Baby Birds Found in Grass - Rescued

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  • Опубліковано 26 тра 2012
  • We've been watching our three baby Robins since they were eggs a few weeks ago and discovered them in our yard one morning with their nest blown out of the tree. I had always heard about not touching baby birds because their parents would then reject them due to your scent. This is totally false.
    Scenario 1: Parents are around, nest can be recovered (like in this video) - Put the nest back, put the birds in their nest. Mom and/or Dad will take it from there.
    Scenario 2: Parents are around, nest is lost/destroyed - Create a makeshift nest for them or raise the birds on your own if they're don't yet have feathers and fluff.
    Scenario 3: No parents present - If they have feathers, they'll be fine as long as no cats or other predators get to them. If they're still pink they'll need to be raised by you.
    Please keep in mind that I'm no expert - I just found this information online and had success with these little ones. Special thanks to Go Diego Go!
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  • @flogreen8818
    @flogreen8818 8 років тому +37

    I'm glad you put them back in, a lot of people think you can't touch the babies but they have a very poor since of smell. Its very safe and parents will never abandon their young. Great Work 😀

  • @metisehtheist5551
    @metisehtheist5551 7 років тому +14

    Here in Canada and back in the mid 70s my 3 brothers and I saved a lot of baby black birds from a flood we had in a wooded area in the back of our house. There were at least 100 baby black birds, a lot drowned as they were falling out of their nests so we tried to save what we could. We built a refuge for them in our backyard and fed them until they flew away.
    We were all kids, just a year apart in age, I was 10 or 11 but there was this one little girl about 7 whom wanted to bring one home to show her mom but we wouldn't let her. Well..eventually we gave in after her pleading for awhile, I and 2 of my brothers went with her and waited outside for her to bring the bird back but she was taking a long time to come back to the door. We started knocking and knocking and finally someone came to the door and we asked for the bird back and they said that their cat ate it and slammed the door on our cute little faces. lol I have never gotten over that! :(
    I won't get into the baby ducks or our fort building and go-carts, OK? lol :)

    • @freespeech6999
      @freespeech6999 2 роки тому

      Wow! Very funny how they stole the bird from you; and also very sweet of you guys for saving so may birds.

  • @Wenz213
    @Wenz213 10 років тому +40

    You are so sweet to be concerned about them and get them back in their nest. Bless your heart! And I love what you said at the end. Haha

  • @thepastalovers333
    @thepastalovers333 8 років тому +96

    Good! Most people dont know this, but TOUCHING BABY BIRDS TO PUT BACK IN THE NEST IS OKAY, THE MOM SMELLING HUMAN ON THEM AND ABANDONING THEM IS A MYTH :)

    • @Niwa2006
      @Niwa2006 8 років тому +10

      Exactly, cuz birds can't smell much, if at all so scents don't matter to them

    • @jmoth99
      @jmoth99 8 років тому +8

      Exactly, They have bad sense of smell and (especially the female) after all the effort of raising the chicks and laying the eggs, they want to succeed so wouldn't even care if they heard you or even saw you putting them back in the nest

    • @hdranold6463
      @hdranold6463 8 років тому +1

      YEAH THEY DONT FUCKING HAVE NOSES

    • @driversetup6483
      @driversetup6483 7 років тому +2

      +Transform Productions but they have nostrils and can still smell

    • @hdranold6463
      @hdranold6463 7 років тому

      but did you read the other comments?

  • @DarkVoidIII
    @DarkVoidIII 2 роки тому +1

    If you're careful you can actually get them to sit on your finger. Gently slide your finger sideways under the front of the chick - don't poke it with the tip of your finger - as you do this they will rear up and then climb onto it. if you don't feel like doing this with your finger, use a short stout stick and get them perching on it. Perching reflex is why putting your finger under them works to pick them up. If the parents are around they may be a bit alarmed if you pick them up using your finger or a stick. Remain calm and don't make any sudden movements if that is the case. The parents will take some time to get used to the concept of their young being on some giant human's finger, so find or make a new nest as quickly as possible and gently place the chicks into it. if you're lucky the parents will come along for a ride, sometimes birds just seem to understand if someone is trying to help them with their chicks, and that's okay if they show signs of realizing that fact. If they get a nice new location they might even come back and lay a new batch of eggs next breeding season.

