SandraK
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Since the weather's been so cr**ppy, I've been on my computer which faces a NE corner of the family room but has the sliding doors to the deck to the left and the bay window to my right. While wandering around AA yesterday, I heard a thud on the sliding doors and immediately went to check.
Saw what looked like some type of wren (or similar size bird) on the deck, flopping around and I was afraid it had broken its neck flying into the door. Opened the sliding door and was reaching for it just as a Cooper's landed on the deck too. Grabbed the birdy before the Cooper's and went inside.
The Cooper's hawk actually hung around the deck for a good 10-15 minutes waiting for the bird I was holding to show up. Sat on the railings, sat on the tree next to the deck, checked out the shrubs and hopped around until it finally gave up.
I held the little guy cupped in my hands to keep him warm and in the dark. Dribbled some water into his beak and it took a good 45 min. plus for him to finally come to. He did get away from me and was able to fly to the top of the curtains in the family room before I could get him down.
I held him for a while longer to make sure he was completely awake and then released him in the evergreen hedge in the front of the house. I put him a foot below the top of the hedge so he was well hidden and protected from the weather.
When I checked on him about an hour later he was gone and I did check the ground under the hedge in case he'd conked out. But he was apparently happily gone in that he flew away.
It was either a wren or a warbler - so lightweight compared to even my smallest bird. Softbill with the longer beak like an insect eater not a seed eater. It's the second time I've been able to do this and it does feel good to save just one little feathered life.
Saw what looked like some type of wren (or similar size bird) on the deck, flopping around and I was afraid it had broken its neck flying into the door. Opened the sliding door and was reaching for it just as a Cooper's landed on the deck too. Grabbed the birdy before the Cooper's and went inside.
The Cooper's hawk actually hung around the deck for a good 10-15 minutes waiting for the bird I was holding to show up. Sat on the railings, sat on the tree next to the deck, checked out the shrubs and hopped around until it finally gave up.
I held the little guy cupped in my hands to keep him warm and in the dark. Dribbled some water into his beak and it took a good 45 min. plus for him to finally come to. He did get away from me and was able to fly to the top of the curtains in the family room before I could get him down.
I held him for a while longer to make sure he was completely awake and then released him in the evergreen hedge in the front of the house. I put him a foot below the top of the hedge so he was well hidden and protected from the weather.
When I checked on him about an hour later he was gone and I did check the ground under the hedge in case he'd conked out. But he was apparently happily gone in that he flew away.
It was either a wren or a warbler - so lightweight compared to even my smallest bird. Softbill with the longer beak like an insect eater not a seed eater. It's the second time I've been able to do this and it does feel good to save just one little feathered life.