Blanquira

We have a new addition to the Finca 57 family, aka Los Martinez Williams. A little over a week ago I was out checking on the chicks...oh yeah, we have new chickens. I'll have to come back to that. Anyway, I noticed Domingo hunting something, which he never does because he's fat and lazy (and the best cat ever), and saw a little white bird in the plum tree. This was obviously a domestic bird and I was guessing a parakeet, which explains why Domingo was hunting it, it's the only kind of bird that he has a chance of catching. I tried to grab it but it took off and landed in the neighbors' lemon tree.

I called Ron out to help and we both attempted to grab it but it kept flying from branch to branch. I tried one last time and missed but it left the tree and flew right into Ron's kitchen. That allowed us to close all the doors and limit the chase to one room, although that didn't make it much easier. We spent a good amount of time chasing that little bird down, much to the delight of Molly, the daughter. It was a bit Keystone cops but I think it eventually wore itself out and we got it into a box.

I posted a photo to the neighborhood Facebook group and while no owner presented him- or herself, a neighbor did offer a loaner cage for a few days while we figured things out. My first inclination was to get rid of it as quickly as possible but it actually grew on us pretty quickly and we decided to keep it. So then we needed gear. The cage was the biggest item to find and as luck would have it, a friend of a friend had an antique cage that she was willing to donate to the cause. The rest of the equipment was easy and the cage needed to be hung but it came out alright. So please meet Blanquira: