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that explains the paper full of holes in the parking lot which suspiciously just listed different spellings of ‘seeds’ over and over
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One of the local magpie chicks went missing today, I heard an odd intermittent cawing noise this morning and saw Pancake standing at the top of a nearby cafe's chimney, looking down it with some food in his beak. I went inside and asked the cafe staff if they'd heard any strange noises, they took me to the kitchen where I could hear the chick's cries through the range hood vents (when they turned it on this morning the chick started crying so they immediately turned it off). They couldn't get hold of their handyman to come and rescue it, so I called the local fire brigade office to ask for advice and they sent a crew around immediately. They had the chick out in about 10 minutes, and it was shaky and hungry but still able to fly. The chick hid in a garden nearby, Freckles flew down to have a look but she had to get back to sitting on her new clutch, so I gave the baby some broken-up meatballs to eat and went on my way. At dinner tonight I saw both parents and both chicks, all perched together on my roof 
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Oct 17, 2023 10:32
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Whew that story had me worried, but it came through with the goods at the end. Gotlag, if you haven't already got some wombaroo mix to supplement the meat you're giving them I strongly recommend getting some, so your magpies will stay strong and healthy!
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Oct 17, 2023 12:17
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Glad the little one was rescued so promptly and is alright. Losing a wild animal that you've formed a bond with is its own sort of pain. I'm still sad about the baby pigeon!
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Oct 17, 2023 12:21
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bee posted:Whew that story had me worried, but it came through with the goods at the end. Gotlag, if you haven't already got some wombaroo mix to supplement the meat you're giving them I strongly recommend getting some, so your magpies will stay strong and healthy! When I say meatballs I mean these
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Oct 17, 2023 13:00
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Yessss that's the stuff 
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Oct 17, 2023 20:42
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Hows Pesto doing?
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Oct 17, 2023 21:11
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He's resting most of the time but still taking breaks to eat and clean himself. The vet is pretty happy that his weight hasn't gone down since his last visit.
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Oct 17, 2023 21:31
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GotLag posted:One of the local magpie chicks went missing today, I heard an odd intermittent cawing noise this morning and saw Pancake standing at the top of a nearby cafe's chimney, looking down it with some food in his beak. I went inside and asked the cafe staff if they'd heard any strange noises, they took me to the kitchen where I could hear the chick's cries through the range hood vents (when they turned it on this morning the chick started crying so they immediately turned it off). They couldn't get hold of their handyman to come and rescue it, so I called the local fire brigade office to ask for advice and they sent a crew around immediately. They had the chick out in about 10 minutes, and it was shaky and hungry but still able to fly. GotLag you saved their baby!! You were already their friend but now you are also their hero. You are the only person that could have helped them the way you did and they know it. You are such a good bird friend 
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Oct 18, 2023 00:11
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also, grace and alex are perfect. look at both of them 
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Oct 18, 2023 00:14
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:also, grace and alex are perfect. look at both of them she’s very happy we’ve tipped back into hoodie season as she will enthusiastically spend an hour rooting around underneath a hood
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Oct 18, 2023 00:23
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Alex looks so serene about it too. "Yup that's her, it's her favorite. pay no mind. I'm very handsome"
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Oct 18, 2023 00:26
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:Alex looks so serene about it too. "Yup that's her, it's her favorite. pay no mind. I'm very handsome" he definitely puts up with a lot from her lol. it was late the other day like. 11pm or so, birds have been in bed for hours at this point. we’re lucky enough that my so’s office doesn’t really need to be used at night so they get their own quiet little dark space every night to sleep. i’m in the bathroom brushing my teeth and i hear a bang. i thought it sounded like a cage sound so i mildly concerned but let it go. then a couple minutes later i heard it again. at that point i turned the light on minimum then opened the door to check on them. he’s up in the top trying to sleep on a hammock and she’s buried under the paper towels at the bottom of the cage like a little bulldozer; i’m sure she jumped from the top to the bottom and made that sound. she’s such a little weirdo
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Oct 18, 2023 01:53
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Oct 18, 2023 05:20
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Pesto occasionally experiences the chicken lifestyle and will zoom around the floor for short bursts.  I even managed to convince Dijon to join us on the floor. PS I need to clean the floor... and everything else. Yeesh. You don't know how gross you really are until you get to floor level.  Besides that he's still a very tired boy.
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Oct 19, 2023 17:05
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What's the doc treating Pesto for? Those swollen eyes make me think he might have chlamydiosis or something, poor little Bub
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Oct 19, 2023 19:50
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His eyes look swollen because the first round of antibiotics was a fairly big dose for a small birdy. It was a sugary sticky substance and so would stick to his cheek feathers. It bothered him and he rubbed them off... we will have to wait for those feathers to grow back in. Now he let's me gently soak his cheeks and clean them.
