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Strange Bird

It’s the strangest bird. He settles on the balcony off my kitchen around dusk. It doesn’t bother him that I am inside moving around, preparing dinner. It doesn’t bother him in the least that the Qatteri Cat is jumping at the window and miow-ing wildly. When I bribe the Qatteri Cat to leave the kitchen, and I shut the door and take some bread pieces out to the bird, he doesn’t fly away.

He’s still there when I go to bed. He is there at 4 in the morning, when I can’t stand not knowing if he is there or not. When I get up – after dawn – he is gone.

I am glad he felt safe enough to spend the night on the balcony. I am also glad he was able to fly away the next morning – I was afraid he wasn’t well. Maybe stunned from flying into a window or something. Maybe (gasp) bird flu. It was a relief to know he flew away on his own power, and that he he was just spending the night on my balcony.

July 19, 2008 - Posted by | ExPat Life, Family Issues, Health Issues, Kuwait, Living Conditions

7 Comments »

  1. This bird doesn’t look healthly, either it has Avian Flu or it has a spell cast on it .

    daggero's avatar Comment by daggero | July 19, 2008 | Reply

  2. He looks like he just had a big lunch followed with leban

    MiYaFuSHi's avatar Comment by MiYaFuSHi | July 19, 2008 | Reply

  3. LOL, Daggero, I think it was dusk and he just made a strange choice as to where to spend the night. He hadn’t been back.

    Heeheeeheeeheee, MyYaFuSHu – He is BIG. Looks like he hasn’t missed too many meals!

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | July 19, 2008 | Reply

  4. I hate pigeons! I would be scared if he wasnt scared…
    maybe its the same bird from 248am?
    http://www.248am.com/mark/animals/gross-pigeon/

    Ansam's avatar Comment by Ansam | July 19, 2008 | Reply

  5. Ansam! Holy Smokes! That bird looks like he was hit by BB shot, or maybe he ran into something. The bird at my place wasn’t visibly injured, although he may have run into a window and been a little stunned. I think he was just passing the night, but it was a strange choice of perch.

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | July 20, 2008 | Reply

  6. Trust me…if the bird was staying for more than a day you would know….messy creatures these…

    mentabolism's avatar Comment by mentabolism | July 22, 2008 | Reply

  7. He he he – he hasn’t been back, Mentabolism, thanks be to God.

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | July 22, 2008 | Reply


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