Baby Birds Found in Grass - Rescued

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  • Опубликовано: 26 май 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 лет назад +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 😀

  • @Wenz213
    @Wenz213 10 лет назад +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

  • @metisehtheist5551
    @metisehtheist5551 7 лет назад +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 года назад

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

  • @thepastalovers333
    @thepastalovers333 8 лет назад +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 лет назад +10

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

    • @jmoth99
      @jmoth99 8 лет назад +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 лет назад +1

      YEAH THEY DONT FUCKING HAVE NOSES

    • @driversetup6483
      @driversetup6483 7 лет назад +2

      +Transform Productions but they have nostrils and can still smell

    • @hdranold6463
      @hdranold6463 7 лет назад

      but did you read the other comments?

  • @Striker1A
    @Striker1A 6 лет назад +2

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

  • @lisawillis1237
    @lisawillis1237 10 лет назад

    Your little girl is adorable.

  • @DarkVoidIII
    @DarkVoidIII 2 года назад +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.

  • @michaelschmidt5702
    @michaelschmidt5702 5 лет назад +1

    Thanks so much for rescuing! Excellent job!

  • @deboraspence4036
    @deboraspence4036 5 лет назад +3

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

  • @analiabazet9875
    @analiabazet9875 2 года назад +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.🐦❤

  • @oplummer2000
    @oplummer2000 9 лет назад +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.

  • @Jane-kz8oc
    @Jane-kz8oc Год назад

    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 лет назад +4

    Great job to rescue. Thx for sharing

  • @wilsonblauheuer6544
    @wilsonblauheuer6544 9 лет назад

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

  • @patstokes3615
    @patstokes3615 8 лет назад +6

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

  • @paulcavanagh1294
    @paulcavanagh1294 8 лет назад +4

    Nice job, well done!

  • @DragonSword227
    @DragonSword227 4 года назад +1

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

  • @byrn
    @byrn 9 лет назад

    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.

  • @katiew.5551
    @katiew.5551 10 лет назад +14

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

  • @shannyn07
    @shannyn07 9 лет назад

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

  • @Jan-wl6od
    @Jan-wl6od 9 лет назад +1

    always glad to see a happy ending! thanks

  • @cdnerin
    @cdnerin 6 лет назад

    Your daughter is adorable.

  • @Angela-zz4zm
    @Angela-zz4zm 6 лет назад +1

    Thank you for doing that

  • @wolfearnshawn9569
    @wolfearnshawn9569 6 лет назад +2

    ADORABLE

  • @6400az
    @6400az 8 лет назад +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 лет назад

      Yep very true.

    • @jmoth99
      @jmoth99 8 лет назад +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 лет назад

      +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.

  • @gsmX2
    @gsmX2 9 лет назад

    Love the ending....well done

  • @marylee4079
    @marylee4079 6 лет назад +2

    Good job!

  • @DesertFernweh
    @DesertFernweh 7 лет назад +1

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

    • @BigOsTaco
      @BigOsTaco 7 лет назад

      Do pick up their poop? Lol

  • @digiarthur
    @digiarthur 9 лет назад

    Bless your heart!

  • @HowToGrowAGarden
    @HowToGrowAGarden 9 лет назад +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 лет назад +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 лет назад

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

    • @flogreen3199
      @flogreen3199 9 лет назад +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 лет назад

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

    • @6400az
      @6400az 8 лет назад

      +flo green Exactly.

  • @LoveMyCountryAussie
    @LoveMyCountryAussie 8 лет назад

    Great job mate ,

  • @MrTalikakas
    @MrTalikakas 7 лет назад +2

    great job😊😊😊

  • @omegacon4
    @omegacon4 6 лет назад

    You're a good person sir.

  • @Rezabakh
    @Rezabakh 6 лет назад

    Beautiful

  • @sarinnaneumann8182
    @sarinnaneumann8182 8 лет назад +18

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

  • @Utube75
    @Utube75 8 лет назад

    nice work man.

  • @iJustFlyDammit
    @iJustFlyDammit 8 лет назад +50

    2:55 cannot unsee that...

    • @coryboy345
      @coryboy345 8 лет назад +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 7 лет назад +2

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

    • @filmmade6214
      @filmmade6214 6 лет назад

      i will never unsee that poop =food

    • @An-gg1sd
      @An-gg1sd 6 лет назад

      bird: NOMNOMNOMNOM DELICIOUS

    • @kyliecarpenter668
      @kyliecarpenter668 6 лет назад

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

  • @desitadka7334
    @desitadka7334 6 лет назад

    Bro your baby is so cute nice video thanks

  • @lovedbyjeschuhannozri
    @lovedbyjeschuhannozri 7 лет назад

    tanks for video. nice bird's 🐦 👌👍

  • @carmeloperez5898
    @carmeloperez5898 5 лет назад

    Beatiful.!!!😍😍😍😍

  • @crisantocayabyab192
    @crisantocayabyab192 3 года назад

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

  • @joyeetabandyopadhyay3259
    @joyeetabandyopadhyay3259 5 лет назад

    They are so cute 🐣

  • @tomrizzo1554
    @tomrizzo1554 6 лет назад

    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

  • @Cupcake04041
    @Cupcake04041 9 лет назад

    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.

  • @lesliem825
    @lesliem825 9 лет назад

    Precious

  • @birdsandfishes
    @birdsandfishes 6 лет назад

    Done great job

  • @italianguy818
    @italianguy818 6 лет назад

    Well done:)

  • @gizzard2025
    @gizzard2025 3 года назад

    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.

