turtledoves are useful?

hahaha, this morning, a big scary bird landed on top of the budgies' cage with evil intent in its beady eyes, and was promptly chased away by a little turtledove.

the same little turtledove that's made friends with our budgies and scabs free seed that they scatter from their seed dish ^-^

I took the budgies back inside, but left a pile of birdseed on the steps for the turtledove.

bravery from usually-wussy birds is to be rewarded. ^-^