10-09-2014, 07:49 AM
Thank you for the links about the wild birds. So many people feel tempted to rush in and 'rescue' when they find a young wild bird who appears to have fallen out of the nest. But the best thing to do is leave it, as the parents will know, will be nearby, and will continue to feed it.
I know...it's hard when we think about possible dangers to it, such as foxes, cats, etc. But if we leave it, it will have a good chance, whereas if we take it, it will almost certainly die.
It's best not to handle it at all, but in an emergency (such as if it has fallen where traffic goes) then moving it onto a safe area as near as possible to where it was found, is okay.
However, once I found a baby bird fallen from a nest in my garden. Mindful of what to do, I left it where it was and didn't touch it. But sadly, the next day it had died! Perhaps it would have died anyway.
Thank you for the book titles also, Knight. I would like to read those, and will try to find them.
I know...it's hard when we think about possible dangers to it, such as foxes, cats, etc. But if we leave it, it will have a good chance, whereas if we take it, it will almost certainly die.
It's best not to handle it at all, but in an emergency (such as if it has fallen where traffic goes) then moving it onto a safe area as near as possible to where it was found, is okay.
However, once I found a baby bird fallen from a nest in my garden. Mindful of what to do, I left it where it was and didn't touch it. But sadly, the next day it had died! Perhaps it would have died anyway.
Thank you for the book titles also, Knight. I would like to read those, and will try to find them.
