
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I added a see-through panel so I could keep an eye on Little Stevie
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Here he is climbing up and towards fleece which I braided for him. It hangs from top to bottom
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This photo shows how I keep all the panels fastened to the bed. There are no longer any gaps for Little Stevie to fall into or fall out of.
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A new project for Little Stevie's Heliport. Braids are comprised of fleece strips which are approximately 2 to 3 inches wide
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The horizontal braids were woven under and over the vertical braids and then tied with thin fleece strips at each junction
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The finished product. Made entirely out of strips of fleece which I braided to give stability.
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Little Stevie examining his fleece Get-A-Grip
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I decided to use fleece because it is soft in case he should fly into it and because there are no 'sharps' to poke him in the eye
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Climbing up
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A little wing stretch as he climbs down
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Soft and safe landing
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November 11, 2007
Some hanging toys I have made for Little Stevie to play with in his downstairs cage
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Using strips of fleece, I have strung toys parts with different textures. He especially likes the little twisty ball and plastic rings. Hanging in the background is the piece of kiote wood he has discovered
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Little Stevie loves getting into the center of the toys. He will stay in there for hours exploring and chewing all the different goodies
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When Little Stevie is not eating or exploring the toys .....
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I can count on finding him perched here
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or hanging like a bat on his booda perch. He even hangs from one foot!
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Now where is the little guy going?
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It is May 14, 2008 and just 2 weeks shy of 'Witta Stevie's' 1st Hatch Day! Can you spot Stevie in his cluster of toys?
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2 weeks shy of 1 year old, Little Stevie still has lots of yellow feathering on his belly and...
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black feathering on his head! He loves his misting showers and hanging upside down from his toys piggy squealing and beating up his evil wooden, leather and plastic foes!
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Little Stevie avoids his Polly perch and will not scrape down his beak. The only time he will sit on it is to eat his meals. Guess it's off to the evil vet for a beak trim!
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