How Do You Know If A Baby Wild Bird Needs Rescuing?
Warmer temperatures, flowers blooming and baby birds falling out of trees are all signs of spring and summer. Baby birds, born dependant on their parents for care, do not yet know how to fly. To practice, they jump (or are kicked by pushy siblings or impatient parents) out of their nest, and become land bound. From here, they flutter and do their best to get back up into a bush or tree, usually crashing and stumbling before perfecting their flying skills. This normal process has worked for birds for millions of years. And every year thousands of healthy baby birds are birdnapped by well-intentioned people who think they are helping. So, if you have found a baby bird on the ground, stop to investigate if the bird truly needs your help before swooping him up and taking him from his parents (whom you may not see). You do not need to, and should not, touch the baby bird to determine if he is in need of rescuing. Look at the feathers of the bird. If the bird is naked, downy and without body
