12 FEB 2012
We let Ronnie out of his cage again as soon as we put the food out for the other doves. He now flies high up to the trees. We will be going out for the morning and my last glimpse of him sitting on my neighbor’s garage roof. This is the first time that he ventured out of our yard. There is always the danger that he will get lost without and adult guide. One realizes how important and involved the training that parent doves have to give to their chicks.
From their nests they survey the neighborhood and establishing the landmarks. The parent then has to teach them how and when to get to the food sources. In the suburbs it is getting from one bird feeder to the next.
A caged reared lone bird like Ronnie has to discover all this for himself and become easy prey to cats, crows, snail bait and cruel humans.
Ronnie is backing his cage for the night but I would not have minded if he remained in the trees. He can fly high enough now.
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