My New Baby Bird Rescue

Earlier today I heard my husband calling from outside, so I went to the window to see what he wanted. He said there was a bird that couldn't fly. Of course I grabbed a container and flew down the stairs. Between the two of us we were able to capture it quite easily. Mark said that he saw the bird yesterday and almost ran it over in the driveway. So...I found my old birdcage and made a nest for him. He is actually a fledgeling but I guess he hasn't quite got the hang of flying yet. LOL It is a baby starling and so cute!

Took a few minutes to get it to eat, but mommy Night Star knows her stuff. I let it sit on my finger and then he ended up sitting on the edge of my dress neckline in between my boobies. LOL! He just sat there like it was the most natural thing in the world. I had a good chuckle with that. Then he dicides he's gonna hop up to my shoulder and then snuggle into my hair. Ever try getting a bird outta your hair? Ever comb your hair with little bird feet? LOL He got stuck for a minute. So funny!

It broke my heart when a mommy starling next door was flying back and forth to feed her brood. My poor little darling got so upset flapping his wings and calling out to the bird. I decided to keep it out of the cage and let it sit on the porch floor while I went inside the house. I was so hoping that the mommy bird was his. She didn't bother with it at all. He tried to fly up to the railing but couldn't for the life of him, make it that high. So I cupped him in my hands and pet him gently and fed him. When I saw his little eyes closing, I put him back in his nest to rest.

It's kind of cool outside at night so I hope he is ok. He seems to have all his feathers and just a bit of the baby fluff left, not much though. The bird doesn't have any tiny polka dots or irredecent hues of black, green and blue yet. I checked on him (or her) every hour until it got dark and he was just fine. Pray for my little bird to make it through the night please.

Tomorrow I will let him out to get exercise and feed him all over again. Soooooo adorable!!!!!!! I will be so happy if he makes it and can one day fly away to freedom as he should. I'm thinking it might be soon.

Oh Nighty, I do pray your little friend survives. Your story reminds me of something similar that happened to me about a month ago. My dog had a baby bird in his mouth that had fallen from a nest and the kids and I saved it. It wasn't injured, it just hadn't learned to fly yet. We kept watch over it and the two parent birds came down and also watched as the little baby hopped his way up the branches of a tree.

The next morning, the little bird was back - this time outside my bedroom and catching my cat's attention. Again the kids and I escorted it away from the house and waited while it got back up a tree to mommy and daddy birdy.

I felt so good having saved his little life again.

That was only hours before my dog was tragically killed. I couldn't believe the contrast in experiences and to be honest, the victory of saving the tiny bird was well and truly over-shadowed by the loss of my beloved pet. And yeah, I get the lesson in that now - one life doesn't have more value over another. Life is life and it is all valuable and beautiful. Guess that ties in with the whole Michael Jackson circus and how I feel about it too. In my eyes, Michael Jackson is no more important than Joe Random or Ima Housewife.

But I digress....sigh...and the happy ending to my story is that last week the kids and I bought a new pup. I realised that I needed to keep loving to keep living.

Just like you and your little birdy darl - you give the gift of life by caring. No matter what the outcome, know that you gave exactly what that creature needs. You have already brought comfort and nurturing and sustenance to him/her. I hope that tomorrow you get to spend more time with this precious little visitor. Big hugs and lots of positive healing energy for you and your tiny charge

Aaaah,

Your stories here ladies, have brought much tears of JOY to me this LOVE-ly morning, as I read your posts.

So much Compassion and Care !! !! The two BIG C words !! !!

THANK-YOU BOTH

So GLAD and HAPPY to hear that your kids & you Kat, have a NEW family member, ADD-ition.

Littlle bird died in my hands this morning. I think it was too cold last night for him. Rest in peace sweet little bird.

Goth, a new puppy? How wonderful!!!!!

Solane, glad we could bring a smile to your face this morning. Even though the innocent bird passed on, I know he is at peace.

Awwwww poor birdy....sorry to hear about his/her passing Night. At least we got to share in a tiny piece of your friend's energy and your experience...bless his or her little soul

Oh girls I have to laugh...the pup keeps carrying things around the house. My daughter just came in to complain that one of her Barbie dolls disappeared from a game she was playing outside...I did see the puppy come past a few minutes ago with something in his mouth but I assumed it was more washing he had snuffled from the bathroom. It was in fact the doll which he put in my youngest sons bed! My kids are absolutely delighted with his naughty behaviour because they keep having to run after him. I missed this kind of laughter and joy when my other dog died. Although Scrappy (the new doggy) is not Ed, he has helped heal some of the hurt in our lives and given us all a new friend to grow with. Being a cattle dog cross, he is pretty active ... and very good at running fast with things he shouldn't have in his mouth!!

Here's my six yo son Hayden with his new charge, Scrappy (he helped name him after the character out of his fave tv show, Scooby Doo )

What a gorgeous little boy you have there Goth!!!!! The puppy is just adorable and I know he will bring happiness and love for many years to come.

Thanks Night We are off to the beach with our new puppy today.