  • @lisawillis1237
    @lisawillis1237 10 років тому

    Your little girl is adorable.

  • @deboraspence4036
    @deboraspence4036 5 років тому +3

    Hermoso video 😍 qué lindo ejemplo que le dio a la hija!

  • @analiabazet9875
    @analiabazet9875 2 роки тому +1

    Que hermoso recuerdo, ya nueve años, seguramente ellos mismos ,hijos o sus nietos disfrutan de tu parque, felicitaciones, yo tengo en galería un helecho, donde una pareja de zorzales (los mas parecidos a los red robins del hemisferio Norte) hicieron nido, tienen tres pichones, los amo, saludos cordiales familia, desde Buenos Aires, Argentina.🐦❤

  • @Striker1A
    @Striker1A 6 років тому +2

    Thumbs up for putting the nest and baby birds back up.

  • @michaelschmidt5702
    @michaelschmidt5702 5 років тому +1

    Thanks so much for rescuing! Excellent job!

  • @wilsonblauheuer6544
    @wilsonblauheuer6544 9 років тому

    birds are born with all kinds of positive instincts which can help them through a lot of different scrapes

  • @Jane-kz8oc
    @Jane-kz8oc Рік тому

    You did the right thing by putting the nest up again. I help in a wildlife center and that is what they advise people to do. Good job.

  • @Michaelthchan
    @Michaelthchan 7 років тому +4

    Great job to rescue. Thx for sharing

  • @oplummer2000
    @oplummer2000 9 років тому +57

    Haha "live a long life and poop on my car"
    so funny
    Same thing happen to me right now. Right now today. I rescued a blackbird chick because it was attacked by Magpie.

  • @patstokes3615
    @patstokes3615 8 років тому +6

    You did a very nice thing. Its was good to see.

  • @DragonSword227
    @DragonSword227 4 роки тому +1

    Aw, this warms my heart. The good side of humanity. ^_^

  • @byrn
    @byrn 9 років тому

    Good job! Bird parents can be surprisingly tolerant of human contact - they didn't spend months building a nest, incubating eggs, and feeding hatchlings to simply abandon them at the slightest hint of human contact. If you can safely return a baby to its nest, or to location that's out of the way of predators (preferably higher up and with shade from the sun), it's perfectly reasonable to do so.

  • @cdnerin
    @cdnerin 6 років тому

    Your daughter is adorable.

  • @DesertFernweh
    @DesertFernweh 7 років тому +1

    Going to be a dad soon, i cant wait for moments like this with my little girls.

    • @BigOsTaco
      @BigOsTaco 7 років тому

      Do pick up their poop? Lol

  • @Jan-wl6od
    @Jan-wl6od 9 років тому +1

    always glad to see a happy ending! thanks

  • @6400az
    @6400az 8 років тому +2

    You did the perfect thing, text book ! Although they do say if they have feathers to leave them alone as they probably just left on their own, these where still too small. If placing the nest back on the tree was not an option, one can use a basket or a small box and attach it to the tree and that'll serve as a makeshift nest. If you wouldn't have put them back, they would've been cat food in a very short time. Also, the parents will feed them , but they wont brood ( sit) on them at night. Cold is a problem with baby birds.

    • @flogreen8818
      @flogreen8818 8 років тому

      Yep very true.

    • @jmoth99
      @jmoth99 8 років тому +1

      If the were younger they would but because the were nearly as big as the parent bird it would be impossible to do so. And once they have feathers even in the nest the parents sleep near by but not in the nest

    • @6400az
      @6400az 8 років тому

      +j moth99 I have seen many times, with almost fledgling birds, where the adult sits on them at night. Maybe it isn't an absolute fact one ay or the other, but I've seen this many a time. I have no knowledge of them brooding them on the ground if they are featherless. What have you seen regarding this ? Even if they do, they'd be cat food just the same though. Thanks.

  • @shannyn07
    @shannyn07 9 років тому

    That was so kind of you :) And to keep your distance too.

