Strawberry male moving tail and wings constantly?

metinemre · Post by **metinemre** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 6:39 pm

Sally

During the day when he is eating chirping perching, his tail and wings move constantly. Is this normal for strawberry males or something wrong?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fjowji3I1o

Ginene · Post by **Ginene** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 7:17 pm

I'm unable to view the video for some reason...probably my phone. Hopefully Sally can help you. She has experience with strawberry finches

Post by **delray** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 7:25 pm

Ginene same here. It says u need to sign into YouTube.

Post by **delray** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 7:47 pm

Now I was able to see it.

Ginene · Post by **Ginene** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 8:06 pm

I saw it on FB...definitely need Sally's expert advice on this one! I have zero experience with strawberries and this may be a male courting behavior, for all I know! Who knows??? Kind of looks like wing/tail flitting to me, with a touch of minor tail bobbing.

Post by **Sally** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 10:14 pm

That is more movement than I am used to seeing, but I don't know why he is doing it. The flying back and forth is very typical of waxbills, they are so flighty, and any time I point a camera at mine, they get even more nervous. I really can't help with this. Is he eating and drinking normally?

wildbird · Post by **wildbird** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 10:32 pm

If he was wild caught, he may be upset about being caged.

metinemre · Post by **metinemre** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 11:22 pm

Sally wrote: That is more movement than I am used to seeing, but I don't know why he is doing it. The flying back and forth is very typical of waxbills, they are so flighty, and any time I point a camera at mine, they get even more nervous. I really can't help with this. Is he eating and drinking normally?

Yes he is eating and drinking with no problem. Not puffed not sleeping during the day or anything. No sick bird signs.
He is wild caught and had been in a large aviary almost 6 months with others of his kind. I am assuming the temporary cage they are in is too small and didn`t feel safe so i decorated with more plants and put some leafs inside the cage. He is chirping singing flirting and very friendly towards the female and the lavenders.
Fingers crossed waiting for the large cages. They should be shipped next week and i will probably have them at the end of this week. so 2 more weeks in the small cages.

Post by **Sally** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 12:48 am

That could very well be all it is, just not comfortable in a smaller cage. Hopefully, this will ease up with a larger cage. It has to be a big shock to these wild caught to adjust to cages.

isobea · Post by **isobea** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 11:10 pm

Metinemre - I was thinking the same thing when I watched the video. Occasionally I see some of my birds (especially the canary and the gouldians) show a similar behavior (mostly flicking their wings) and then fly back and forth the full length of my aviary (16 feet) at a pretty high speed. I always figured they just need to burn excess energy. This cage is probably just too small for a wild caught bird. With hope he will settle down in a big cage. Good luck with him, strawberries are wonderful birds.
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