Re: January 5th is National Bird Day

fortune · ‎03-14-2010

Enjoy National Bird Day!! (It's for the birds!)

Susan in California · ‎06-02-2014

@momtochloe

Good to know! I just told my husband.

He faithfully feeds the quail and doves and any songbirds

that drop by. We have quite an entertaining view most of

the day.

HappyDaze · ‎06-13-2012

I treated my wild bird family to an extra helping of bird food. It is cold and snow packed outside so they are really looking for the food. I even got some of my gray jays visiting which is nice because they are so pretty and I love their songs and they actually are not afraid of me. I know food must be scarce out there right now because of their visit- they only come around when food is hard to come by.

fortune · ‎03-14-2010

@Bird mama wrote:
@cotton4me

Oddly enough, I don't really talk about my birds in the Pet Forums, lol.

I have a male sparrow, Poppi, hand raised out of an egg 10 1/2 years old.

I have a pigeon, gender unknown but I think male, Grayson, found my back door after being attacked by something in July 2009. I would guess he was a couple of months old when it happened.

I have a female sparrow, Presto, hand raised from 4 days old, foundling crawling in the grass of niece's yard (no trees) and almost run over by lawn mower, 2 1/2 years old.

Poppi had a sister named Peewee. She passed July 5, 2014 and was 9 years, 9 days old.

Bernie, I think it's so interesting that you are able to care for and raise these wild birds! You must really take good care of them for them to live so long!

I just love birds, too! My son put up a bird feeder on my deck. I have counted 10 species of birds that visit, including 2 charming woodpeckers! Watching the birds gives me hours of entertainment!