Photo: Juliette Wells
This flock of friends only contains one bird.
“It was magpie breeding season,” Juliette told PEOPLE of when she first met Molly. “Sometimes, magpie parents force babies out of the nest because the parents had too many, or there is not enough to feed all the babies.”
“They didn’t want to have anything to do with this little bird,” Juliette recalled.
Juliette Wells
And since then, “Molly has never left, which is good for us,” Juliette said.
“After a few days, she started to be more inquisitive,” Reece said of the dog. And once Molly became curious about Peggy, the two animals started to form a friendship, which included rolling around on the ground together, Peggy giving Molly piggyback rides, and sharing nap sessions.
Once Molly grew and got stronger, Juliette started posting photos of the bird’s friendship with Peggy on social media.
The adorable relationship ended up getting “so much attention.”
“People were shocked at the relationship between the two of them and how they were always together and loved lying together and going to sleep together,” Juliette said.
During these periods, Juliette and Reece make sure that all the animals get the space they need to cohabitate peacefully, which includes letting Molly outside “to get to know his local bird friends and environment.”
While the unlikely friends' Instagram is full of sweet photos of the animals, the creature’s caretakers are also honest about the hard work of looking after a wild animal and several dogs.
Juliette and Reece have not spent a night away from home in two years, so they can be on hand to care for Molly, which costs the couple roughly $60 a week.
“It’s important that people know the reality and the work we are putting into making this possible,” Juliette said. She and Reece took Molly in because they have a community of wildlife rescuers to help them.
“I try and put across love and acceptance. Basically, these animals are different, but they don’t really care about that. They accept each other for who they are. I mean, you’ve got a dog that has the jaws to crush a bird to death, and you’ve got this magpie that could stab the dog’s eyes out. But they’re not. They’ve never been aggressive with each other,” she said.
source: people.com
