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In summer 2020 the neighbour hand raised an abandoned starling fledgling who then decided the entire street was his best friend, and demanded we take him for a car ride every day. Vito. (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to c/aww@lemmy.ml
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[-] Krrygon@lemmy.blahaj.zone 33 points 7 months ago

Funny that we wish we could fly, and all he wanted to do was ride in a car. Truly the grass is greener on the other side

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 35 points 7 months ago

He adored the car and would sit on top of it and yell in the morning when it was time for my husband to drive me to work. You never realized that you could recognize a bird's individual voice but you absolutely can.

[-] Twitches@lemm.ee 13 points 7 months ago

Only the neighbor's hand, what about the rest of the body!? Ha!

I'm sorry people

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago

It's my hand darn you haha.

[-] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 11 points 7 months ago

My friend raised a raven chick a few summers ago.. I worked nearby and he'd come visit everyday. He stopped coming back home after about half a year.

I still miss Merlin :(

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Aren't they so personable?

[-] MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com 11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

that is magic thank you i needed something magical

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

It was magic! He's still around, not as tame but still yells in the neighbour's window a few times each spring.

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

~~"neighbor hand"? That's definitely a typo...~~

Nope, I'm the one who skimmed too quickly...

[-] anguo@lemmy.ca 12 points 7 months ago

Hand-raised.

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 6 points 7 months ago

You're obviously right, but there should be a hyphen there.

[-] Bonehead@kbin.social 7 points 7 months ago

"the neighbour hand raised..."

[-] Belzebubulubu@mujico.org -1 points 7 months ago

Neighbor hand-raised, not a typo

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 1 points 7 months ago

Got it now, thanks.

[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago

Aren't Starlings assholes? Or am I thinking of a different bird?

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

They are parasitic in North America, having been imported here in a rather interesting circumstance, but they're very sociable.

[-] NegativeLookBehind@kbin.social 3 points 7 months ago

Is this South Africa?

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

No! Canada.

[-] onion@feddit.de 3 points 7 months ago

Is that in Idaho?

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Yes. Idaho, Canada.

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