I've read about that! Wasn't it a species of finch or similar? And the females were less impressed by song or plumage than by the color and number of bands.
Sandy Kavanaugh, of Hens' Haven.
2024-11-13 01:57:19 +0000 UTC
birds speaking slang is so good 😄
francine
2024-11-12 17:44:29 +0000 UTC
In some species, the males with leg bands are the ones all the females want and bird researchers have to be careful not to mess with their mate selection!
Ellen Garcraw
2024-11-12 07:06:19 +0000 UTC
I've got a feeling that patches was wronged by a kid and that's how she lost her foot!
Michelle Grenell
2024-11-12 06:04:17 +0000 UTC
One little bird brought such joy to an old lady. And I thought this was gonna be fiction! 🥰
Sandy Kavanaugh, of Hens' Haven.
2024-11-12 06:02:06 +0000 UTC
My bantam chickens don't. Most have numbered legbands, but a few have "charms" around their tiny shanks!
Sandy Kavanaugh, of Hens' Haven.
2024-11-12 06:00:50 +0000 UTC
This is beautiful.
María
2024-11-12 05:26:21 +0000 UTC
Not me going back to see that Pips had bangles this whole time 😅
Mariah Piippo
2024-11-12 05:08:26 +0000 UTC
Little Fuzz with the Gen Z lingo 🥹
Jessica Lachewitz
2024-11-12 04:49:27 +0000 UTC
Did I think today was going to make me cry? No. No I didn't. But here I am wondering if all birds think their leg bands are pretty jewelry.
Michelle Grenell
2024-11-12 04:49:18 +0000 UTC
A post-mortem on humanity. I guess we'll have a lot to answer for, but some things we can be proud of.
John Friedrich
2024-11-12 04:35:58 +0000 UTC
May we all one day be people who birds look back on fondly.
Jack Terranova
2024-11-12 04:34:05 +0000 UTC