  • @paulcavanagh1294
    @paulcavanagh1294 8 років тому +4

    Nice job, well done!

  • @wolfearnshawn9569
    @wolfearnshawn9569 6 років тому +2

    ADORABLE

  • @iJustFlyDammit
    @iJustFlyDammit 8 років тому +50

    2:55 cannot unsee that...

    • @coryboy345
      @coryboy345 8 років тому +11

      +iJustFlyDammit Birds do that all the time to keep the nest clean. They don't swallow it, they just take it away so the area is clean for their babies. It's sick, but it doesn't hurt them.

    • @will_danz
      @will_danz 6 років тому +2

      They do eat it for nutrition. It's like edible diapers or "nutrition sacks".

    • @filmmade6214
      @filmmade6214 6 років тому

      i will never unsee that poop =food

    • @An-gg1sd
      @An-gg1sd 6 років тому

      bird: NOMNOMNOMNOM DELICIOUS

    • @kyliecarpenter668
      @kyliecarpenter668 6 років тому

      No different to a dog or cat, it's all natural

  • @katiew.5551
    @katiew.5551 10 років тому +14

    Haha "live a long life... And poop on my car."

  • @Angela-zz4zm
    @Angela-zz4zm 6 років тому +1

    Thank you for doing that

  • @digiarthur
    @digiarthur 9 років тому

    Bless your heart!

  • @gsmX2
    @gsmX2 9 років тому

    Love the ending....well done

  • @Rezabakh
    @Rezabakh 6 років тому

    Beautiful

  • @sarinnaneumann8182
    @sarinnaneumann8182 8 років тому +18

    My cat always brings these in I've raised about 12. I've had to feed them through a dropper

  • @MrTalikakas
    @MrTalikakas 7 років тому +2

    great job😊😊😊

  • @marylee4079
    @marylee4079 6 років тому +2

    Good job!

  • @omegacon4
    @omegacon4 6 років тому

    You're a good person sir.

  • @tomrizzo1554
    @tomrizzo1554 6 років тому

    Good job when people say if you touch the bird's mother won't take care of them that is a myth and I'm glad you knew that because you saved them I did that once before but I had to build a little nest out of wood because their nest fell apart but it worked out good just like yours

  • @HowToGrowAGarden
    @HowToGrowAGarden 9 років тому +18

    That is adorable. Did you return the birds to their nest or did they fly back up there on their own?

    • @LRN2DIY
      @LRN2DIY  9 років тому +20

      How to Grow a Garden with Scarlett Damen After a bit of research we saw that it was safe to handle the birds so I placed them back up in their nest.

    • @HowToGrowAGarden
      @HowToGrowAGarden 9 років тому

      That's great to know! thanks for getting back to me.
      Happy Gardening,
      Scarlett

    • @flogreen3199
      @flogreen3199 9 років тому +1

      Nils Rasmusson birds have a poor sense of smell, you can pick them up and parents will still come back! The mother was picked up her babies poop, that's how they keep the nest clean, so that's what you saw!

    • @markusfinski3715
      @markusfinski3715 8 років тому

      +How to Grow a Garden with Scarlett Damen
      Dont be dumb ass

    • @6400az
      @6400az 8 років тому

      +flo green Exactly.

  • @carmeloperez5898
    @carmeloperez5898 5 років тому

    Beatiful.!!!😍😍😍😍

  • @joyeetabandyopadhyay3259
    @joyeetabandyopadhyay3259 5 років тому

    They are so cute 🐣

  • @crisantocayabyab192
    @crisantocayabyab192 3 роки тому

    Cool Man , youre such a true human being ... Thank you I Love birds sa well .

  • @HelenaMikas
    @HelenaMikas 3 роки тому

    Hello Mr Human Being .You did a great job and don't even mind if they poop on your car .You are awarded the medal of Humanity 👍🐤🥇:).

