Nugget Molted! Long Tail is back!

[Shirley]

Here he is in all his glory!

http://shirleymorgan.com/misc/Finches/Nugget5-11-05-139.jpg

[vmtwriter]

now that is a long tail, have you measured it?

[Shirley]

Good Question! I save all the ones he molts! They are 11-1/2". :)

He has two long ones and 2 or 3 shorter ones that grow in perpendicular -- sideways... flat... :doh: :shrug:

And under all those, he has his normal tail that you can't see...

[Jean]

Shirley, he is absolutely gorgeous!! how long have you had him?

[Shirley]

Two years this summer? Three? I think two... :heart:

[Jean]

He must be a wonder to watch him prance with that gorgeous tail. I would imagine he feels very proud of it.

[harleybaby]

Oh wow!!!!!!!!!!!!! Breathtaking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've never seen anything like that, how did you come across the lucky little guy?:heart:

[Shirley]

I got him from a finch breeder I now in Chicago who comes to our Indpls shows 4x yr. he almost always has 1-3 of them. They are all imports... they don't breed, they lay eggs in other birds' nests. No clue his age. He's a very hardy happy finch, though, with a beautiful song!

[LK_doggie]

what kind is he!?:bestpost: :rotflmao:

[Dynaglide625]

Shirley
Was looking at old posts trying to catch up, and I came across your pic of Nugget. Are all those feathers his, or is there a Black Palm Cockatoo in the background? How big is this finch? All the finches I have ever seen are about 8" long head to tail. Is this a "tail-piece" (you know, like a hair-piece) HeHe Anne

[cathymn]

:omy: what kind of bird is this? is it a wyda? whyda? whatta? ha ha.
what a fabulous critter. does he need to be in his very own cage?
if so, how wide and tall do you have?

[Junkzoo]

:agree: Yup , that is one cool looking bird,,,,i always make a point to catch a eyefull of him on those times i have been down to Shirley and Steve's.
That tail is really something see, in person, or even here

[Shirley]

:omy: what kind of bird is this? is it a wyda? whyda? whatta? ha ha.
what a fabulous critter. does he need to be in his very own cage?
if so, how wide and tall do you have?

He's an African Paradise Whydah, and I have two males, and they are excellent community finches, in with other birds. They do need a lot of space - or they will be very unhappy and hop up and down chronically. So their cage is a flight cage and tall more than wide. We've had one for about 3 yrs and the other for a year.

[parrotgirl]

Nugget is absolutely stunning. :agree: I love that tail.