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Gourd
Mesquite/Mesilla Par, NM
(Zone 7b)
May 7, 2008
5:55 PM Post #4920852
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Who is he?.. the winds have been very strong here and he was blown out of the nest.
I tried to put him into a dove nest and the momma there doesn't let me.. she flaps her wings and knocked him out of there.. It then occurred to me that maybe he is not a dove..
there are a lot of sparrows here too, some barn swallows and lots of black birds, and others, but this one can fly just a little and has quite a few feathers for being so small..but no hair/feathers on his head.
I have him in a hanging basket outside with the wave petunias for safety..
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CMoxon
Urbandale, IA
(Zone 5a)
May 7, 2008
6:19 PM Post #4920938
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Wow, that's quite a beak on the little guy. I hope you can figure out what he is. He's awfully cute, but then all baby birds are cute to me! His beak doesn't look like a dove beak though, so I think momma dove is probably right. Hopefully someone who knows will chime in.
Claire |
Resin
Northumberland
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 9a)
May 8, 2008
5:28 AM Post #4922802
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I'd guess a Cowbird, but nestlings aren't easy!
Resin
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Gourd
Mesquite/Mesilla Par, NM
(Zone 7b)
May 8, 2008
4:47 PM Post #4925169
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He sure was a cutie,. I left him out there for a couple of hours and he was gone. I don't know if they came for him or what happened to him.
Then, I found a dove egg the wind had knocked down, so it went into the dove nest.. she's sitting on it now, so I guess that it was alright.
A. |
plantladylin
Daytona Beach, FL
(Zone 9a)
May 8, 2008
9:52 PM Post #4926534
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Looks like a little baby cowbird to me too: [HYPERLINK@images.google.com]
If it wasn't flying much, it could be on the ground in the bushes somewhere. Hopefully a predator didn't get the cute little thing. |
cedarnest
Northeast, NE
(Zone 5a)
May 8, 2008
9:57 PM Post #4926566
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Yep thats a cowbird baby alight...No wonder that dove wasn't happy with him..lol..wonder what songirds nest he fell out of? |
plantladylin
Daytona Beach, FL
(Zone 9a)
May 8, 2008
9:59 PM Post #4926584
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Hey Nancy ... I forgot about them laying eggs in other bird's nests! I'm sure that's what happened ... wonder which mama hatched the little guy.
[HYPERLINK@www.stanford.edu]
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Gourd
Mesquite/Mesilla Par, NM
(Zone 7b)
May 10, 2008
11:02 PM Post #4934978
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I'm wondering where he went, he could fly a little, but not enough to disappear completely. I wonder if he survived.. and yes, I read that they lay their eggs in other bird's nests. But they sure do get kicked out early by the wicked stepmother..lol. |
cedarnest
Northeast, NE
(Zone 5a)
May 10, 2008
11:10 PM Post #4935009
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I believe if the wicked stepmothers kick them out..lol..their true parents aren't far away..I am sure he is with them again..I had a daddy cardinal bring one of them to the feeder after his real babies were booted from the nest by the little devil..wasn't even a half hour and the real parents came by with their call that sends shivers down my spine..lol...and off he flew happily with them..while daddy cardinal looked on : ( |
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