  • @LoveMyCountryAussie
    @LoveMyCountryAussie 8 років тому

    Great job mate ,

  • @kalidasans3031
    @kalidasans3031 5 років тому

    I love birds 💖💖💖💖💖💞💞💞❤️❤️

  • @desitadka7334
    @desitadka7334 6 років тому

    Bro your baby is so cute nice video thanks

  • @lovedbyjeschuhannozri
    @lovedbyjeschuhannozri 7 років тому

    tanks for video. nice bird's 🐦 👌👍

  • @gizzard2025
    @gizzard2025 3 роки тому

    The bird with the brightest color is the male. The female birds are dull color. You were right the first time. The other bird that came into play was the male bird.

  • @Cupcake04041
    @Cupcake04041 9 років тому

    I can completely agree with touching the babies to get them out of harms way, we just did a similar thing for a baby blue jay but since the nest was in an old oak tree about 40 feet in the air putting it back was out of the question. We brought the baby inside the house in a cage connecting to our window for our cats and the next morning the parents showed up looking at him.

  • @birdsandfishes
    @birdsandfishes 6 років тому

    Done great job

  • @lesliem825
    @lesliem825 9 років тому

    Precious

  • @Utube75
    @Utube75 8 років тому

    nice work man.

  • @rajanmayandisubbu6679
    @rajanmayandisubbu6679 6 років тому

    Good job sir

  • @delaneyhill3529
    @delaneyhill3529 8 років тому +24

    Aaannnnddd poop on my car😂😂😂

  • @xaviergonzalez2977
    @xaviergonzalez2977 8 років тому

    you're smart because you didn't touch the baby birds

    • @a-bird-lover
      @a-bird-lover 7 років тому +1

      Xavier Gonzalez How do you think he put them back in the nest?

  • @maravenu1512
    @maravenu1512 6 років тому

    Sweet!

  • @peace5516
    @peace5516 6 років тому

    Awesome..

  • @lannyhsu708
    @lannyhsu708 5 років тому

    I was curious what you were taking video with for the up-close part with mom and babies. It’s quite clear but not sure how far away you were so mom would just do her own thing.

    • @LRN2DIY
      @LRN2DIY  5 років тому

      It was just a Canon DSLR on a tripod, maybe 3 feet off the ground. The mom stayed away while I was setting it up but then came back shortly after I walked away.

  • @italianguy818
    @italianguy818 6 років тому

    Well done:)

  • @j3ff3r
    @j3ff3r 9 років тому

    Good job dude!

    • @LRN2DIY
      @LRN2DIY  9 років тому

      Jeffer DG Thanks! Do you mind telling me where you discovered this video? I ask because it's getting tons of views all of the sudden.

    • @j3ff3r
      @j3ff3r 9 років тому

      Nils Rasmusson I saw the link on facebook.

    • @perksboy1027
      @perksboy1027 8 років тому

      +Nils Rasmusson We want to thank you for this

  • @elenashestakova3867
    @elenashestakova3867 3 роки тому

    У меня вопрос: Зачем вы достали птенцов из гнезда и бросили на землю?

  • @tqnguyen9658
    @tqnguyen9658 2 роки тому

    They were not ok. I saw them like that. In the next morning, I checked back and I only saw only legs and feathers.

  • @mmaaiissee1
    @mmaaiissee1 6 років тому

    Mother bird really doesn't know what to do if the nest blown down on the ground.

  • @6400az
    @6400az 6 років тому

    Most baby birds leave the nest without being able to fly. Eventually they end up on the ground but they can climb back up a tree onto a branch the parents will care for them. The problem with that is the amount of feral cats all over . If a baby bird should happen to fall, it's cat food even before hitting the ground.

  • @girlsgame2889
    @girlsgame2889 8 років тому

    at the begging of summer my family found a baby robin and we kept it in our house for i think a month and a half and we fed it and it was perfectly fine after that

  • @cyndifoore7743
    @cyndifoore7743 6 років тому +5

    I think I would have wired or tied the nest onto the branches with twine.
    But good job anyhow.

  • @derilrobinson3996
    @derilrobinson3996 6 років тому

    I got them nesting in my AC that I'm soon to replace. I hope they grow up faster than the temperature.

  • @haileyrae8435
    @haileyrae8435 7 років тому +2

    My cat took a bird out of our best in my back yard and it was only a couple days old and had no chance of survival because the mom wasn't coming to get it...so I got some hospital gloves and put it back in the best and the mom and babies are all okay

  • @kimp.dr.n2652
    @kimp.dr.n2652 6 років тому

    "Hey, honey Im going out to mow the lawn."

