#society finches

[gelastocoridae]

SO UNFORTUNATE that in the process of teaching my birds a "shush" command there are periods of pure blissful quiet that it are too late for me to even enjoy ;;

[drazillion]

"Chopsticks in a bowl of rice is kind of... is like a hello and goodbye" - @julialepetit

[thesorrowoflizards]

@userblorbo’s BLORBOS OF 2022

[newscarsting]

do yuo guys think harl would be one of these birds

[studio-beebs]

you can get it on my kofi or etsy

[spookiedmango]

Finches ✨

[crispsandkerosene]

Hi, I'm making everyone look at my finch Choco because she is adorable

[ex-textura]

I played all day and into the night and almost made it to the endgame on Ciaran's playthrough. I'm so close to that epilogue I can taste it.

[softchaoticmuse]

Guys just realised, I DO have a type and it’s fictional men with daddy issues

[gelastocoridae]

*SIGHHHH* I should have known better than to give my finches a nest to play with, unsupervised.

So

I put my finch Parsley in my smaller cage because he was still recovering from his cat attack, needed to regain stamina n strength before going back to aviary.

And because he needed company I put his ornery brother Foxglove in there with him to return the favor from when he had sprained his leg and needed a recovery space.

And I added their auntie (adoptive) Lupine because she was getting her tail feathers plucked bloody and naked so her bullies (I still cannot figure out WHO because Parsley and a random three of his sisters also have plucked butts) had just started plucking her chest as well.

And because an odd bird out would just continue to be bullied, I added one tail-less sister, Snapdragon, because she's the smartest and least likely to get stressed by me constantly checking on Parsley and Lupine's injuries.

And I gave them a nest and hay to have a constructive activity without too much crowding, so they wouldn't get bored and their tails could grow back.

And this was fine. The kids know they're too closely related to breed and Lupine always rejected their dad and wasn't interested in the boys whatsoever. Their tails have grown back, Parsley is fully recovered, and they were so happily snuggling up in their nest at bedtime. I was planning to return them to aviary this week, maybe swap out some tail-less kids to pinpoint the bully.

IT WAS FINE.

EXCEPT SOMEONE DECIDED THEY MIGHT LAY EGGS ANYWAYS AND NOT TELL ME ABOUT IT

HOW DO I FIND OUT??

I come home after a weekend away and a full day of work, and SNAPDRAGON, my brilliant child, randomly SHRIEKS AND CHASES THE OTHERS AWAY FROM THE NEST LIKE A BAT OUTTA HELL. I grab her to see what's wrong - is she hurt or does she need time out?? NO!!

THERE ARE FIVE EGGS IN THE NEST SHE IS GUARDING. FIVE. THEY ONLY LAY ONE PER DAY. THEY HAVE ALL BEEN HIDING EGGS FROM ME FOR AT LEAST FIVE DAYS.

Ok, ok, I say. This is fine. Maybe Snap (and/or Lupine) decided the nest was too good to waste and she really wanted to Brood™ so she laid some eggs on her own. There's no way they're fertilized. They can sit on them until they're bored so they don't lay more. It'll be fine.

EXCEPT IT WONT.

SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY I DECIDE TO CANDLE THE EGGS TO BE SURE THEYRE EMPTY, AND WHAT DO I FIND OUT???

THEY ARE NOT EMPTY!! One has died early but THREE ARE STILL DEVELOPING! AND THAT'S NOT ALL FOLKS!!

NOT ONLY ARE THEY FERTILE, THEY ARE PACKED FULL!! THE FIRST COULD LITERALLY HATCH AT ANY TIME NOW!!!

I LOOK AT MY BIRDS, CAREFULLY CHOSEN. SOMEONE GOT NASTY AND ALL OF THEM HID THE EVIDENCE FOR AT LEAST 13 DAYS. IT ISN'T SNAP BECAUSE HER BROTHERS DISGUST HER. IT ISN'T PARSLEY BECAUSE HE ONLY SINGS TO GET MY ATTENTION.

SO

THE BOY WHO NEVER SHUTS UP, THE ONE WITH THE VOICE CRACK, FOXGLOVE, SHOOK HIS ASS AT LUPINE AND SHE SAID YES??? TO THE ONE BOY WHO LOOKS LIKE HIS DAD FROM WHOM SHE RUNS??? FOR FIVE EGGS?????

AND SNAP IS GETTING POSSESSIVE OVER THEM??????? WHAT DOES SHE KNOW THAT I DONT?!

Lord help me, 4 birds was fine to begin with and then they had 7 babies, and then 11 birds was enough... I can't just toss these eggs, now. What am I gonna do with 14 birds ;;

[wildstorkmel]

we live in a society.

Fnich

[sparklehounds]

some old oil pastel sketches of my creatures

[linharrdt]

My bird died a few hours ago he lived to be ten which is really old for a little finch I’m gonna miss him so much you could really see his age in these photos

[lesbiten]

if tumblr permits, i would like to introduce the newest member of the family, birch!

juniper needed a friend and i was going to wait until this summer to get him one but i wasnt happy with how he was acting (bored, lazy, frantic at times) and figured if my parents were fine with it i should go ahead and do it now. birch has been with us for a little over a month now and they get along great. they're rarely more than a foot away from each other and love exploring and stealing my things to make nests together. theyve already reportedly stolen two worm on a strings to add to their nest. love wins

[some-bored-dude-with-a-computer]

I just had the best experience of my life

So context, I have six finches, two zebbies, four societies, all but two societies raised from the egg.

Ok so I woke up today to something pulling my hair. A little concerning at first, but it was then that I felt bird feet hop across my face. It was three of my birds, and they were moving from the base of my hair to the bottom. They were either preening, or just playing with my hair, either way, it is the freaking best day.

[roguearcanis]

I've just realised that the Harmony Kids playlists have matching cover photos and

I am in Pain