This will be a different episode. I have also had a strong association between my grandmother and Budgerigars, she owned one and gifted me one of my own for my sixth birthday. So this episode will be part memoir, part eulogy, part ... Budgerigar discussion...? Maybe not one for everyone, but let's give it a spin.

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Notes:

• Budgerigar: https://ebird.org/species/budger/
• Murmuration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEiuKDEPM5g
• Budgie colour mutation: https://www.budgie-bubble.co.uk/budgie-mutations
• UV feathers: https://budgiesareawesome.blogspot.com/2010/07/glowing-budgies.html