5/5 Tara L. 8 months ago on Google
There
was
a
pair
of
Eastern
Phoebes
who
made
a
home
in
my
courtyard.
They
have
nested
there
for
the
past
three
springs
and
summers.
Oddly,
this
summer
(2023),
the
parents
pushed
their
babies
out
of
the
nest
before
they
were
able
to
fly.
They
still
had
their
eyes
closed.
Out
of
the
six
babies,
only
one
survived.
My
husband
wanted
to
put
the
baby
back
in
the
next
nightand
I
said
NO.
If
Mama
and
Daddy
had
already
pushed
babies
out
(in
batches,
btw),
they
have
a
high
likelihood
of
doing
the
same.
Their
nest
was
about
10"-12"
high,
and
our
courtyard
has
wood
planks,
so
it
wasn't
a
soft
landing.
The
baby
that
made
it
had
more
feathers
and
was
holding
on
for
dear
life.
I
had
an
appointment
that
morning
in
OP,
but
it
was
a
quick
one,
and
I
brought
baby
Phoebe
inside
with
me
where
medical
staff
put
her
box
under
a
lamp
and
put
a
blanket
over
it.
Once
I
left
there,
I
went
into
Lakeside,
and
they
immediately
rushed
the
baby
bird
to
the
back
for
medical
treatment.
The
woman
I
spoke
with
at
the
front
was
AMAZING.
She
was
very
knowledgeable
about
birds
and
was
able
to
narrow
down
some
hypotheses
of
why
Mama
and
Daddy
pushed
their
babies
out
of
their
nest.
This
was
not
my
first
or
even
second
visit
to
Missouri
wildlife
rescue.
I
brought
a
baby
bird
for
my
elderly
neighbor,
a
starling
fledgling,
another
bird
an
evil
child
stepped
on
at
Menard's,
ON
PURPOSE,
and
other
birds
that
have
flown
into
windows.
I've
taken
two
Canada
Geese
as
well.
A
woman
who
was
there
one
time
I
was
had
found
an
opossum
hit
in
the
road.
She
got
out
to
inspect
her
pouch
(opossum
are
marsupials,
like
kangaroos
and
koalas)
and
found
a
litter
of
babies.
Lakeside
took
them,
too.
Besides
their
Wildlife
Rescue,
they
have
a
nature
center
that
is
free.
My
kids
have
done
many
educational
programs
there.
There
are
animals
that
live
there
who
were
rehabbed
but
too
injured
to
be
re-released
into
the
wild.
There
are
hiking
trails
as
well.
More
"off
the
beaten
path"
but
I've
hiked
there
with
small
children
and
it
wasn't
that
bad.
You
just
have
to
watch
them
closely
on
the
cliffs.
All-around
great
educational
experience,
native
gardens
that
feed
wild
bees
(the
true
pollinators),
and
wildlife
rescue.
We
are
fortunate
to
have
them.
They
are
a
nonprofit
organization
and
are
always
in
need
of
donations.
This
is
an
org
that
does
so
much
for
the
community.
I
LOVE
THEM!!!