Pigeons and pidgy birds

Ante has been fostering a pigeon chick for me, and the little sucker is already nearly as big as she is, lol.

Today's Silver. She's spread ash-red in colour, but I guess with another factor, due to the markings on the top of the wings

Luciane and Buck Söze the Brute! Two surrenders that fell in love ❤️

I love her so much........my little cheese

Swissy & Lake's kids out here looking like molty little plucked chickens......but they are still sooo cute. I love you babies.

Halo is such a special boy, I get a lot of white pigeons come in but none like him 💀

His camouflage is impeccable.

Ghost and an unnamed friend. I haven't seen her mate, Nab, in a long time

The willow ptarmigans

And shes just kinda chilling, enjoying the tummy rubs and preening herself intermittently. I know I try to breed for calm birds, and I know people that have gotten them from me say they're surprisingly calm, but I don't actually hang out with them one on one much. I play with them as babies and I take care of them as adults, but we don't just hang out much. It's fun, though!

2/11/2024 Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, California

photographs: Lynn McBride & Claire Everett

photograph by John Dickson

Today's Coopuccino

Today's Marshmallow. She's around a lot, but hard to get a photo of. She was a bit too friendly as a fledgling, but became warier as an adult, thankfully