Whipper

Anyone else reminded of the Great Owl from The Secret of NIHM?

Looks more like hair than feathers. Sad about the budgie disease thing though.

Surely, it's not just a matter of appearance that caused the mother to abandon it? Although perhaps that was key in her decision not to spend her time on an unhealthy baby?

@liphttam1: Ha! You beat me to it.

I tried to post links to what he is. I researched it a little. He's what they call a feather duster budgie. It's a genetic mutation where the gene that controls feather growing doesn't turn off. The birds suffer muscle wasting and usually die before they're 8 months old.