So yesterday afternoon I was doing my normal cage clean up routine and went to wash the bird bowls that had fresh food in them. Usually I just fill each bowl with soap and hot water and let is sit for a few minutes before scrubbing them but they were particularly dirty so I decided to fill up the sink with soapy water and soak them that way instead. Well, I'm usually so careful about putting the birds away when I'm doing stuff in the kitchen but I rarely fill the sink up like that so I guess I just didn't think about it being a hazard (and also, my birds don't like to get near the water... I think Linus was interested in the bubbles) and of course, Linus, my caique fell in the water. It was extremely hot and he clearly skalded himself. He was running around like a lunatic and squealing. I caught him and soaked him in cool water for a minute to relieve the pain and then wrapped him in a towel and tried to comfort him. I felt so terrible and guilty. I was not doing my job and taking care of him properly. He's is totally fine now and was fine an hour after it happened. I think it was equivalent to when I make a bath too hot and have to sloooowly ease my way into it because it hurts only he didn't get to ease his way in.
So, I shared this on the off chance that somebody might learn from my mistake and avoid this happening to their bird.