Baby Budgie: Day 26

Zazu has been able to climb to the ledge of his hamster cage bottom. His balance is getting much better but he still has a ways to go. He was riding on my shoulder earlier in the morning while crying for a bit after being fed. He seems to like this.
You see the bluish ting on his chest and legs? He has a yellow band through his belly. As you can tell, he still needs more feathers.

He loves his little hidey thingy. I used to put him in it when he was smaller while I held him at my desk. Kinda like a cuddle bed. On its side it makes a nice hide away. Now watch that red piece in the picture...
Now do you see that red piece? Hm? Well, I hope you got it right. It is in his mouth. I am glad I finally caught a shot of him putting food in his mouth. As to if he is consuming any of it, I don't know. All I care is he is interested in food items as a mouth toy for now.

I haven't seen much flapping lately so I wonder if he has other interests right now. Once he starts flying, it will be harder to keep track of him.

EDIT: I just made some birdie bread. Zazu was crying for some food but it isn't time yet so I gave him a nice warm piece of birdie bread. He attacked it and I think he consumed some. Maybe feeding him by spoon has helped because he was attacking the bread like he does the spoon taking his food down. I will feed him with the spoon daily, but still use the pipette for most.