As you may recall, Goober's illness got the new Finsters more used to me opening the big door to the Finsterium. Oh, they're still not happy about it, all flying frantically up to high perches when I do it, staring at me with eyes glaring and Beaks of Doom wide open. But they tolerate it, and don't fly out of the cage.

Today I got some pictures. Because I like to keep the door as closed as possible, the best spot for picture taking is the right side of the Finsterium, where the plastic nest box with the wooden dowel sits. In this photo, Oolong is inside the nest, and Wasabi (Peas) is on the porch. It took a few minutes to get this shot, because while Wasabi (Peas) was being pretty calm and photogenic, Oolong kept hiding inside. You can click for an extreme close up of this photo. And here is an extreme close up of Wasabi (Peas)' wild long back toenail. Now remember, he just got his toenails clipped on June 3, so how this back nail got so darned long is beyond me.

Another Spice finch sat in the nest box, too, although since the photo isn't very good we'll keep it small. I think it might be Peppercorn (Mélènge), but I'm not sure.

This is a pretty popular nest box. It must seem pretty safe, since it's in the corner. I can't tell if anyone sleeps in it at night, but lots of Finsters sit on top or on the porch during the day, and a few even sit inside. Oolong has even taught Earl Grey to sit inside it with her!