Post by Thetaloops on May 22, 2004 11:39:21 GMT -5
A few days ago we found baby pigeon in our drive way. It shouldn't have been such a shock since we feed the birds here in Jersey City and most are pigeons, starlings and sparrows with a few cardinals and doves. This little guy's parents have been living off of the the very powerful pellet/seed mixture that are leftovers from our 18 cockatiels. So this little baby was very healthy and smart enough to climb into a ground level window sill in our neighbors house. He wouldn't have lasted long because we have many city cats that prowl the neighborhood. We were bringing our groceries in when we spotted him. We brought him inside and put him in one of our extra cages. We had to feed him with a syringe. He couldn't feed him/herself or fly. What a handful to feed, larger than cockatiels. But, he was very calm and cooperative. After a few feedings of a cereal made from the pellets, he/she stood right up and started to slowly do the familiar head pecking movement. It was very funny and cute. I had to bring him to work and leave him in the car so that he could be fed. I left the car in our parking garage.
Swamp's cousin knew of someone locally who took in the unnested pigeons. We brought him there. This seems to be a common occurance at this time of year around here. The bigger birds make it easier than the sparrows and starlings because of their size.
The woman who took Percy fed him for a couple of days with another one that was adopted. Now they are both at another place that has a large flight cage so they can learn to fly from each other. Being bird lovers this was a fun and rewarding experience. It was good that we found someone who would take over his care or else we would have bonded with Percy and have had one more mouth to feed.
Swamp's cousin knew of someone locally who took in the unnested pigeons. We brought him there. This seems to be a common occurance at this time of year around here. The bigger birds make it easier than the sparrows and starlings because of their size.
The woman who took Percy fed him for a couple of days with another one that was adopted. Now they are both at another place that has a large flight cage so they can learn to fly from each other. Being bird lovers this was a fun and rewarding experience. It was good that we found someone who would take over his care or else we would have bonded with Percy and have had one more mouth to feed.
