Annnnnnnnnnnnnnd... speaking of interlopers...
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The other morning, this baby crow (see the bluish eyes and scruffy, round body?) was hanging out on our front porch after having fledged, and flapped, flightless, from the nest. His parents were never far, feeding him and squawking to him. He left a huge selection of poops on the porch, which my ol' man had to hose off much later. It's usually best to leave everything alone as Nature works things out. Sure enough, in the afternoon, he flew to a nearby branch. Now he's high in the trees somewhere.
These photos were all through a window.
https://www.thespruce.com/what-to-do-if-you-find-a-baby-bird-386718
I just HAD to channel the Rickeybird for his birdly advice...
"Ok
ay lookie here thi
s lil birdy was trying to
horn in on my h
en an my terrtorryy yesterday an I w
hich am the Rickeybird wasnt havin n
one of it
he was a lil rooster I CAN TELL , now hey if was a lil hen well maybe could be diffe
rnt but NOPE.
So he opens up his mouth at me like he
gonna say something an i just
said YOU GO WAY!
an that was that.
Okay, that is all THANK YOU
signed, me which am The
Rickeybird"
Ahhh, The Rb is such a generous soul.
I named the little visitor "Nineteen"... get it? Corvid 19???
SOMEBODY left a familiar-looking poop on the porch this morning. I like to think it was my little buddy Nineteen.
I wanted you all to meet him!
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