Baby Timneh

[Lyric]

Hello everyone. It's great to have a nursery room and I thought I'd contribute by sharing a few pictures of Lyric when he was a baby. Here he is the first day I took him from the nestbox for handfeeding. This is 20 days old. I put the other eggs from the nest that didn't hatch next to him for this picture for a bit of reference. You can see how much he had grown in just 20 days.

[Lyric]

Here he is a little later, I'd have to go back to my notes to tell you how old he is in this photo. It's interesting to note and those of you that haven't bred them might not know this, but timnehs have dark black beaks just like a Congo when they start out. It's funny to watch the beak change colors as they mature. This is just after a feeding so he's a bit messy! <br><br>Post edited by: Lyric, at: 2008/04/14 18:07

[Lyric]

And here he is a few weeks later, getting feathers.

[Lyric]

Here is Lyric right before he fledged. If you look closely you can see his beak is just starting to lighten up. What a little angel!

[Lyric]

All grown up!

[judygram]

Thanks Lyric for sharing these pictures with us, it sure is interesting to see how quickly they develop and they are so adorable as babies.

[lovemyGreys]

Lyric thank you for a great contribution to our new nursery room. I just love baby pictures

[Raposa]

GREAT pictures of a gorgeous little bird!