Bully.....

[J Darcy 5,871]

Banana.

[fireman 11,000]

To have a hand steady Bully is this years ambition of mine JD and that is one grand pic ,i have tried banana's with mine but they didn't go for them but they do love a half an apple put in for them.

[mule1943 291]

good pic will try banana with mine

[j j m 6,561]

nice pic bud

[Hareydave 1,214]

brilliant photo use to have a cock bird would went on your hand in the cage but id never tried taking him out

[gnasher16 30,483]

Not to be critical but why would you get a wild bird tame enough to sit on your hand like that.....surely if its interaction with a bird you want a Budgie or Parrot would be more suitable ?............I know its a captive bred bird but still dont you want to retain its ......well...wildness i spose.......

 

Like i say,dont want to piss anyone off just trying to get an understanding me being new to this bird lark

Edited April 24, 2014 by gnasher16

[South hams hunter 8,935]

Wow JD!

 

That's a cracking picture and a great accomplishment

[South hams hunter 8,935]

Not to be critical but why would you get a wild bird tame enough to sit on your hand like that.....surely if its interaction with a bird you want a Budgie or Parrot would be more suitable ?............I know its a captive bred bird but still dont you want to retain its ......well...wildness i spose.......

 

Like i say,dont want to piss anyone off just trying to get an understanding me being new to this bird lark

What you have to remember gnasher is that a budgie and a parrot are wild birds in another country So to have a native passerine do that is an accomplishment.

[South hams hunter 8,935]

To have a hand steady Bully is this years ambition of mine JD and that is one grand pic ,i have tried banana's with mine but they didn't go for them but they do love a half an apple put in for them.

pics like this make you miss the likes of Craigy don't they

[TUFFTY 1,476]

Not to be critical but why would you get a wild bird tame enough to sit on your hand like that.....surely if its interaction with a bird you want a Budgie or Parrot would be more suitable ?............I know its a captive bred bird but still dont you want to retain its ......well...wildness i spose.......

 

Like i say,dont want to piss anyone off just trying to get an understanding me being new to this bird lark

Gnasher, it would be an avairy bred bird.

[gnasher16 30,483]

 

Not to be critical but why would you get a wild bird tame enough to sit on your hand like that.....surely if its interaction with a bird you want a Budgie or Parrot would be more suitable ?............I know its a captive bred bird but still dont you want to retain its ......well...wildness i spose.......

 

Like i say,dont want to piss anyone off just trying to get an understanding me being new to this bird lark

Gnasher, it would be an avairy bred bird.

 

 

I know that....but aint it the equivalent of trying to get a working patterdale to do juggling tricks ?.....

[TUFFTY 1,476]

 

 

Not to be critical but why would you get a wild bird tame enough to sit on your hand like that.....surely if its interaction with a bird you want a Budgie or Parrot would be more suitable ?............I know its a captive bred bird but still dont you want to retain its ......well...wildness i spose.......

 

Like i say,dont want to piss anyone off just trying to get an understanding me being new to this bird lark

 

Gnasher, it would be an avairy bred bird.

I know that....but aint it the equivalent of trying to get a working patterdale to do juggling tricks ?.....

Lol lol no Gnasher.

To get them come to you it proves that there steady and usually turn out to be top breeding birds for you.

Edited April 24, 2014 by TUFFTY

[gnasher16 30,483]

 

 

 

Not to be critical but why would you get a wild bird tame enough to sit on your hand like that.....surely if its interaction with a bird you want a Budgie or Parrot would be more suitable ?............I know its a captive bred bird but still dont you want to retain its ......well...wildness i spose.......

 

Like i say,dont want to piss anyone off just trying to get an understanding me being new to this bird lark

Gnasher, it would be an avairy bred bird.

I know that....but aint it the equivalent of trying to get a working patterdale to do juggling tricks ?.....

Lol lol no Gnasher.

To get them come to you it proves that there steady and usually turn out to be top breeding birds for you.

 

 

agghh ok fair enough........ive got a little tribe of Goldfinches here they hate my f****n guts and wont come near me....spose im just jealous

[TUFFTY 1,476]

 

 

 

 

Not to be critical but why would you get a wild bird tame enough to sit on your hand like that.....surely if its interaction with a bird you want a Budgie or Parrot would be more suitable ?............I know its a captive bred bird but still dont you want to retain its ......well...wildness i spose.......

 

Like i say,dont want to piss anyone off just trying to get an understanding me being new to this bird lark

 

Gnasher, it would be an avairy bred bird.

I know that....but aint it the equivalent of trying to get a working patterdale to do juggling tricks ?.....

Lol lol no Gnasher.

To get them come to you it proves that there steady and usually turn out to be top breeding birds for you.

agghh ok fair enough........ive got a little tribe of Goldfinches here they hate my f****n guts and wont come near me....spose im just jealous

Gnash spend more time with them.

They should relax a bit more

Instead being a bit skitty.

I used to spend hours and hours and hours just watching and moving a bit closer every now and then.

At present I have a wood pigeon visiting the garden and ive got him eating from my hand.

[J Darcy 5,871]

Not to be critical but why would you get a wild bird tame enough to sit on your hand like that.....surely if its interaction with a bird you want a Budgie or Parrot would be more suitable ?............I know its a captive bred bird but still dont you want to retain its ......well...wildness i spose.......

 

Like i say,dont want to piss anyone off just trying to get an understanding me being new to this bird lark

Absolutely.... you're right, birds should be wild, what's point in having them hand steady, in fact what's the point in keeping them in captivity when we should be observing them through a pair of binoculars?

 

I know you're new to birds, you'll change your opinion on how steady birds are when you try and breed some british. You'll soon come to the conclusion that, it's impossible for aviary birds to be steady enough.

 

But don't take my word for it....ask these chaps, their mommy would let me hand feed her on the nest..... and that, to me, is probably the pinnacle of my whole bird keeping years.....