#it's better to wait bc rehab shelters areent always perfect and sometimes the baby bird doesnt learn how to survive in the wild | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

swagging-back-to · 8 months ago

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besties please if you find a baby bird down on the ground (especially an older baby bird) don't! pick! them! up! leave them where they were unless they were in a dangerous place; then put them under a bush or if you can see the nest put them back there.

chances are the parents are very nearby and are watching. it was likely a fledgling attempting first flight, or a gust of wind. The parents will still protect and feed the baby.

if you watch them for a while and you do not see the parents coming back, or the baby is starting to look dehydrated or malnourished THATS when you take them in and bring them to a rehab shelter. but you gotta at least give them a chance

#it's better to wait bc rehab shelters areent always perfect and sometimes the baby bird doesnt learn how to survive in the wild #some places will euthanize them if thats the case #but dont feel bad or scared to bring them in. if they have to be euthanized that's the best case scenario #than them being trapped in a flight cage and having to deeal with humans who theyre probably scared of #(if a rehab shelter is attempting a rehab they wont interact with the animal or will make themselves scarier so the animals know to avoid #humans. if you end up having to house theem permanently they dont forget that fear; they just get stressed every time you interact with the

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