Doo Day Arrives

Bank Holiday Monday was the warmest of the year up here in Fife and we set off in the sunshine to Glenrothes to collect our new babies with a borrowed wicker basket and clutching another £80. Duncan, the breeder, had selected six to choose from and after a good look at all we chose four, a pure White Garden Dove, a cross Garden Fantail/Indian with feathered legs, a Garden Fantail with a pied black and white tail and a White Fantail with a tiny blob of Ginger on it.

When we got home they were carefully transferred into Fortress Moonzie and all sat on the perch looking bemused at their new home. They all had a drink as they arrived ( in the best tradition of Moonzie) and soon settled well. I spent most of the afternoon watching them while pretending to weed the garden. I think the blanket spread on the ground was a bit of a giveaway when Herb came to see how much I had done.

After watching them for a while new names seemed to evolve for the clan so after much discussion we now have Hindoo, she/he is the cross Fantail/Indian, we also have Lily Doo who is the smallest, most elegant and shy pure white fantail. Then we have Bully Doo who has the black and white tail and who is most definitely in charge and lastly we have Huffy Doo with the ginger marking, who sat for most of the day all hunched up, sleeping and looking vaguely like one of our boys when he used to famously sit hunched up in the stair well when not amused. I decided not to call them the names of the first batch after all.

Last night was misty and damp and when I ventured out at 10pm, three were still outside on the balcony of the doocote and one had sensibly gone inside for the night. This morning they all look perky and fit and well, Bully continues to nag at the others , pecking them on the head from time to time, while jostling them for a better position. Lily is still quiet and accomodating, moving away from Bully and Huffy seems somewhat cheerier today. Hindoo is just doing what doos do and eating and watching the world go by.

As it is yet another sunny day I am off to do some more weeding, somewhere with a good view of my new Doves. Herb is now groaning as I have just suggested we should get a new bench so that I can actually sit and doo watch.