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Sweet lil chicken  I think Tux is hitting birdy puberty. He's suddenly gotten very nippy and is doing a lot of those territorial beak taps. Wish me luck and patience while we ride this out, uggghhh. bee fucked around with this message at 20:24 on Oct 19, 2023 |
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Oct 19, 2023 20:22
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Plant MONSTER. posted:Pesto occasionally experiences the chicken lifestyle and will zoom around the floor for short bursts. What a sweet little fella.  I'm thrilled he is still doing his thing, even in small bursts.
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Oct 19, 2023 21:14
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His weight has been dropping at an alarming pace. I'm having to intervene now and feed him warm mushy pellets through a syringe.
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Oct 21, 2023 15:17
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Plant MONSTER. posted:His weight has been dropping at an alarming pace. I'm having to intervene now and feed him warm mushy pellets through a syringe. sigh. my love to you both, regardless of how this turns out.
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:GotLag you saved their baby!! You were already their friend but now you are also their hero. You are the only person that could have helped them the way you did and they know it. You are such a good bird friend Actually, neither parent saw the rescue. Freckles was back on her nest and Pancake had already left to follow the other chick and hopefully keep it out of trouble. The freed chick flew back towards the nest and Freckles was very excited to see it, but I had to leave for an appointment and wasn't able to see Pancake's reaction. Neither chick turned up for breakfast this morning, nor did Pancake (which is very unusual), so I went out looking and found Pancake in a nearby alleyway watching carefully as both chicks explored and wrestled with each other (and occasionally Pancake as well). At lunchtime today Pancake sang to summon me outside then called the chicks to get their lunch, but they failed to arrive. Pancake was getting increasingly nervous and eventually took off to look for them, so I followed. They were asleep next to each other in a tree on the next street over
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Oct 22, 2023 06:08
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A moment of cuteness before the attitude returned https://youtube.com/shorts/bPwgTNr_AfQ?si=hzyqkYbaVRfDoBTT
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Plant MONSTER. posted:His weight has been dropping at an alarming pace. I'm having to intervene now and feed him warm mushy pellets through a syringe. I am so glad he has you to help take care of him. Genuinely, it's wonderful to know such a good bird friend is out there. ------ Yellow had a rough night. I've woke up to a little blood on her perches before, because I've heard her tumble off in the night. The vet told me to expect it, because she also has a tumor on her preen gland which can bleed. He said birds with bad mobility will get scrapes and bleed a little. Well, it looks like she had a bad one last night. There is significantly more blood, which has dried. But some spattered onto the liner and she is holding her bad leg funny. Once she has settled down, I'll grab her and see what's up. But I've basically decided this - She is staying with her mate until the end, unless she gets to the point of severe pain and utter inability to move. I've had a parakeet go through constant strokes before, and that's she only bird I ever put to rest. Yellow and Blue are a pair. On her bad days, Blue is doting on her the whole time. Even if it's hard for me to watch how bad Yellow moves around, even if it's hard to see the blood, I'm not separating them short of something very severe.
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Pesto passed away this morning. He started having throes after he appeared to be doing better but... Yeah. He passed away in my hands.  He is buried under the same tree as Mayo.
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Oct 22, 2023 17:56
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I am so sorry. Fly free and well sweet little green bean boy 
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Oct 22, 2023 18:02
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You did very well with your lil man, and he is now reunited with Mayo. They both knew so much love thanks to you. Please take care of yourself and Dijon and rest during this hard time.
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i’m so sorry. i’ll be thinking of you and your buddies today. i know it’s not much of a salve but i am convinced that they knew so much love and had such a good life, and it was entirely because you were in it.
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Oh, I'm so sorry.
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Thank you everyone. I knew we all loved each other very much in my flock. The pain is somehow intense and muted. I'm replaying the morning. I'm dizzy but I want you keep my mind focused...
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Oct 22, 2023 19:25
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Good night Pesto. You did really well.
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He held on a lot longer than his little body should have let him, and it's because he was loved and comfortable. You did really good by him.
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I'm so sorry PM.  Pesto was an incredible little bird and we're all lucky that we got to see and share his beautiful spirit.
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Oct 22, 2023 20:16
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 GDI!!!! loving gently caress that was the worst accidental emote ever, sorry ugh Plastic Pal fucked around with this message at 00:43 on Oct 23, 2023 |
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Oct 22, 2023 20:19
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think you meant unsmith there pal
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He was such a loved little fella, and knew it. You did so right by him, and I'm sending your hugs from my flock in Portland.
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I'm so sorry. You worked hard to give Pesto the best possible care.
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It's been 9 months since Cleverclogs died, and Mrs Clogs still has not accepted a new mate. Just yesterday I saw her feeding her adult daughter, something I have never seen any other magpie do (every other dominant female responds with indignation to the idea of one of her subordinates getting food) and something she never did before Cleverclogs' death. I don't know how old Mrs Clogs is but given that magpies can live up to 25 years they could well have been together for a decade or more.
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mediaphage posted:think you meant unsmith there pal Yeah, smith rather. touched the wrong drat thing in the app, gently caress
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