Bird whisperer

[Tadpole Raisin]

I like the window tap. Reminded me of the west wing episode.

[Beringia]

1. That's so cute

I volunteered at a wildlife rehab facility in Madison Wisconsin for a while and mostly we raised baby birds that had fallen from the nest.

The Bluejays were the most friendly. So friendly that when we set them free, we had to shoo them away. They would come visit and want to be friends again, so we had to encourage them to be scared of people again.

[Crunchy Frog]

5. I worked in wildlife rehab in Colorado for a number of years.

We got lots and lots of baby bluejays.

If they were older nestlings or fledglings they could take awhile to warm up to us, and would sometimes be really scared. I that's because they're so smart that they're more aware of their surroundings and situations than other birds, apart from other corvids.

Once they warmed up, they would be super friendly. We used to release them on site, and they would continue to beg for food for some time.

We once got a severely traumatized baby crow who became just like a little teddy bear once he learned to trust us.

[Beringia]

8. I always wished I got to know a crow

We never had a crow in while I was at the wildlife place.

I also notice mourning doves are as you describe, they stop and take in a scene before deciding on an action. More highly developed.

[MineralMan]

2. Jays are, in my experience, the easiest wild birds to hand-tame.

They're smart, bold, and learn quickly. I used to feed them from my hand in my yard in California. Scrub jays. I got started when a jay perched on the edge of my carport roof and made noises at me. I suspect it had been hand-tamed by someone else. So, I went back in the house and got a peanut in the shell and brought it out. The Jay let me walk up and then took it from my fingers. An hour later, it would fly to my hand for one.

But, I later discovered that it wasn't just that one jay. I could go outside with a handful of peanuts and put one on my hand and hold it out. Almost immediately, several jays flew in and took turns flying down to land on my hand and take a nut. They attracted crows, too. The crows would also land on my arm to grab a peanut.

Then, I tried putting birdseed in my hand and holding it out. Here came the sparrows flying to my hand after a very short time. Finches, too. I remember the first time my wife visited my house. I handed her a peanut and told her to hold out her hand. Down came a jay to perch on her hand.

Hummingbirds, as well, will fly down and perch on your finger if you hold it in front of a feeder.

It's fun and very worthwhile to spend a little time hand-taming wild birds. It's easier than you might think.

[MustLoveBeagles]

3. K&R

That's cute

[Delphinus]

4. How cool!

I hope the four that were left when she moved all got along after that.

[Crunchy Frog]

6. We took a trip to the Virgin Islands once, and they had these adorable little yellow birds,

called bananaquits. If you put sugar on your hand, they would come perch on your hand and eat the sugar.

Very cool.

[Skittles]

7. I have regular blue jays but they just scream at me to put the peanuts out

yes indeed

[Demovictory9]

9. cool!