Another sad story

Yesterday while Edward was outside trimming the wisteria plant on our trellis, he noticed a bird's nest inside! It was a small nest, but the mother bird was there. She obviously got scared so she quickly flew out, and as she did so, her little tiny baby fell out and landed on the pavement! She did NOT push him out like some birds do. It was a total accident and we were heartbroken!! He must have been only a day or two old!!

Here he is on the ground after he fell:


Here is the nest - notice there is an unhatched egg still there:


Fortunately though, the little bird had a very strong will to live. We carefully put him back in the nest (without touching him directly) and stood watch for his mother to return. This website explains that it isn't harmful to the bird, especially since we did not touch him with our hands. Fortunately the mother bird did return, and she has been sitting in the nest ever since with the unhatched egg as well as the little baby who fell.

Edward, putting him back in the nest:




We don't know if he was hurt at all, but we're hoping that he'll be fine. His mother will care for him, and if he's hurt, she will push him out of the nest as all birds do to their sick or hurt young. I know they're 'only' animals, and it's how God created them, but it just seems so sad.

Here's a video clip of the bird on the ground. You can see him struggling to move. He must have been so scared!



If we notice anything I'll update it here, otherwise, assume all is well and the bird is doing fine. Pool little guy! Can you tell we love birds? After studying them last year in school with Sweet-Pea, our love for birds has only grown. She stood there crying as the bird fell to the ground - we all saw it and it was quite disturbing to see!!