GUESS WHAT I"M GETTING...

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Re: GUESS WHAT I"M GETTING...

Post by Colt » Tue Jan 27, 2015 6:18 pm

Here's the dark picture...I couldn't capture the male's purple back at all.

I did grab a cute one of the Bourkes. :)
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Amethyst Starling
BF and RT Parrot Finch
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
Lady Gouldian
Owl Finch
Shaft-tail Finch
Society Finch
Star Finch
Strawberry
Tri-colored Nun
Zebra Finch
Diamond Dove
Bourke & Scarlet-chested Parakeet


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Re: GUESS WHAT I"M GETTING...

Post by Ginene » Tue Jan 27, 2015 8:04 pm

Yay! I love the pics!!! Congrats and best of luck with your new additions :mrgreen:

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Re: GUESS WHAT I"M GETTING...

Post by Sam007 » Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:31 pm

Congratulations on Starlings! Your Bourkes are beautiful. The one with yellow wing feathers sitting on the top perch is gorgeous. :D
I love Gouldian Finches.

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Re: GUESS WHAT I"M GETTING...

Post by lovezebs » Thu Jan 29, 2015 2:46 am

Colt

LOL...I just love thrw way the two Javas are watching your Starling. Puts one in mind of two prison guards, who are not sure of what to expect from their charge.

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Re: GUESS WHAT I"M GETTING...

Post by Colt » Sat Jan 31, 2015 5:36 pm

Here are the two Strawberries! I owe a huge thank you to Sally and Helen Hoffman as well as the other breeders who produced these birds and were able to orchestrate us getting them.
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Amethyst Starling
BF and RT Parrot Finch
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
Lady Gouldian
Owl Finch
Shaft-tail Finch
Society Finch
Star Finch
Strawberry
Tri-colored Nun
Zebra Finch
Diamond Dove
Bourke & Scarlet-chested Parakeet


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Post by Sam007 » Sat Jan 31, 2015 7:14 pm

They are gorgeous. Congrats! :D
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Post by Sally » Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:40 pm

So happy you got them! That was fun yesterday, we'll have to do that more often. Wine and dinner with finch friends, it doesn't get much better than that! :wink:
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Post by Colt » Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:40 pm

Thanks Sam. They are little cuties. :)

And I know Sally. It really was great. I had such a good time. George even had a nice time and he's not that into birds...lol

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BF and RT Parrot Finch
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
Lady Gouldian
Owl Finch
Shaft-tail Finch
Society Finch
Star Finch
Strawberry
Tri-colored Nun
Zebra Finch
Diamond Dove
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Re: GUESS WHAT I"M GETTING...

Post by lovezebs » Sat Jan 31, 2015 9:47 pm

Colt
Congratulations Colt.

They are pretty little birds. It looks as if they're leaving a trail of poop, in case they have to find their way back to where ever. LOL.

I think you will enjoy them a lot.

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Post by Colt » Sat Jan 31, 2015 9:53 pm

lol lovezebs! I think their little butts were just the same distance away from the edge of that perch all the way home. And for tiny little birds they sure are loud...lol

Amethyst Starling
BF and RT Parrot Finch
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
Lady Gouldian
Owl Finch
Shaft-tail Finch
Society Finch
Star Finch
Strawberry
Tri-colored Nun
Zebra Finch
Diamond Dove
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Post by lovezebs » Sat Jan 31, 2015 10:01 pm

Colt

Wait till your boy starts singing. It never ceases to amaze me, that such a big voice, comes out of such a tiny little body.

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Post by Rox » Sun Feb 01, 2015 1:22 am

Colt, they all look fantastic! Hope the starlings settle down soon :D
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Post by Chris103 » Sun Feb 01, 2015 3:28 am

Congrats Colt, they look great! You're having a fantastic bird week...it's Christmas over there! Hope to be joining you guys in the Strawberry club soon! How nice that you guys can all get together....a little jealous! :wink: .... I can only wonder what people would think overhearing a table talk about birds for hours lol!
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Re: GUESS WHAT I"M GETTING...

Post by lovezebs » Sun Feb 01, 2015 8:28 am

Chris103

People, would think we are bird nuts, and they would be right! :-D :-D :-D

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Linnies~ Canaries ~ Zebras ~ Societies ~ Gouldians ~ Orange Cheeks ~ Shaft Tails ~ Strawberries ~ Red Cheek Cordon Bleu ~ Goldbreasts ~ Red Brows ~ Owls ~ Budgies ~ Diamond Firetails ~ Javas ~ Forbes Parrot Finches ~

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Post by Colt » Sun Feb 01, 2015 9:01 pm

Oh lovezebs you weren't kidding! He has the loudest song. They are in a cage just outside the kitchen door and this morning George was like "Oh my god that bird!" Haha Of course I was like "Which one?" and he was like "the loud one"...lol

@Chris103 it's amazing. We didn't even get any odd looks except maybe from the server at the amount of food that I ordered...lol I had fried dumplings, egg rolls, sesame chicken, and fried rice. And it was delicious.

Thanks Rox. They seem to be settling in. I see them watching me more than fleeing. Although they still move to the opposite side of the flight. I gave the flight Phoenix Worms (pinkies) the other night and I think they discovered I was the bearer of yummy things so they like to keep an eye on me.

Amethyst Starling
BF and RT Parrot Finch
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
Lady Gouldian
Owl Finch
Shaft-tail Finch
Society Finch
Star Finch
Strawberry
Tri-colored Nun
Zebra Finch
Diamond Dove
Bourke & Scarlet-chested Parakeet


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