You might be expecting this post to be about Nolan, Luke or Dane but instead it's about the little birdies that gave us such excitement this morning! As Nolan was leaving for school this morning I looked down and saw a featherless bird laying on the sidewalk. At first I thought the little creature was injured and dying a slow death but Drew picked it up and said, "I think it's just cold!" We assumed this bird must have fallen from our Pecan tree. So, we took it inside and Googled "bird fallen out of nest". A few of the pointers were to get the bird warm, wrap it in a moist paper towel and at most feed it water for dehydration with a sterile syringe. So, I got my little bird incubator set up. The under cabinet kitchen lights are quite warm so it made a toasty home. About an hour later I decided to go outside to see if I could find the nest when to my surprise I stumbled across ANOTHER baby bird on my porch. This little guy didn't wiggle as much as the first bird but I brought it in and next thing I knew it was drinking from a syringe as well! Luke was so excited as he proclaimed, "Our birdie has a brother!" After making a few phone calls one woman recommended having me re-nest the baby if I could find the nest and another man told me that it was probably a Starling (which they were) and they nest in eaves and roofs. I searched and did find a bird perched in an exhaust vent on the side of the house. After retrieving a tall ladder I returned the 2 babies back to where I think they came from. I even checked on them later that afternoon and when I peeped at them they peeped back! (Oh my, I'm starting to sound like a crazy bird lady!) Drew told me I was a crazy farm girl. So what if I am?! I once cried when too many Christmas trees were chopped down. I guess I have a soft spot for living creatures.
This is a picture of the 2nd baby bird I found. It bounced back nicely after some warmth and water.
Profile of baby bird #1
Look at the size of that beak!
Brothers!
