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Sparkie Williams (1954–1962) was a talking budgie who had a repertoire of more than 500 words and eight nursery rhymes, becoming a national celebrity after fronting an advertising campaign for Capern's bird seed, and making a record which sold 20,000 copies. [1] [2] After he died, he was stuffed and put on show at Newcastle's Hancock Museum. [3]
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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 January 2025. Small, long-tailed, seed-eating parakeet Budgerigar Temporal range: Pliocene–Holocene Pre๊ ๊ O S D C P T J K Pg N Blue cere indicates male Flaking brown cere indicates female in breeding condition Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain ...
The Australian budgerigar, or shell parakeet, is a popular pet and the most common parakeet. Parakeets comprise about 115 species of birds that are seed-eating parrots of small size, slender build, and long, tapering tails.
An article in the Evening Standard said Mavis was "meek and mild" and "would not say boo to a budgie". [9] In the same newspaper Mark Walton-Cook discusses Mavis's style, stating: "I keep picturing Corrie's Mavis Riley twittering and clutching at the high neck of a securely fastened polyester blouse with a tasteful cameo brooch". [10]
In May, Siouxsie and Budgie appeared on British Television show "Later With Jools Holland" with two bass players on their side to perform live two other songs "Disconnected" and "Prettiest Thing" from the forthcoming album. [24] During that period, Siouxsie and Budgie created their own label, Sioux Records, and became an independent act.
Image credits: seekuneek #6. The worst Christmas for me was 9 years ago. That December my house came down with the Noro virus. We were all either sitting on the toilet or bending over a bucket.
Budgie also worked with the Indigo Girls in 1992 on Rites of Passage, and briefly toured with them. That year, he was also a guest on Thomas Dolby's album Astronauts & Heretics playing drums on a few tracks. In 1994, Budgie recorded percussion on Hector Zazou's Chansons des mers froides, including a song for Jane Siberry.