It finally happened… Julius landed himself in time-out.

Now, if you’ve met Julius, you already know he’s got a big personality packed into those fluffy white feathers. Most days he’s charming singing, talking, showing off, acting like the star of his own sitcom. But every now and then… the attitude comes out. This morning was one of those days. It started innocent enough a few squawks here and there because breakfast wasn’t served fast enough. Then came the cage door drama. Then, when Dad turned his back for two seconds, Julius decided to let out his “alarm scream” at full volume directly in his ear.

That was it. Straight to time-out.

Now, “time-out” for Julius doesn’t mean anything harsh. It just means he gets covered for a couple of minutes so everyone can take a breather him included. But you’d think we’d sentenced him to solitary confinement the way he carries on.

From under the cover, we hear a few muttered “hellos,” a dramatic whistle, and then silence. Followed by a single, quiet “I’m sorry.” Five minutes later, the cover comes off and there he is, feathers all fluffed, head tilted, giving his best innocent eyes like, “Who, me? I didn’t do anything.” And of course… he got a head scratch. Because no one in this house can stay mad at Julius for long.

He’s our loud, dramatic, endlessly entertaining little featherball and even when he’s in time-out, he still manages to steal the spotlight.