I have never had a girl who has changed in appearance as much as Spangle. When we first got her last August she reminded me of a turnstone. She had blocks of brown feathers on her back and brown tail feathers.
As she went through her partial baby moult she lost some of the brown feathers on her back and only had a few remaining brown tail feathers. This year after her first proper moult she has lost nearly all of her brown feathers and now has an all white tail. I think she has become more beautiful with this transformation. She no longer bares any resemblance to a turnstone.
Spangle on the right when we first got the amigos in August 2018
Spangle on the right of the photo
Spangle in the foreground
Perching in November 2018
Spangle checks out the new chicken shed in June 2019
Spangle has one remaining brown tail feather in September 2019
Spangle today – November 2019
Spangle’s right side
Spangle’s left side
Spangle’s back
Spangle is like a cygnet turning into a swan. She has become a beautiful, mostly white feathered, girl. She has a lovely nature to match. She is a gentle and friendly girl and the easiest to photograph because she doesn’t mind how close I get to her and she doesn’t flinch when I photograph her.
I only have to bob down on the patio area and Spangle runs to me. She is easy to stroke and to pick up. Spangle is a lovely character and a beautiful girl.
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She is really pretty Carol and she has lovely round eyes xx
That is one of the things I have always loved about her. She does have lovely round eyes and they are so bright. xx
She is a very pretty girl, as they all are.
She is lovely.
The change is quite amazing – beautiful in both sets of plumage.
My most changed girl ever. I used to quite like her one brown tail feather, it sort of edged her tail but equally her all white tail is stunning. Overall I think she is more beautiful now.