Something has just caught my eye in the garden a little bird is jumping up and down and looking closer there is a baby chick in the grass...
It looks like a fledgling has tried its wings too soon or fallen out of a nest
Beautiful little bird- looking at the mother it looks like a Chaffinch -the mother has just fended off a swoop from a magpie - talk about David & Goliath !
I've just gone out and chick is motionless with mother close bye - can't see an obvious nest and I cannot spend too much time helping keep the Magpie away
Mother has come back and fed the chick which is again motionless
Options:
It looks like a fledgling has tried its wings too soon or fallen out of a nest
Beautiful little bird- looking at the mother it looks like a Chaffinch -the mother has just fended off a swoop from a magpie - talk about David & Goliath !
I've just gone out and chick is motionless with mother close bye - can't see an obvious nest and I cannot spend too much time helping keep the Magpie away
Mother has come back and fed the chick which is again motionless
Options:
- Do nothing let nature take its course
- Try and return the chick to its nest
- Take the chick in and rear until it's ready to fly - kids would love that!
- Introduce the chick to next doors cat
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