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Baby Bird Video and Update

By Abby at 4:31 pm on Saturday, June 9, 2007

Well, they are both still alive. I didn’t stay out there long, but I could tell they were moving. They are now under the top layer of paper towel. I don’t know if they did that or if the mom did that. It was really hot today. I also can’t tell if they’ve eaten any of the spaghetti. I put a little water in a dish next to the hat/nest. Not sure how momma birds give their young water, but if there’s something they do, they she has the water with which to do it! Here’s video I took early this morning when I was on the phone with my mom. At this point, there was only the one:

Baby Birds from abbyladybug on Vimeo

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Comment by roger

June 9, 2007 @ 6:16 pm

poor, pitiful l’il protoavis.

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Comment by roger

June 9, 2007 @ 6:19 pm

according to one thing i read, abby, if you can find the nest, you should simply put them back in. here’s a quote from the page i found : “It’s a myth that the parents will not care for young birds that have been touched by humans. In fact, birds have a poor sense of smell.”

also…

If you can’t find the nest, put the baby bird in a shrub or tree – somewhere up off the ground. You can even provide a substitute nest by tying a berry basket (with drainage) up in a tree. Most often this is all the help a baby bird needs. As soon as you leave, the parents, who were probably watching you the whole time, will return and continue to feed the fledgling. If you want to be sure the parents are still around, observe the baby bird from a distance, preferably with binoculars. If the parents don’t return to an undisturbed nestling in two hours, something may be wrong. The parents may have been killed by predators or hit by a car. Don’t worry if you only see one parent. A single parent can raise the young alone.

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