sandeyeAW!
November 24th 2008 16:16
There is a pretty little pigeon who sat on my windowsill a couple of times last week of the Speckley clan. I thought he was dozing when I first walked past, as his eye was firmly shut, his chest fully puffed up, and he was settled down as some of them go when I play music that they like…
It was not until later on when I spoke to him, and it kept its eye firmly shut, that I was concerned. Usually when approached, a pigeon will stare at me, if not stand up. This one just sat there, nodding along to nothing and with his eye firmly shut.
Later on, I watched as I fed the birds. I was right in my assumption that the poor thing has a crook eye. It kept missing the seeds and couldn’t eat properly. It can open its eye - it did 2-3 times, but it prefers to keep it shut, so I assume it has been injured. I shall have to keep an eye out and see if it can eat cheese or something larger until it can see to eat small tiny seeds again. There is currently some home made bread and pastry on the lawn, so it can peck at that for now…
UPDATE 1: Saturday, I noticed Sore-eye perched upon the carport roof rim most of the day - enjoying the chance to grab a rest and not have to use his bad eye. Luckily, he was able to eat some of the seeds I threw down today, so either his eye must be getting better or he has learned how to use just one eye. I took the above two photos later on in the day, when he changed to my windowsill again.
UPDATE 2: Yesterday, Sore-eye's eye was open properly again - I am now wondering if he is just a young fellow whose eye had not opened properly when he left the nest - maybe something happened to the parents and he had to muster in with the flock a bit early, so his original attempt to eat seed might have been faulty due to never having done it before.
It was not until later on when I spoke to him, and it kept its eye firmly shut, that I was concerned. Usually when approached, a pigeon will stare at me, if not stand up. This one just sat there, nodding along to nothing and with his eye firmly shut.
UPDATE 1: Saturday, I noticed Sore-eye perched upon the carport roof rim most of the day - enjoying the chance to grab a rest and not have to use his bad eye. Luckily, he was able to eat some of the seeds I threw down today, so either his eye must be getting better or he has learned how to use just one eye. I took the above two photos later on in the day, when he changed to my windowsill again.
UPDATE 2: Yesterday, Sore-eye's eye was open properly again - I am now wondering if he is just a young fellow whose eye had not opened properly when he left the nest - maybe something happened to the parents and he had to muster in with the flock a bit early, so his original attempt to eat seed might have been faulty due to never having done it before.
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