Tinamou are more known for calls that really carry 😆

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I think Rouen with a little of another breed!

Ooh, they're pretty! Never met one before.

You think so? I would've thought he was too big to be anything but a full domestic.

They did some really great stuff!

They're big guys! It's surprising how small mallards look after you spend some time with them.

Correct! We had some on the farm when I was a kid. I think this guy has a little of some other breed in him, too.

What fancy butt streamers he has!

Their *musical* decisions tend to be pretty good, though.

That's usually at Margot's (my parents') house, though, so it'll be interesting to see how their dynamic is different here.

It's generally a good idea to let them get used to each other in their cages before they share space. These two have known each other for over a year, and have been out together a lot by this point.

Oh, and they really respond to each other's energy - if one alerts to something, the other reflects it, and often they'll both fly when they'd just stand up very tall and alert if they were alone.

He's a dapper boy 😁

But they'll also preen each others' wings or tails when they're in reach, so that's something.