A familiar voice at the wire
Spencer Bootie.
The little canary who made the first introduction.
A beautiful singer, an attentive dad and my daily companion at the enclosure wire. Spencer has been a special friend from the very beginning.
Visit Spencer’s photo album
- Species
- CanaryGloster Corona · Yellow and black
- Joined the family
- Honorary birthday: 13 September
- Sex
- MaleAge unknown
- His home
- Bootie Borough
Where our friendship began
Twenty-three arrivals.
One first hello.
Spencer joined the family on 3 March 2023, one of twenty-three birds who came to me from a previous estate. There were many little lives to get to know. Spencer was the first to introduce himself and hold a conversation.
He has been my best buddy ever since. Each day, he greets me at the enclosure wire, ready for another exchange. What began with that first introduction has become one of the familiar pleasures of life at the Manor.
His yellow and dark feathers and little Gloster crest make him easy to recognise. But it is his friendliness that makes him Spencer: a lovely bird who has become a very special friend.
A day in Spencer’s world
A song. A conversation.
A family to look after.
At the wire
Spencer greets me at the enclosure every day. He was the first of his arriving group to make himself known, and that friendly habit has stayed with him.
A beautiful voice
He loves to sing. His voice is part of the sound of the Manor, alongside the little conversations we share.
An attentive dad
Spencer takes good care of Eddy and their youngsters. His feeding duties can continue for months after hatching, even when the young birds can eat for themselves.
His family
Eddy, and their little ones.
His partner
Eddy Bootie
Spencer and Eddy are partners. He takes good care of her, and together they are parents to Cadence, Chime and Halo.
Their son
Cadence Bootie
Cadence has his dad’s dark markings, with colouring that brings together Spencer’s yellow and Eddy’s orange. Even after he could feed himself, he was still accepting meals from his father.
Their youngster
Chime Bootie
One of Spencer and Eddy’s three named youngsters, alongside Cadence and Halo.
Their youngster
Halo Bootie
Part of Spencer and Eddy’s family, with Cadence and Chime.
The family album
Spencer, through the lens.
Fourteen moments from his life at the Manor.
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A note from Amos
He said hello first.
I’m so glad he did.
From that first conversation to his daily greetings at the wire, Spencer has become a very special part of my life.