She also leaves behind her two most prize possessions. Jerky Perky a blue American parakeet and Joker, a green quaker. Her other prize possessions were Itty-Bitty a blue American parakeet. Rainbow a pied peach face lovebird.

Itty-Bitty died in 2002 due to becoming egg bound. She had not survived the surgery performed to help her. She had not just one egg but she had two of them she was trying to lay. Poor little girl. She was an itty bitty thing too. She was about half the size of a regular American parakeet. But she did have spunk. She was also a pet store purchase that gave Peggy many hours, during the days to follow, of fun and loving times.
Rainbow was what you would call a freebie. He was not a rescue bird per se but one that knew where he was needed. He flew in to the area and landed at Peggy's apartment stoop. She heard him calling and she answered by giving him a home for awhile. He was a free flighted bird as was Itty-Bitty. He would be on Peggy along time when he wanted to visit her. He had his regular spots marked out so the other birds she had would know it was his area they were in. He may have somehow knew she was ill and had given her all the time she needed with him. She told me once," Rainbow flew in to me when he was needed and now he has flown off to be with another that may need him more." He flew out the door one day. He never attempted to do that before.

Joker Bird, is a different matter all together. He has had a set place with Peggy since he was 6 months old. She brought him home and finished feeding him out so they were bonded from the start. He was hers and she was his. Nothing in-between, Period. Since Peggy's passing, Joker is finding himself a new and loving home in Dayton Ohio. He has taken to his new owners well. He prefers the man of the house than the lady.

Peggy Crews and I met online, she was in the -All4budgies group before I subbed in. We got to know each other on the list and then we were chatting in personal email then it was no time at all that we were on each others buddy list. We chatted online for hours into the morning. She would share stories of the fids she had and how they reacted to different situations. She had me laughing so hard I would wake my husband up a few times. He was in another room than me.

Peggy and I knew each other since 1999. She had invited me to visit her when we found we were just a 3 hour drive apart. I did finally go meet her. I found out a bit more of this fascinating lady. She is an eccentric or as close to one as you can be. She did things to the tune of her own drummer. She liked it that way too.

She loved life and sought out the smaller things to enjoy, like the sunsets and the sky after a thundershower from her 4th floor balcony view. She took video after video of her fids and of the sky changes at night. Sunsets there were breathtaking to say the least and they gave her such pleasure to see them.
Peggy had some problems later on that would scare her, her thoughts were getting scrambled and she would find herself in a lost frame of mind at times. She went to see the dr on this and in a short few months she had been diagnosed with lung cancer and had radical surgery to remove 98% of her left lung. I awaited to hear from her and I had, after the fact. I scolded her for not letting me know so I could be with her for that. The cancer spread quickly throughout her systems. They didn't get it in time. I went to her side and helped my friend pack all her possessions up so she could be with her son and family during the time she has left. We made arrangements to get her birds to me after she died. She loved me that much to trust me with them, as they were her prize possessions. I saw that when I was there. I did not get them as planned, but sometimes those plans made are not always the best. The final home for her birds is in Ohio and seems to be the best for them too. It worked out well. Peggy would have been happy and proud of who has them. Peggy also knows these people She would have approved of that change.

Peggy had wished to be cremated and her ashes spread out in the ocean in Florida. Her wishes will be honored by her daughter Bobbi.

She will be going out a few miles off shore and during the full moon her ashes will be placed onto the ocean waves. Peggy loved the outdoors and the ocean brought her allot of peace, she also loved the sky during the full moons. Bobbi has picked November 19, 2002 to fulfill her moms dying wishes. Her ashes will be laid to rest on the ocean in Florida near her home there during a full moon.

Peggy has been an asset to the bird groups she has been a member of. She has shared her joys and sorrows of her birds with us and has given of her knowledge of them. She was a kid at heart. And a joy to know. I will miss her dearly. As will others that knew her. She always took the time to smell the roses.

In addition to the family and fids that she left behind, she also leaves the dear friends she has made along life's highway.
Good Bye my Friend, I will miss you dearly.

The birdqueen,
Happy Birding Janice