  • @nutdiego27ify
    @nutdiego27ify 8 років тому

    One day we found 2 baby birds we had a hard time giving it to its mother we almost got out heads scratched but eventually we got it to the parents and after a few days it knew how to fly

  • @seanallen9044
    @seanallen9044 8 років тому +1

    3:17 lol she step over him XD

  • @smartercloroxbleach3491
    @smartercloroxbleach3491 7 років тому

    3:00 the tiny bb bird is looking at her in disgust for not giving him the worm

  • @user-jq8qv4yx4h
    @user-jq8qv4yx4h 6 років тому

    What!?!? GROSS!!! I thought parent birds flew off and dropped the poop off somewhere. I didn't think they actually ATE it!!!! 😵😵

  • @piyushkumar-gw1kg
    @piyushkumar-gw1kg 8 років тому

    good job bro''

  • @arizonakia
    @arizonakia 7 років тому

    Did she get the babies back in there herself?

  • @bradley33966
    @bradley33966 6 років тому

    What kind of birds are these????

  • @CLOWNBOT00
    @CLOWNBOT00 3 роки тому +1

    143 crows disliked the video. Sadly, more will come. 😔

  • @nowvoyagerNE
    @nowvoyagerNE 8 років тому

    birds this young and even a bit older will NOT be ok if the parents are not there to take care of them and nothing is done to assist them. also, cats are not the only threat for birds this young which cannot fly....heavy rains can drown downed baby birds, bad weather conditions (cold temps at night) can kill them, other creatures (dog, kids, prey birds) can harm them, vehicles can run them over, etc.

  • @siandedden9890
    @siandedden9890 7 років тому

    are the birds ok ?

  • @Donkey2_
    @Donkey2_ 3 роки тому

    I know for the fact that we can not touch their eggs or nest or even be close to it. I have seen and experiences myself and I have proof.
    I have rescue two sick and injured pigeons a female and male I put them both in my garage so I can care for them and they can stay safe and warm
    for the time beings. As time goes on they became mating partners and the female laid 2 eggs on he nest. I already know about not to touch their eggs
    because they will abandon so I was careful not to touch their eggs but only clean their nest because it was dirty with feces and I thought it was OK but
    I find out that we can't even touch their nest becasue both of the male and female abandon their eggs, but before the male abandon he took his time to
    brood (sit on top of eggs) for two nights because I think he still worried that their eggs might be too cold since it was still winter season.
    Then after that they both have another set of eggs.Since I find out the hard way that I can't even touch their nest so I didn't touch or clean but I thought it was OK to
    just to stand and watch their eggs. Little do I know that they still both abandoned their eggs for the second time! Because even I didn't touch the eggs or nest or anywhere around them but just by standing a little close was enough to contaminate their eggs and nest with my human scent and odor.
    It's been around 3 years now and I still haven't forgive myself. Every time I think about it I still cry and regret. It hurts me so much to see them abandon their eggs and it's hurts more because it was my fault. So please don't ever make a mistake like I did!

    • @ZSmith-yy4lv
      @ZSmith-yy4lv 2 роки тому +2

      Touching the chicks to put them in the nest is fine. Hovering over them 24/7 is what makes the parents never return.

  • @user-vx9nk9tu2c
    @user-vx9nk9tu2c 3 роки тому

    I found 2 of them and took them in and took care of them cause their nest was nowhere around and we had a storm.

  • @zackurowski6951
    @zackurowski6951 7 років тому

    did you need to google "do birds have feathers" to know that lol

  • @flower-jb7je
    @flower-jb7je 6 років тому

    الله يخارجنا من كل شر وسوء ومكروه يارب العالمين

  • @argakusuma7012
    @argakusuma7012 3 роки тому

    Itu sarang nya diatas tanah za?

  • @jaimegonzales73
    @jaimegonzales73 3 роки тому

    Pajaro demasiado bago... No hace un nido

  • @phillipayoung10
    @phillipayoung10 6 років тому

    👍👍👍👍

  • @imisslola321
    @imisslola321 7 років тому

    did parents bird come to feed those chicks? I wish you took that scene.............

