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MontanaMama

(23,322 posts)
Tue Sep 14, 2021, 08:21 PM Sep 2021

Update on my rescued dove. The Ragamuffin...or RG as we like to call him. [View all]

So the dove hatchling that I rescued back in June is flying free every day now. Up until a week ago, he would fly inside the house at night and perch on the dining room light fixture for the night. Now he does his own thing which I know is the goal…but truth be told, it slayed me the first night he didn’t come inside…and the second night.

As the days have gone by, he stops in regularly to say hello…he will randomly land on my head without warning. I’ve gotten used to that. He runs with a flock of 6 or so other doves that will not tolerate me in the yard at all…they fly at the first sight of a human but RG will usually stay behind to visit and tell me about his new life.

My favorite thing is that he always flies in for happy hour…tonight was especially precious…he stayed for over an hour while his posse complained in the tree next door.

Here are some scenes from tonight’s happy hour. I love this bird so much.


















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WONDERFUL! elleng Sep 2021 #1
Great news! Ponietz Sep 2021 #2
You did well with him. GemDigger Sep 2021 #3
Oh I hope so. MontanaMama Sep 2021 #5
Awww! You saved a life and made a friend Rhiannon12866 Sep 2021 #7
Thank YOU! MontanaMama Sep 2021 #12
He's a beautiful and very lucky bird Rhiannon12866 Sep 2021 #13
I raised a starling a few years ago I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2021 #4
Wow, you're better than a vet. BigmanPigman Sep 2021 #9
I spent many summers volunteering I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2021 #10
I can imagine how tightly they cling onto BigmanPigman Sep 2021 #11
He's so pretty! Thank you for saving him. Maraya1969 Sep 2021 #6
He knows who loves him and he wouldn't be if not for you. Fla Dem Sep 2021 #8
Pretty bird! Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #14
Speechless. emmaverybo Sep 2021 #15
That's sweet. wendyb-NC Sep 2021 #16
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