  • @cyndifoore7743
    @cyndifoore7743 6 лет назад +5

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

  • @rajanmayandisubbu6679
    @rajanmayandisubbu6679 6 лет назад

    Good job sir

  • @HelenaMikas
    @HelenaMikas 3 года назад

    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 👍🐤🥇:).

  • @j3ff3r
    @j3ff3r 9 лет назад

    Good job dude!

    • @LRN2DIY
      @LRN2DIY  9 лет назад

      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 лет назад

      Nils Rasmusson I saw the link on facebook.

    • @perksboy1027
      @perksboy1027 8 лет назад

      +Nils Rasmusson We want to thank you for this

  • @maravenu1512
    @maravenu1512 6 лет назад

    Sweet!

  • @delaneyhill3529
    @delaneyhill3529 8 лет назад +24

    Aaannnnddd poop on my car😂😂😂

  • @derilrobinson3996
    @derilrobinson3996 6 лет назад

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

  • @girlsgame2889
    @girlsgame2889 8 лет назад

    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

  • @kalidasans3031
    @kalidasans3031 5 лет назад

    I love birds 💖💖💖💖💖💞💞💞❤️❤️

  • @lannyhsu708
    @lannyhsu708 5 лет назад

    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 лет назад

      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.

  • @6400az
    @6400az 6 лет назад

    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.

  • @peace5516
    @peace5516 6 лет назад

    Awesome..

  • @tqnguyen9658
    @tqnguyen9658 2 года назад

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

  • @haileyrae8435
    @haileyrae8435 7 лет назад +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

  • @mmaaiissee1
    @mmaaiissee1 6 лет назад

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

  • @arizonakia
    @arizonakia 7 лет назад

    Did she get the babies back in there herself?

  • @xaviergonzalez2977
    @xaviergonzalez2977 8 лет назад

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

    • @a-bird-lover
      @a-bird-lover 7 лет назад +1

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

  • @elenashestakova3867
    @elenashestakova3867 3 года назад

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

  • @piyushkumar-gw1kg
    @piyushkumar-gw1kg 8 лет назад

    good job bro''

  • @nutdiego27ify
    @nutdiego27ify 8 лет назад

    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

  • @siandedden9890
    @siandedden9890 7 лет назад

    are the birds ok ?

  • @bradley33966
    @bradley33966 6 лет назад

    What kind of birds are these????

  • @seanallen9044
    @seanallen9044 8 лет назад +1

    3:17 lol she step over him XD

  • @smartercloroxbleach3491
    @smartercloroxbleach3491 7 лет назад

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

  • @kimp.dr.n2652
    @kimp.dr.n2652 6 лет назад

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

  • @imisslola321
    @imisslola321 7 лет назад

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

  • @krazykatgamergirl234
    @krazykatgamergirl234 8 лет назад

    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

  • @user-vx9nk9tu2c
    @user-vx9nk9tu2c 3 года назад

    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 лет назад

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

  • @flower-jb7je
    @flower-jb7je 6 лет назад

    الله يخارجنا من كل شر وسوء ومكروه يارب العالمين

  • @user-jq8qv4yx4h
    @user-jq8qv4yx4h 6 лет назад

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

  • @robinkeence43
    @robinkeence43 8 лет назад

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

  • @argakusuma7012
    @argakusuma7012 3 года назад

    Itu sarang nya diatas tanah za?

  • @Donkey2_
    @Donkey2_ 3 года назад

    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 года назад +2

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

  • @CLOWNBOT00
    @CLOWNBOT00 3 года назад +1

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

  • @Unbrutal_Rawr
    @Unbrutal_Rawr 10 лет назад

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

  • @WillCraftify
    @WillCraftify 10 лет назад

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

  • @jaimegonzales73
    @jaimegonzales73 3 года назад

    Pajaro demasiado bago... No hace un nido

  • @tiegerkater582
    @tiegerkater582 8 лет назад

    O Cool!

  • @nowvoyagerNE
    @nowvoyagerNE 8 лет назад

    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.

  • @GS-st9ns
    @GS-st9ns 6 лет назад

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

  • @seoktoes323
    @seoktoes323 9 лет назад

    What about using glove to handle baby birds??

    • @queencool45aj31
      @queencool45aj31 8 лет назад +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 лет назад

      +Queencool45 Animal Jam Chances are better they wont leave them

    • @queencool45aj31
      @queencool45aj31 8 лет назад

      6400az Right.

    • @mikefoley3785
      @mikefoley3785 8 лет назад

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

  • @jawadriaz7878
    @jawadriaz7878 6 лет назад

    May Allah bless you

  • @oplummer2000
    @oplummer2000 8 лет назад

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

  • @vizionarac
    @vizionarac 9 лет назад +2

    is this in san andreas?

    • @LRN2DIY
      @LRN2DIY  9 лет назад +2

      reda radi No, this is in Utah.

  • @phillipayoung10
    @phillipayoung10 6 лет назад

    👍👍👍👍

  • @johnfahrer2086
    @johnfahrer2086 11 лет назад

    Sucks a hawk didn't show up

  • @zacharycat
    @zacharycat 6 лет назад

    Time to get out the lawnmower.

  • @isshmd8492
    @isshmd8492 7 лет назад

    👍

  • @rebeccadish428
    @rebeccadish428 7 лет назад

    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!

  • @wilsonblauheuer6544
    @wilsonblauheuer6544 9 лет назад

    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 лет назад

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

    • @mikefoley3785
      @mikefoley3785 8 лет назад

      +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 лет назад

      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

  • @mikefoley3785
    @mikefoley3785 8 лет назад

    He should have secured the nest with wire or tape.