The red-cheeked cordon-bleu is a small passerine bird. This estrildid finch is a resident breeding bird in drier regions of tropical Sub-Saharan Africa. Like other members of its genus, the red-cheeked cordon-bleu is a very
small finch, measuring only 12.5–13 cm in length.It is frequently seen at open dry grassland and savanna habitats as well as around human habitation. The red-cheeked cordon-bleu is a granivore, feeding principally on grass seeds, but also on millet and other small seeds. It is also known to feed sporadically on beeswax.The nest is a large domed grass structure with a side entrance in a tree, bush or thatch into which 4–5 white eggs are laid.
He goes from generally normal pigeon to jiggling, beakless, prancing monster that wishes to murder hands but can’t actually bite because he doesn’t want to deflate his massive neck so he just bomps me and it’s wonderful.
I’m hatching some ducklings for a friend, and this dude decided to enter the world over a day before his siblings. I call him Speedy Gonzales. I’ve been carrying him around all day so he won’t be lonely.
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