Matey's first bath

Friday, September 27:  Can you believe it? After all of these weeks of putting Matey's bird bath in his cage with fresh warm water each and every day ...

... TODAY, he took a few little sips of his bath water and then jumped in! I was so surprised! He actually splashed around for a little while, got back out, shook the water off, and then jumped back in. YES! His bath lasted probably five minutes in total--but it was a FIRST. He then proceeded to extensively groom himself, fluff his feathers, flap his wings ... and eventually he was both clean AND DRY. Good job, Matey!