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2005-Sep-18, 03:26 PM
Okay, so I was out trimming some trees the other day. The neighbor sees me out and asks me if I can trim this tree near the property line that overhangs their driveway slightly (I'm not sure what type of tree it is. It's low and splits into several "trunks" about a foot up. The branches quickly spread out into a tangle of smaller limbs and it has purplish colored leaves all year. We thought maybe a plum tree but there was never any fruit that I saw (lots of beautiful flowers in the spring, though)). Anyways, she asked me if I didn't mind trimming it back slightly as it was scraping their van every time they backed out of the drive so I said sure.
Well after cutting down the branch, I saw a bird's nest in it with two baby birds. I carefully picked it up and put it on a different branch in that tree, hoping the momma bird would still find it. She did. Unfortunately, one of the babies later fell out. I picked him up and put him back. It looked like he'd fallen through the nest (it wasn't well supported there). So I tried moving the nest to a better spot. The next day, it appeared that he fell out again and this time we could not find it at all, so we're down to one baby. Later that day/evening I checked on the bird and the entire nest had fallen out of the tree. So I again picked up the bird and the nest. This time I moved it to a spot in a different tree about 15 ft away on the other side of our driveway. Thankfully momma again found her baby (several times we could see her keeping a wary eye on us but she never interfered).
The next day Terra (my fiance) went out to check on the baby and go this picture. Yes, she was only about 2-3 ft away when she took it. Anyways, here's the picture she took. I was hoping anyone could identify these birds.
http://images5.theimagehosting.com/Baby bird 007- small.jpg (http://www.theimagehosting.com)
Since the picture was taken, we got a major thunderstorm a day or two after. Terra was leaving and she saw the baby and he was huddled against one of the trunks shivering slightly and looking all around miserable. So despite the ran she got back out of the truck and wrapped the baby up in a towel and put him on top of this bookcase we've got stored on our carport. The baby still can't quite fly. He tried when I approached him once to give him so food and just sort flapped around but didn't get far. I was finally able to chase him down and pick him up and put him back. I've moved him down to one of the shelves where he has more room and I've put a bowl of birdseed out for him and mommy. She has found him again, though she stays gone a fair bit and I haven't seen her at all in the last couple of days (though I've only checked a couple of times).
Well after cutting down the branch, I saw a bird's nest in it with two baby birds. I carefully picked it up and put it on a different branch in that tree, hoping the momma bird would still find it. She did. Unfortunately, one of the babies later fell out. I picked him up and put him back. It looked like he'd fallen through the nest (it wasn't well supported there). So I tried moving the nest to a better spot. The next day, it appeared that he fell out again and this time we could not find it at all, so we're down to one baby. Later that day/evening I checked on the bird and the entire nest had fallen out of the tree. So I again picked up the bird and the nest. This time I moved it to a spot in a different tree about 15 ft away on the other side of our driveway. Thankfully momma again found her baby (several times we could see her keeping a wary eye on us but she never interfered).
The next day Terra (my fiance) went out to check on the baby and go this picture. Yes, she was only about 2-3 ft away when she took it. Anyways, here's the picture she took. I was hoping anyone could identify these birds.
http://images5.theimagehosting.com/Baby bird 007- small.jpg (http://www.theimagehosting.com)
Since the picture was taken, we got a major thunderstorm a day or two after. Terra was leaving and she saw the baby and he was huddled against one of the trunks shivering slightly and looking all around miserable. So despite the ran she got back out of the truck and wrapped the baby up in a towel and put him on top of this bookcase we've got stored on our carport. The baby still can't quite fly. He tried when I approached him once to give him so food and just sort flapped around but didn't get far. I was finally able to chase him down and pick him up and put him back. I've moved him down to one of the shelves where he has more room and I've put a bowl of birdseed out for him and mommy. She has found him again, though she stays gone a fair bit and I haven't seen her at all in the last couple of days (though I've only checked a couple of times).