Luna, Apollo and their babies *pic heavy*

I always enjoying seeing your photos, and I loved the 'bonus' video.
They are getting sooo big. And look great.

I'm so sorry there hasn't been any sighting of Luna.

so much for the update and photos and video.

I hope Luna turns up soon! The babies are looking well!

first peek through the letterbox this morning revealed Sora marching out into the middle of the balcony!

Apollo turned up to do breakfast, still no sign of Luna

here's the cheeky boy-chick:


and a vid from the morning

clean-up time this evening was lots of fun
getting lively now(vid)
it's not them cooing...it's the roof pijies...maybe dad

Tsai Yun:


more pics:
wed morning 2 wed morning 4

wed evening 5 wed evening 6 wed evening 7 wed evening 8

interesting how Sora will make eye contact with me but Tsai Yun tends not to

They are so cute I just want to kiss them.

Oh, they're SO cute! Those expressive faces are just precious!
Their feathers are now changing daily, and it's great to see the colours and patterns becoming defined. It's amazing how quickly they grow!
Dad is doing a great job! I hope Luna comes back.

Just too cute!!

I'm so sorry you haven't spotted Luna.

light was not good on thursday and friday, i did take pics but they were not clear

yesterday was clean up time again so much better opportunity

the squeakers have such different personalities, Sora interacts with me - wouldn't go as far to say that he likes me but he waggles his wings & explores my hand with his beak
Tsai Yun is a madam just like her mum - she goes through the whole repertoire of defensive & attacking behaviour....stands tall, inflates her crop, makes huffy noises, draws her head right back before pecking me and the other day she wing-slapped me ...none of this hurts me, but i hope it might make any future enemies back off

i haven't seen Luna, that's a week now...but Apollo is working hard

having spied Sora right in the middle of the balcony i modified their corner to prevent a confrontation between pij & postman, plan is to allow them to walk along but not across

it was fascinating watching Apollo work it out the next morning...he walked along the board i had put there a few times, considering it carefully; then he jumped up onto it looking into the nest, flew to the balcony rail to look down from a different angle;
then back to the balcony floor to pace up & down a bit more before jumping onto the board and diving into the gap to the nest

all the time dad & kids where talking to each other
seems he is very dedicated, and to my untrained eye the babies are looking good...yesterday's pics:

looking very grown-up now


sister & brother


"we can turn our heads right round"


Sora wiggling his wings at me

eye contact


lovely markings


saturday's video
after a bit of flapping and hopping out of the tray they will sit quite patiently for me to clean

I am so sorry that you haven't seen Luna. If Apollo is raising them on his own, he is doing a wonderful job...with your help!

They are beautiful babies.

Thanks for the updated photos and video. They're great.
Sora and Tsai Yun are absolutely adorable.

It just breaks my heart that Luna hasn't returned.

well i'm totally hooked on pijies now

yesterday i found the binoculars and have been taking a sneaky look at the roof-flock opposite
whilst doing this i noticed that somebody has put mesh

the guttering was being cleaned the other day- that grass has gone...guess they did it at the same time;
there is a few feet of board near the front not covered though and i have seen pijies disappear just there

today i worked from home so i popped out to clean the nest area at lunch time
camera came too of course & i was pleased with the photo shoot
Sora is such a poser - i have loads of pics from today
Tsai Yun was not quite as obliging but i'm pleased to say that she is still delivering a healthy wing-slap

you've got that camera again


more:
Sora - nearly adult plumage
Sora - after a wing stretch & flap

i'm still not sure about this


more:
Tsai Yun 1
Tsai Yun 2
Tsai Yun 3

a word in your ear


nice clean nest


more:
Sora & Tsai Yun 1
Sora & Tsai Yun 2
Sora & Tsai Yun 3

I'm glad to hear you're totally hooked on Pigeons. They need another advocate.

Love your picutres. Keep them coming,

Today's pictures are priceless!! Please!! Don't lose sight of your camera.

THIS one especially, I have totally fallen in love with. It looks like it came straight from a studio.
In fact, you should consider entering it in this exhibit. entry-call-for-photo-exhibit




"well i'm totally hooked on pijies now"

saw my over-the-road neighbour talking to a man with a l..o..n..g ladder on his truck, they both looked up at the pigeon roof

meanwhile, back on my balcony, i think Apollo is calling the youngsters to venture out from the nest
he doesn't fly straight off after feeding time but hops from one level to another cooing emphatically
the "babies" are looking very grown-up and exercising their wings a lot

so i'm going to post all the pics today...as these could be near the end of them

synchronised staring:



...her with the camera again - can't you do something?


er ...i could try showing her my bum?


she's not taken the hint - just pose so we look good



and a vid of them showing off their wings

Sweet babies...I hope no evil befalls them.
Now just because they fly away doesn't mean you should fly away from us...OK? You are highly valued here.

I love the new photos and the captions are wonderful.
The 'testing' of the wings is too precious.
I suspect they will stick around. So you must keep your camera handy.

Matilda wrote:

Now just because they fly away doesn't mean you should fly away from us...OK? You are highly valued here

thanks
must admit, i did think yesterday "oh no...not only might i lose my pijies, i'll miss posting on here"

Fancyfeathers wrote:

I suspect they will stick around. So you must keep your camera handy

i really hope so, and i try to keep my camera at the ready...one of the reasons i bought a compact digital

well today has been eventful, so i'm putting the big story on another thread...hope that's ok? here

but for this one - here are today's portraits:

Tsai Yun




Sora





Tsai Yun still fluffs up when i go near her & will bite me...doesn't hurt, and it's easy enough to pick her up at cleaning time
Sora doesn't mind me, i think he tries to preen my hand

rattyfied wrote:

well today has been eventful, so i'm putting the big story on another thread...* hope that's ok? here

** but for this one - here are today's portraits:

You bet. That just fine.

And they are wonderful.

only managed to take Tsai Yun's portrait today, but it does show she has just a few less fuzzy bits



and then she did a wonderful flapping dance


the news of the day is on the other thread

pijies woke me up this morning, i could hear them flapping

Apollo was here before it was properly light, but the squeakers didn't leave with him
they were pottering around on the balcony when i got up

i took them some water; as this was the first time i'd done it i took a jug to fill the bowl with - having read that pouring the water can encourage them but they didn't need persuading!
Sora wandered over straight away and put his beak in...then he ran squeaking happily to his sis...they rubbed beaks and he turned right back, Tsai Yun following

she drank straight away too, then walked into the bowl even though it was barely big enough for a footbath,
i went off to fetch an oven dish


funnily enough today Tsai Yun wasn't anywhere near as stroppy as she has been - i guess her little bit of freedom has given her some confidence

both squeakers were still here when i returned home from work and they seemed pretty relaxed, but i think they met the postie this morning - i'm told the mail was dropped on the mat rather than put through the door

Why is it that every time I see pictures of baby pijs, be it dirty or clean, cute or ugly - well , they're all cute, I kinda cry remembering my pijs when they were babies. Mama pij reaction? Sorry for the drama......but yes seriously, that's how I feel.