Pintail Whydah fledglings!

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Matt
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Went out to do the usual routine this morning and saw a couple of young st helenas had fledged. Wandered into the shelter section of the aviary and then saw two more fledglings that obviously weren't st helenas. I first thought they were young black headed nuns but were lighter in colour than usual but then I heard them make a noise which I haven't heard any of my other birds make. I instantly knew I was looking at a young pair of pintails! To say this is a highlight in my years breeding finches is a massive understatement!

I'm pretty sure they have both fledged from the same nest which is odd because pintails supposedly only lay one egg in the host nest and I only have one hen. I had been keeping an eye on this nest for the last couple of weeks as it was near the shelter entrance and had a nestling chucked out on three occasions that I put back into the nest but it ended up dying. I wonder if the pintails ejected the young saint or if the nest was just too overcrowded. It looks like there are 3 saints fledged too so it would've been pretty tight for room in the nest.

I have pics on my phone but have no idea how to get them from my phone. I can text or email if someone wants to put them up for me.

Hope everyone has a great Australia Day. I will be celebrating mine with a six pick of Pintail Pale Ales!
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iaos
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Congratulations Matt. Petsistance has paid off.

Did you end up setting up a second aviary?

Cheers Ian
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Matt
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Hi Ian,

My other aviaries aren't really big enough to set up another colony but I will certainly be making some modifications in the near future to accommodate some more!
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SamDavis
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Great news, well done!!!! :thumbup:
I must admit I'm a tad jealous - looking forward to seeing some photos.
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elferoz777
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What a great effort.
Hope these are the first of many.
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Bgould
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Well Done Matt

I also have had multiple pintails fledge from the same clutch :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Congrats Matt Well Done :thumbup: :clap:
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E Orix
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Well done Matt.
I still get that buzz when I see the young Pintails fledge.
Multiple young Pintails from the same nest are not as common as they were in the past
best I had were 3 young P/Tails and 1 young Saint. these days virtually all singles.
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elferoz777
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Young Pintail pics obo Matt

Sorry they dont compress to under 120kb that great
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Congratulations Matt, a very nice Australia Day present for you!
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