Nest building a la Muffin

Today I was in the bird room when Muffin flew to my shoulder. He was trembling so I knew he wanted something. When I noticed there was no nest materials on the desk, I went and got some from the box of tobacco stalks. I broke them up into thirds as they are quite long. Muffin went right for them and began bringing them to Ladybird on their nest. I left the room. Ten minutes later I heard a noise. When I went to look, Muffin was in the box of tobacco stalks, rummaging around for more twigs. He grabbed a 10 inch long twig. He had a little trouble getting it through the nest box door but he managed. When I looked in his nest box there was Lady sitting amid a pile of long twigs looking quite content.

Oh Jenn, your pidjies are quite a character I am still smiling thinking about McGee.
Muffin is a 'dutiful' husband

Gotta love Muffin's independence to go scouting on his own for twigs, AND find them!
Then his determination to get them back to his sweetie.
I can just hear him saying, "Thanks for going to all that trouble to break the twigs, Mom, but I'll go pick out my own, thank you." "I know just the ones my Ladybird likes."

Too cute!!

Oh Jen,

I never fail to smile when you post stories about your pigeon's antics, that is so funny.

I had a similar situation the other day with the Watercress I give my birds.
I've always chopped it into managable pieces as they sometimes have a problem getting the whole leaf in their mouths.
Bandy, since having the babies has turned into a maniac when she sees the packet and she started to tear at the bag and proceeded to take a whole bunch of cress out and pulled it to bits herself, eating the storks in one go. Why do I bother.

love the pictures.

Janet

These pijs characters make my day