As if I don't already have 2 babies to take care of, I've found myself two more. Our garage nest had three eggs, then 3 babies -one is gone so now there are 2 left. They kept falling/jumping a good 8 feet to the garage floor and I hadn't seen mama bird in like 36 hours so Michael and I made the decision to interfere, which is frowned upon in nature. But we had to, because we were afraid they would just die if they kept falling out like that. So yesterday, we moved them to a low branch of a nearby tree where we can regularly check on them. Well since then, I have found the bird on the ground beneath the nest two more times. So I've decided that this is how nature works and I'm going to leave him there. According to this website http://www.petplace.com/ , some wild birds begin their flying lessons from the ground. I just hope nothing big gets to him before he gets airborne. We didn't intend to be foster parents to these little guys, but we can't help wanting to check on them and take their picture and I know I will feel relief when the nest is empty and they are nowhere to be found. I'm just going to believe that they're earned their wings! I'll be a proud mom!
PS- how are the birds eating with no mama bird, you may ask? Well I've used a baby dropper with sugar water and my mother dug up worms in our garden yesterday to put in the nest. Since then I have see a little mama-looking bird flying in and out of the low branches. Maybe she heard them chirping and found them! If I were mama bird, I'd search everywhere for them, until they were found. That's what mama's are made of.
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Good for you :)
We were at our pool yesterday having a memorial day cookout thing...there was a birds nest there as well, and while we were there at least 3 birds fell out, and were put back in by the lifeguards with rubber gloves on---then someone said "No, that is how they learn to fly..the mom pushes them out!"...who knows, though?
Hi Kristen! Your blog is looking great!
KPB-If you really want to foster the birds, go to PetSmart (if the little guys are still there this morning). Ask them to show you the "handfeeding formula" and use that with your eyedropper. Technically, baby birds need to be fed every 3-4 hours, so...... The only reason I know this is from raising baby finches and volunteering at Oak Mountain State Park's wild bird rescue. Do you remember the bird I kept for awhile in the Phi Mu house way back when?
Kristen, I'm going to call you "The Bird Whisperer"!
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