Any bird fanciers??

[Craphouserat]

Of the feathered variety! A small feathered chick, we think Starling has been hopping around our shrubs all day. When we approach it, it bounces away between the fence and wall. We don't want to scare it to death so we haven't tried lifting it away. There is a family of these birds on our property and a few other birds have visited it...it tweets away and the other birds seem to acknowledge it, but are obviously helpless. We've put some food in the area, but apart from that we're not entirely sure what to do for it, apart from leave it to slowly starve to death or be picked off by a cat. We would like to try and help it get back to its nest or do something usefull for it, anybody got any advice? I expect the usual, kick its head in etc etc, but any serious advice appreciated!

please excuse any bad spelling/grammar..been in garden drinking.

Cheers.

[Nero601]

the mother will normally be watching and feed the chick , i would just leave well alone and what will be will be

[groucho]

Craphouserat said:

Of the feathered variety! A small feathered chick, we think Starling has been hopping around our shrubs all day. When we approach it, it bounces away between the fence and wall. We don't want to scare it to death so we haven't tried lifting it away. There is a family of these birds on our property and a few other birds have visited it...it tweets away and the other birds seem to acknowledge it, but are obviously helpless. We've put some food in the area, but apart from that we're not entirely sure what to do for it, apart from leave it to slowly starve to death or be picked off by a cat. We would like to try and help it get back to its nest or do something usefull for it, anybody got any advice? I expect the usual, kick its head in etc etc, but any serious advice appreciated!

please excuse any bad spelling/grammar..been in garden drinking.

Cheers.

Leave it alone and the parents will look after it. Fledgelings always scuttle around the floor for the first few hours, it's normal. By going near it you will antagonise the parents and show it's position to cats.

[Craphouserat]

Thought that might be the case - a bird did visit it and the little one was tweeting away but the big one never fed it and eventually left. We'll keep an eye on it, but as I said don't want to scare the little blighter to death - so keeping my distance.

Cheers.

[groucho]

Craphouserat said:

Thought that might be the case - a bird did visit it and the little one was tweeting away but the big one never fed it and eventually left. We'll keep an eye on it, but as I said don't want to scare the little blighter to death - so keeping my distance.

Cheers.

It will probably settle for the night somewhere soon. Probably be flying properly by early morning.