Every morning when Peanut wakes up, he climbs to his nest, tosses the plastic toy to the floor of his cage, tosses the bottle cap to the floor, tosses the paper strips to the floor, and eats the sunflower seed that's hidden underneath. This is called De-Nestifying; the two crashes often wake me up in the morning. Then, he goes over to his pink dish and tosses the paper strips to the floor, and eats the sunflower seed and oat groats that are hidden underneath. This is called De-Dishing. This happens every morning.

Every morning.

Except today.

I was up a little late, took an early walk, and ran an errand, so it was actually close to 10 by the time I tended to the birds. Bird Social Services will be taking me away for negligent behavior, I'm sure. And under the circumstances, you'd think that Peanut would not only have eaten all his morning snacks, but the dishes they were hidden in, too.

But no.

The pink dish was empty, down to the leftover oat groat dust. But the nest was UNTOUCHED.

Now, I know stranger things have happened. The most recent US presidential election comes to mind. But if I were you, I'd be very careful for the next day or two. A full nest at 10 am could well be a harbinger of doom.