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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)
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[-] Krrygon 34 points 2 years 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 36 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

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

I'm sorry people

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

It's my hand darn you haha.

[-] MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

that is magic thank you i needed something magical

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

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

[-] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

Aren't they so personable?

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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

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

[-] anguo@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 years ago

Hand-raised.

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 7 points 2 years ago

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

[-] Bonehead@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago

"the neighbour hand raised..."

[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

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

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

Is this South Africa?

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

No! Canada.

[-] onion@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

Is that in Idaho?

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Yes. Idaho, Canada.

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