[Ditter]

A next door neighbor had a very similar story about an adopted Blue Jay. It refused to move into the woods and stayed around and demanded food for much too long.

[OneVike]

It refused to move into the woods and stayed around and demanded food for much too long.

I vaguely remember a story a few years back about some dolphins that got fed by tourists on boats that regularly stoped for the thrill of seeing dolphins. Eventually the dolphins began to expect them and quit hunting for their own food. The government had to stop the cruises from stopping so that the dolphins would begin fishing for their own food again.

Reminds you of the way we destroyed certain segments of our population with all our compassion. Every time I see perfectly healthy people standing on a corner with their hands out, I think about that bird.