Bye bye Gabby

Tonight my lovebird was killed by a huge rat. Somehow this monster got into the cage which was hanging and broke the neck of my fave of 4 birds. I believe she was trying to protect her eggs which resulted in her dying a gruesome death at the teeth of that bastard. Her mate is so traumatised and depressed. He's looking at me as if I'm a stranger :( I don't know about anybody else but I treat my pets like children so I was seriously hollering when I heard the bad news.I didn't look at her as I don't want the last memory of my beloved to be a bloody, gory one. My heart literally aches as I imagine how scared she was and think about the fact that I just gave her some fresh water and sang a lullaby (lame i know lol). R.I.P Gabrielle Willacy April 6 2009(not d.o.b but date i got her)- February 2 2011.

Foreground: Gabrielle; Back: Rhian , her mate