Submitted by Gitie on 28 April, 2010 - 11:34
So you've found a lone baby bird... Now what?
Quite simply, a wild animal's chance of survival is greatly increased when left in its natural environment. Having said that, what about the 25% of babies that are orphans?
When you find a baby bird, before making any decision to intervene, the first thing you have to do is decide which of the following situations we're dealing with:
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Submitted by Gitie on 17 April, 2010 - 19:57
The birds love us visiting their patch to look at their nests and catch a glimpse of their chicks. Most of the time, their nests are too high up in the trees for us to get a look inside. But once the babes are bigger and peer over the edge, we can introduce ourselves. Sometimes the chicks even call us and stand up to show themselves. Maggie and Vicky have always proudly shown us their nests and babes. Larry and Harrie, the grey butcherbirds too.
Rainbow lorikeets are such brightly coloured birds, but when they decide to hide amongst the gum leaves they can be really hard to spot.
On a cold winter morning we stopped and talked to this pretty bird. Not only did he come out and show himself, he also showed us his mate and their baby.
Rainbow lorikeets are such brightly coloured birds, but when they decide to hide amongst the gum leaves they can be really hard to spot.
