Two decades of whistle-filled mornings

My cockatiel Pebbles turned nineteen this year and is still going strong. She has whistled the same four songs for fifteen years and shows no sign of stopping. She naps on my shoulder every evening and demands head scratches with an insistent little foot tap. Cockatiels are the perfect combination of easy to care for and deeply rewarding to live with. Genuinely one of the best decisions of my life.