mellaw6565
Actually Mike, we thought about that too! While we watched him for hours in the trees this weekend, it was funny to see how he reacted to different birds. He seemed to like the starlings and they didn’t seem to mind him, but you could tell they were kind of checking him out, especially since he was making so much noise in the trees. However, when the crows flew by he was deathly quiet (for good reason). We thought that eventually if he got the hang of surviving in the wild he would be an honorary starling.
Yesterday, when we thought he was “gone”, we talked about how his last hours were spent as a wild bird – taking in the scenery and soaring with the wind underneath. Looking at him today, I think some of that he enjoyed, and now we wonder if he will be “sad” when he sees other birds flying outside and it’s not him. Very anthropomorphic of us, but knowing how intelligent they are sometimes, you have to wonder.
However, in the end run I think the prospect of getting “Baked Cheetos” on a regular basis will keep him wanting to come back home:) Maybe he’ll tease the starlings with it through the window:)