Sweet Parakeet Becomes Mother to Three Beautiful Baby Birds, Devoted Dad Shares Her Maternity Photoshoot Online

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Mar 31, 2026 4:00 AM EDT

Whenever a new baby is introduced into the world, all the parents want to do is showcase how proud they are of their beautiful creation.

It really doesn't matter if the baby is hooman or not, every new parent is filled with pride when they first meet their babies. In the case of the parakeet below, named Avar, she hatched three little baby birds, and it feels like she couldn't be prouder. Her hooman dad, a wholesome photographer and a dad to many other breathtaking animals, shares Mom's pride and love for the newest additions to the family, and wanted to show it through a maternity photoshoot he later shared online.

We never had the chance to see a maternity photoshoot of a parakeet mother and her baby budgies, so this photoshoot immediately caught our attention. Not only are the baby birds so tiny and awwdorable, but the way their proud mother stands by their side simply made our hearts melt, and we could not look away.

Later, it was fun to read all about their Dad's experience with raising these beautiful birds, and how it was for him to stand by the mother's (and father's) side as their babies hatched and grew one after the other. Now, Dad gets to see firsthand how baby parakeets grow, and we are sure these first row seats are very special to him and everyone around him.

Down below are some of the maternity pictures Dad shared online, as well as snippets from his story and the process of raising these magnificent creatures. Keep scrolling to read all about it. Then, check out these wildly hilarious animal memes to enjoy on a wholesome week.

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    Avar's maternity shot turned out wholesome!

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    FrozenBr33ze Original Poster's Reply My girl Avar (Exhibition Budgerigar) is almost 2 years old and has been an amazing and dedicated mother. Her chicks are now 15, 10 and 8 days old respectively, and developing strong at a good pace. The last one received his bands yesterday and will become eligible for competitive showing when older. The eldest and the youngest will resemble their mother a lot, while the middle child will resemble their father. Waiting to see how they shape up is the exciting
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    FestiveArtCollective Avar looks like such a proud mom!
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    FrozenBr33ze Original Poster's Reply She's ridiculously good at it, too. Some hens make better mothers while others don't. She's definitely way up there.
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    Ok-disaster2022 I always assumed the eggs were all laid like with the same day, or at least they hatched on about the same day. I didn't know one egg could be hatched 5 days before the others. That must produce stiff competition for attention.
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    FrozenBr33ze Original Poster's Reply One egg is laid every other day. Incubation period for each egg is 18±2 days. They hatch in the same order, so the difference between first and last hatchling can be over a week.
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    Junior_Tangerine735 I'm sorry - just had to stop in Popular to say you are an amazing photographer.
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    FrozenBr33ze Original Poster's Reply That is so very kind of you! Means the world to me. Thank you.
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    nickyd1393 idk if you can answer, but why do these guys not go through the 'fluff' stage like baby chicks/ducks/geese? they seem to already be getting their adult colored feathers very cute!
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    IHaveAFunnyName I love seeing this update! Beautiful photos. You said that the you gest may be shown competitively, what do you look for and how can you tell which parent they will look like and which one will be good for competitions? Thanks!
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    FrozenBr33ze Original Poster's Reply This category of birds hatch completely na ed and blind with total dependency of others for life. The birds you're thinking of mostly hatch self sufficient and able to feed themselves right away.
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  • Do you think these maternity pictures match those of hooman babies you see online? Because we think they might even be better. It truly looks like Mom is so proud of her babies, and she stands over them and watches them like they are her greatest achievement to date, and we honestly think it is one of the most wholesome maternity photoshoots we have ever seen online.

    We hope the devoted dad will keep posting updates about this awwdorable family, and if he does, we will be the first to report on it!

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