April 8, 2006

Finches and Canaries

Filed under: Birds as Pets, Birding Stories, Beginners — Birder @ 6:21 pm

Have you ever thought about having birds as pets? I once worked in a place where there was a large cage of small birds. I was told they were finches. I loved listening to them. Well they had some babies, and one day I arrived at work and was gifted with these birds.

So I went out and purchased a large cage. I learned lots about finches during that time, but was missing a vital piece of information. These little birds like to stay busy! That means they reproduce…it seemed as quick as rabbits! Every week there seemed to be new eggs present in the nests I provided.

It was quite a lesson!
And I still loved hearing them wake in the morning…
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