Meet Walter!

[Sheather]

Our new American Singer male! Banded 2013. I got him through a very generous trade for my African silverbill pair direct from an official breeder in Chicago.



Hopefully he and Kari, our American singer hen, hit it off.

[Sam007]

Looking gorgeous! Congrats!

[lovezebs]

Sheather
He is beautiful! Kari, will go ga-ga over him. But, what about your other boy?

~Elana~

[Sheather]

Pretty sure that 'boy' is a lady.

I will never get myself to call Steve a 'she', but I can't really deny it any longer.

[KarenB]

Stevie

Walter is gorgeous!

[Atbird]

Beautiful canary.

[KarenB]

So how is Walter getting along with the rest of the flock?

[lovezebs]

Sheather

Definitely "Stevie".

So Walter might have two ladies to keep happy.

~Elana~

[Sheather]

So how is Walter getting along with the rest of the flock?

Walter is living in my bedroom for now; he was clearly nervous of the commotion in the bird room and kept taking fright (which spooked every other bird because his flight pattern is unfamiliar and apparently perceived as predatory). I figure its best he settle in in a quieter spot at least for now.

[Sheather]

His song is SO beautiful! It is very welcome to finally have a singing canary in the home.

[MiaCarter]

Aw, he looks like a Walter!
Gosh, is he lovely! You don't see singers with his coloring all too often. So pretty!

And what's this?!??
Steve is a GIRL?!?
That's just....that's just wrong!
Steve is totally a BOY! He can't be a girl!
I refuse to believe it. Maybe he's just a girly boy?
Did you check for a nub? (No molestation required; just a well-positioned blow of air.)

I have a hard time accepting genders at times. Sometimes they just look and act like a particular gender.
We have a male cat named Eliza. We thought she was a girl....until one day, I saw nuttage, about a month after we rescued her. I'd known her as a girl since she showed up as a tiny feral kitten, so it just stuck.
I couldn't change her name; it's so fitting. I can't really call her a boy either. It just feels wrong. She's no longer fully female to me, though... somewhere between male and female, much more toward the female end.

I hope Walter hits it off with Kari and Steve!
Hopefully they'll get along nicely!
I'm sorry to hear he was having a hard time adjusting to the flock.
It's a unique set-up for sure! I can see how it would be difficult for a bird that's only ever been in a cage. Having all this freedom, with all these birds and all their politics, including different species. That's a lot of adjustment!

And I'm sure his unfamiliar flight patterns aren't helping if he's spooking the others, as I bet it becomes a circular cycle -- Walter gets spooked, then spooks the other birds, which spook Walter even more, which spooks the others even more and before you know it, you've got a room of frantic birds who've scared the hell out of each other for no apparent reason!

[Sheather]

MiaCarter Steve doesn't have the slightest 'nub'. And he's developed a fondness for nest-building. :/

[delray]

Congrats.

Sup Walter!! ;)

[Rox]

Beautiful bird!!

[Jen]

Love his beautiful coloring! Enjoy!!!