Post by featherduster on Aug 2, 2013 12:13:35 GMT -5
The largest and the smallest birds native to Indiana. I have held a dead wild Turkey and today I held a live Hummingbird.
This morning I decided to clean and refill the Hummingbird feeder and shortly after doing so I noticed a hummer hanging upside down from one of the perches with another hummer buzzing right by it.
After watching it for a little bit I determined the bird was having a problem and then I watched it as it fell into the flowerbed below.
I went outside and found the little girl laying among the flowers so I picked her up brought her inside and placed her in a tupperwear bowl on some paper towels and just laid the lid on loosely.
About 1/2 hour later my wife told me the bird was up and trying to get out so we put the bowl on the deck and as soon as she removed the lid the bird flew up to a tree limb sat for a spell and then flew away.
The only thing I can figure happened is the hummers have been fighting like crazy these last few days 4-6 at a time fighting over the feeder so I think the little gal we rescued must have got her bell rung as they say and just needed some time to recover.
This morning I decided to clean and refill the Hummingbird feeder and shortly after doing so I noticed a hummer hanging upside down from one of the perches with another hummer buzzing right by it.
After watching it for a little bit I determined the bird was having a problem and then I watched it as it fell into the flowerbed below.
I went outside and found the little girl laying among the flowers so I picked her up brought her inside and placed her in a tupperwear bowl on some paper towels and just laid the lid on loosely.
About 1/2 hour later my wife told me the bird was up and trying to get out so we put the bowl on the deck and as soon as she removed the lid the bird flew up to a tree limb sat for a spell and then flew away.
The only thing I can figure happened is the hummers have been fighting like crazy these last few days 4-6 at a time fighting over the feeder so I think the little gal we rescued must have got her bell rung as they say and just needed some time to recover.
