HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY BIRDIE!!
Exactly One year ago Birdie hatched from her egg in her "natural" wild sparrow nest on our porch eave, unbeknown to us.
Sometime later (a day or hours later) she fell (or was pushed) out of her sparrow nest and fell to her almost death on our front porch. That fateful fall intersecting with our lives, began our life changing "Adventures of Raising Baby Birdie".
Birdie's life with us began around 11:15pm one year ago today, May 20, 2013.
She has grown and developed into a perfect and beautiful female sparrow, who undeniably is a member of our human family!
Her antics in her cage and out, never cease to amaze and enthrall us. She is very imprinted and bonded to us, as when she fell from the nest, her eyes weren't open and she only had bird skin, no feathers.
She communicates with us with different pitched chirps, and when we call her name ("Birdie, Birdie"), she chirps in response.
When we let out of her condo-cage to free-fly, she perches on our shoulders, pecks at us and is interested in sampling what we're eating (fruit and biscotti are her faves!)
When she's free flying in the house, she stays in the area we are in, and knows her cage is her home-base.
Some of the funniest places she hangs out are on the bookshelves with our family pictures. She spends hours perched on our pictures and pecking at the various human faces.
She NEVER flies near the windows or doors, and has never tried to escape outside.
We bring her outside on the front porch in her cage, and she loves being in the sun and fresh air, communicating with her "natural" sparrow family members.
Happy first birthday Birdie! You have brought so much joy into our lives, and your story of survival is nothing less than a miracle! In saving your life, you have enriched our lives in ways you will never know.
This picture says it all!
Happy Birthday little domesticated "wild" sparrow!
We love you so much!
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