And, yes, I have enough bird people around me to have had the lecture about not picking up babies if a parent is nearby. It is just that fledgling birds do look so helpless.
I think I console myself with the idea that we could not save him. We did call the vet and were told that he would be put down in that condition. So, better that we just waited with him, I think, rather than the trauma of rushing him about for no reason. I just felt so useless. So, I'm happy we had a baby cardinal to show us that interfering isn't always the right thing to do.
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Date: 2013-04-29 06:06 am (UTC)And, yes, I have enough bird people around me to have had the lecture about not picking up babies if a parent is nearby. It is just that fledgling birds do look so helpless.
I think I console myself with the idea that we could not save him. We did call the vet and were told that he would be put down in that condition. So, better that we just waited with him, I think, rather than the trauma of rushing him about for no reason. I just felt so useless. So, I'm happy we had a baby cardinal to show us that interfering isn't always the right thing to do.