  • @jawadriaz7878
    @jawadriaz7878 6 років тому

    May Allah bless you

  • @krazykatgamergirl234
    @krazykatgamergirl234 8 років тому

    So sweet! love this vid its so touching :) Found your vid via facebook- through Jackson Galaxy's daily pet stories here blog.theanimalrescuesite.com/lost-baby-bird/?
    this article has some nice tips about baby birds and includes your vid at the bottom
    I feel videos like this spreads good will to animals, passes on knowledge to other people that have similar situations and encouraging people to be kind to animals, so this is great! :) sure brightened my day watching this

  • @GS-st9ns
    @GS-st9ns 6 років тому

    That's nice. That's one time when you see poop on you and clean car and it's okay

  • @WillCraftify
    @WillCraftify 10 років тому

    2:53 Well thats a certainly interesting way of removing your baby's poo poo.

  • @isshmd8492
    @isshmd8492 7 років тому

    👍

  • @robinkeence43
    @robinkeence43 8 років тому

    I had a baby bird in my backyard with no fether's

  • @wilsonblauheuer6544
    @wilsonblauheuer6544 9 років тому

    robins leave their nest before they are fully fledged, and the parents track them and feed them. In a few days the baby is flying and following the parents as they forage, thus learning how to forage from 'experts' You should never move a bird like this until you are certain it';s parents are not in contact with it. If it is in a road, you move it as minimally as you can to make it safe from traffic

    • @wilsonblauheuer6544
      @wilsonblauheuer6544 9 років тому

      wilson blauheuer of course these ones probably didn't end up where they are of their own volition,.

    • @mikefoley3785
      @mikefoley3785 8 років тому

      +wilson blauheuer --They were too young to leave the nest and would have not lived long on the lawn due to cats. They had to be moved up off the ground. No choice.

    • @jmoth99
      @jmoth99 8 років тому

      The do leave the best early, yes. But not that early. And the nest was blown down in the wind, they didn't fledge. And it is fine to do want he did. Well done

  • @johnfahrer2086
    @johnfahrer2086 11 років тому

    Sucks a hawk didn't show up

  • @oplummer2000
    @oplummer2000 8 років тому

    @Sam Johnstone - The bird got taken back by its parents shortly after I posted my previous comment.

  • @zacharycat
    @zacharycat 6 років тому

    Time to get out the lawnmower.

  • @Unbrutal_Rawr
    @Unbrutal_Rawr 10 років тому

    Their metabolism rate is just insane! Gosh, it digested that whole worm in 10 seconds flat. Wow.

  • @seoktoes323
    @seoktoes323 9 років тому

    What about using glove to handle baby birds??

    • @queencool45aj31
      @queencool45aj31 8 років тому +1

      Birds have a bad sense of smell so they will keep the chicks even if handled by humans for a short amount of time. If too long they will sense human and leave them.

    • @6400az
      @6400az 8 років тому

      +Queencool45 Animal Jam Chances are better they wont leave them

    • @queencool45aj31
      @queencool45aj31 8 років тому

      6400az Right.

    • @mikefoley3785
      @mikefoley3785 8 років тому

      +Queencool45 AJ --Once the youngsters reach that age, the parents will never abandon them as long as they are alive.

  • @tiegerkater582
    @tiegerkater582 8 років тому

    O Cool!

  • @kellylavigne5706
    @kellylavigne5706 6 років тому

    😄😄😄😄

  • @vizionarac
    @vizionarac 9 років тому +2

    is this in san andreas?

    • @LRN2DIY
      @LRN2DIY  9 років тому +2

      reda radi No, this is in Utah.

  • @rebeccadish428
    @rebeccadish428 7 років тому

    live a long life and...poop on my car.. xD lol ...... & birds can smell and don't shy away from babies if you touch them- however best to smother your hands in dirt and grass rubbing to avoid putting any toxins on the babies as well as avoid rejection- just as with most living things absorbing through skin can be harmful, and rejection is based on the individual parent/s. Most birds should just find their babies and continue without much hesitation. :) good job putting them back!