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I am so sad tonight; I went out to water the front garden (no we don't have a hosepipe ban here :thumbs: ); and there in the middle of one of the pavers was this tiny lickle baby bird - no feathers; eye not open, scrawny little thing :sad: I thought it was dead as it was a long way from any bushes or trees :unsure: But when I bent down to pick it up it started t crawl along the ground and crying out for it's mummy :cry: I didn't know what to do - hubby & I looked around for somewhere it may have come from but apart from crawling a long way or dropping from the sky we haven't a clue :sad:
I picked it up and held it in my hand and it raised it's lickle head and opened it's lickle beak for food; I have it in an empty ice cream tub in tissue, because I would not leave it outside - so it is in my utility room - that was 2 hours ago and it is still active but getting cold now; I feel helpless - I know that the RSPB would not be interested because I have tried before on another ocassion some time ago; I could cry :cry: I know it is going to die soon but I do not like the waiting and I will not be cruel to it :sad:
:cry: Oh, Omega, I just hate it when that happens, it is so upsetting.
You have done what I would have done, and there is not a lot else you can do :(
In my experience you can't do very much but keep them safe from predators and hope :cry: but I have never been succesful with such young ones I am afraid :(
Well done for trying your best, and I hope it is strong enough to get through the night - maybe RSPB or a local wildlife charity will be more concerned then ??
Good luck :unsure:
The golden rule is never to move it from where you find it because its mother will never find it if you do.
I know that is extremely hard but it is the only chance the baby has to survive at all and while a predator may take it or the cold or the night, there is still a chance for the mother bird to reach it and respond to its calls.
I undertsand you would have felt very cruel to leave it but it is best should you find another wee bird like this to simply leave it alone.
*comfort*
sapphirelily10
24-07-06, 01:09 AM
A difficult dilemma, Omega :(
Advice from the RSPB (http://www.rspb.org.uk/advice/health/careofsickbirds/orphaned_birds.asp) if the bird is orphaned - although it may not be, and they have advice on the fact that this is often not the case (as tiomet says).
Sapph.
Peaceseeker
24-07-06, 09:00 AM
I had the SSPCA (scottish version) here on saturday night about the NFH abondoning her cat & kittens, I asked him what to do with fledglings as my cat keeps bringing them in alive and I keep rescuing them! He told me just to do as I had been and to leave them under a nearby bush, he said if you take them in and feed them they might survive, but you won't be able to teach them how to fly etc and once released into the wild again they won't last long. Sad, but that's nature I suppose.
Sounds like it has fallen from the nest or caught on mummy or daddys claws, in which case there is nothing you can do sadly, it is so upsetting to see though. :(
Poor thing
Aw what a shame :( .
I remember watching something on TV (Springwatch) that said no matter how hard it is, that you should leave little birds like that where they are because the parents know where they are and can often come back for them....of course some son't ever get reunited though and it is desperately difficult to leave the defenceless thing like that :sad: .
How's it going today? :unsure:
Well to be quite honest; I feel I did the wrong thing by picking it up :sad: When I got up this morning I expected the little one to have passed away in the night; but no it is still kicking but not chirping so much; I am so at a loss - there is nothing I can do now but to let it pass away; there were no nests near it at all, so believe it could have been what Eeyore said caught on mummy or daddys claws[/b] as it was right in the middle of our driveway with ants on it; logically thinking it could not have got there any other way.
My eyes are filled with tears and running down my face as I write this - isn't that stupid of me :cry:
Annabel
24-07-06, 01:23 PM
no its not stupid at all, i would be the same :cry: :cry:
Omega, you have a good heart so do not feel bad.
The bird is surviving and I would recommend you get in touch with the RSBP and ask what to do now. They may be able to recommend a place to take it.
Thing is you cannot release it now, even if it does survive and if you feel it is not going to the best and kindest thing to do is take it to your vet and have it euthanised. It genuinely is kinder than letting it simply pass away slowly.
I appreciate all you are feeling and your distress and I do know how very hard this is, I have been a bird watcher and feeder for a long time and it never ceases to break my heart when this sort of thing happens. Be generous to yourself for wishing to do the right thing and this is such a tough thing.
Don't you worry Omega, you have tried your best for that little bird, and made it comfortable and as happy as it can be :)
If it had been left there, heaven knows what may have happened
I do agree, goodness knows what would have happened if you had left it where it was....poor little thing :( .
Unfortunately the little one passed away lunchtime :cry: I have now wrapped it up in tissue and buried the little bird - I even made a little cross for it http://bestsmileys.com/flowers/4.gif and said goodbye :sad:
Oh :cry:
You did your best for the poor little thing, but it is sad when that happens :cry: :(
Bonkers Mad!!!
24-07-06, 07:22 PM
:cry:
phantos02
25-07-06, 12:15 AM
Sorry to hear about your bird Omega - you did your best hun, no-one can ask any more :sad:
Annabel
25-07-06, 10:29 AM
:cry: that is so sad omega, i do feel for you and the little bird :(
I'm sorry Omega, but when they're that young and weak, sadly it happens :cry:
You made it warm and comfortable and happy at the end, so that's a good thing