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<\/a>Barley on my back<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>We both turn to look at peaches<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>She turns back to the camera<\/p><\/div>\n
Whenever I duck down for any reason (usually cleaning up), Peaches or Barley will jump on me and ride on my back until I reach one of the perches when they will just step off. Sometimes if I duck down near a perch they will use me as a stepping stone to the perch.<\/p>\n
Steve (my eldest son) and I have pondered on why they do this and we think it must just be for fun. There is no reward for this so we think they just like it. If anyone has any ideas why they do this I would be interested to hear them. Either way I rather like it as it is a way of them interacting with me purely from their own choice.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Barley on my shoulder last night<\/p><\/div>\n
Here is another shot of Barley on my shoulder. Unfortunately I have just cropped her comb but I am completely blind as to what will be in shot. The better ones came out blurred. It does show how she like to stand tall on my shoulder though.<\/p>\n
It is quite an endearing habit. Let me know if your girls do this too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
For the last few evenings Peaches and Barley have jumped to my shoulder at bedtime. I think they have been doing this because they are not happy with the lower bedtime perches. Jillian asked me in a comment how they … Continue reading