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unexpected visitors!!I have two rescued, crippled ferals i put out every day if I can, in a mini aviary if you will...i also have a winter bird feeder out nearby.
when i went to look outside i thought in horror that one of my feral girls had gotten out and was sitting at the feeder!!! then i realized the colors, ( cool speckling) and iridescent green neck, red eyes and feet were all wrong.. I had PIDGE visitors!! unheard of in my wooded neighborhood! they were gorgeous, no foot bands i could see, but they were beautiful, perhaps ferals???, but the colors!! I have never seen such a combination....at leat not locally my feral girls had visitors!!, hopefully they will return soon, sooooo pretty! Jenn
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Jenn,
Thank you for the pictures. What lovely birds. If one came back, they both probably will. It looks like they found the feed, which will help them through the cold that is ahead of us. And how nice for your birds to have visitors. Margaret |
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they were back again....I dont think they can believe their luck! they like to sit on top of my aviary and keep my cripples company, hang out
they seem to be very trusting of me, and I just cannot believe the colours, deep green irredescence and intense red eyes..lol like christmas ornaments! they must be feral, altho their health is amazing....fat, shiny happy birds.
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I have not seen my local feral flock in a while. Do you have domestic pigeons? |
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I like that mini coop you got thereThat gives me an idea how I will make a mini bird house for starlings and some other small birds in my area...I'm sure they will stay there once you start leaving some feed and drink for their own comfort...Keep us update when you get a chance...
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the loose housecats do much worse to the local birds than the hawks, but in this cold they are indoors.
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