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The life and adventures of Khufu Egyptian Swift Pigeon.

Khufu (Coo-Foo) Egyptian Swift Pigeon. . . . She is very much a hyper-active tomboy. Her father was Nile and her Mother was Cleopatra.. and her surrogate mother was Sue-Ez. All three of them raised Khufu together, with loving care.
. . When Khufu-the-egg hatched June 15, 2016, In the cool darkness, with flashlight, I first discovered her cold blue naked dead body laying on the floor. After hatching, she had fallen out of the nest and dropped 2 feet to the wire mesh floor. I picked her up, her blue lifeless limp body cold as ice, but then I noticed she was still Very slowly breathing so I cupped my hands around her and dashed to the house to get her warm. Slowly she seemed to recover but I didn't hold out much hope for her... if she did live she'd probably have serious lifelong development problems from being SO cold and near-dead for a few hours?
. . When sufficiently warm and recovered I returned her to the heated nest where all three parents were waiting to feed and take care of her. I made a bigger lip on the nest so she wouldn't fall again. From then on they took excellent care of her, all three feeding and nurturing her. They were excellent parents, tutoring her in all aspects of being a Pigeon. Slowly she grew up with no noticeable consequences. It was a real learning experience (for me)..
. . Not sure if she was male of female, I waited until she was over 6 months old before I decided HE was Male (no egg), So I named him after the Egyptian Pharos Khufu, owner of the Largest Pyramid in Egypt.
Then .. HE decided to lay an egg... but everybody in the neighborhood already knew him as Khufu.
. . Right from the beginning I knew Khufu was not going to be just another ordinary Pigeon. Full of surprises every day, very impetuous, curious, and mischievous.... unpredictable ...never followed the rules (a lovable brat). It's been quite an experience knowing her thru her Teen years. She has a very strong confident personality.
. . NOW she is a grown young woman (but still a lovable brat). She is overflowing with endless non-stop surplus energy, never stops moving for an instant. She still doesn't follow the rules, does everything to the extreme, including cuddling and loving, flying, eating, etc.. She's the boss. She'll usually do what you want but It's always on HER terms, done HER way, when SHE wants. Sometimes she's just a little feathered Imp.. She never asks me for what she wants, She Demands if from me (food, hugging, treats, etc).
. . But .. she tells me every day that she truly and deeply loves me (she Demands my love), and, I rather like her dynamic confident independent unpredictable personality.
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Note, Almost all the outside pics take place under a huge tree that totally shelters the deck and patio.... it's safe.

June 15, 2016 Just hatched... After falling, ..... Returning Khufu, the "dead" blue baby Pigeon to the nest after getting warm and recovered in the house.

160621a Baby Khufu 6 days old

160624aa Baby Khufu 9 days old.

160630b Baby Khufu 2 weeks old

160715a... One month old

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160720b Mom Cleopatra feeding 5 week old Baby Khufu (VIDEO)

160721b . . .Khufu's surrogate mother ... Sue-Ez

160722d . . . 5 week old Khufu and her Mother Cleopatra

160726a . . Family Portrait ..Mom Cleopatra, 5 week Baby Khufu, Mom2 Sue-Ez

160810a . . At 2 months old Khufu quickly discovered she cannot fly when wet.

160908 . . Khufu shares her food with a Cardinal

170420 Khufu Portrait, 10 months old.

170508 . . .Khufu visits the Nursing Home.

170926d . . . Khufu is determined to eat whatever is on my plate. Her favorites are Pizza and Corn on the cob (and everything else, no meat) .. does not like Spinach.