A Mourning Dove flew into my moms friends house and her dog got hold of it and tor some of its fethers out and it can’t fly and she gave it to us and I don’t think its eating the bird seed we’re feeding it so please help me
and theres not a shelter where I live
it is not a baby
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March 30, 2009: The Rock Doves have settled into the nest box. Last year, the nest box was used by the kestrels, and when they left, the Rock Doves moved in. Now both couples view the nest box as their own. The male Kestrel arrives at dawn to warn the nesting Rock Dove. Then the female, who is larger than the male, arrives. The Rock Dove’s defense is to snap her wings at the intruders. This goes on for some time, with the Kestrels taking turns. Finally Rock Dove Dad arrives, only to immediately fly away. The end of the video shows the male Kestrel, who has brought courting gifts of voles to the female over the last few weeks. The Kestrels have a long nesting period, so perhaps they will move in after the baby Rock Doves hatch and fledge. But the clock is ticking, and the Kestrels need to find a nest box or other location by May… Watch the drama at this site: www.beleefdelente.nl Nest boxes are in great demand: www.HancockWildLifeChannel.org
June 17, 2009: After all the disruptions at the Kestrel nest box, doves have returned, and they have one egg in the nest box. I’m so glad this nest box is being used! Cam streams will close on June 30. Watch the live stream here: www.beleefdelente.nl
So I found a baby mourning dove that is about 3-5Wks of age. Some children where messing with it and i saved it. Good thing it was not severely hurt, just maybe minor bruises but all is fine^^ Uhm..i wasn’t sure where the baby bird came from, I did search for its nest but did not find it so i took it home with me. i bought some Exact baby bird food and a small syringe to feed it, and placed it in a box covered to warm it up, and calm it down from the shock.
One thing i need to understand is how much of the Exact baby bird food do i need to feed it and every how many hours???
heres a pick on how it looks exactly like!!
http://www.day-lab.com/blog/babybird-a27.jpg
btw..how many weeks would u say on this pick?!
Its not aggressive at me..i would probably say that its a little scared and a bit hesitant toward me..so urhm..yah.Also.. do i offer it any bird food or what should i start off with?
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Tagged age, baby, baby bird, baby mourning dove, Bird, bird food, Dove, fine, HELP, minor bruises, mourning dove, search, shock, syringe, thing, Uhm, wks
so i live in this military post here in texas.. and they do usual shooting training and stuff.. well some how the shots scared a bird and part of her nest felt on the ground with a baby in it..
the mom flew away scared and i didnt want to leave the bird there exposed to cats or other things that might harm him, luckly i had latex gloves in the car so i picked him up and took it home.. the birdy is moving and now i believe he is sleep, he cant see yet. his eyes hasnt open yet.. but i dont know what to give him to eat tomorrow. pls help me.. im gonna take him to animal rescue tomorrow as soon as possible. but for now i need some help on how to feed him or what to put in the little box he is in right now. if u guys want see pictures i can take them and post them in photobucket.. pls help me cause i dont want this poor thing to die.
Here is a baby dove I raised after a hawk got it’s mother.
Last night my husband found a baby morning dove on our front patio. We put it back in the nest but the parent birds flew off and didn’t return until this morning. I put the baby in a box on a heating pad for the night and returned it to the nest this morning. To my surprise there was another baby on top of some bushes by my front door and one of the parents was there pretending to have a broken wing.
Later I checked on the nest and the baby I returned to the nest was on the patio again. An hour later both babies are under one of the parent birds in the middle of my sidewalk.
This isn’t a safe place. I live near an open space with snakes and many feral cats. Is there a way to get them all some place safer?
Thanks for the answers. I can’t move them to my back yard because I have two dogs. I have put up a sign asking people not to use the sidewalk up to my front door. The babies are under a bush with one of the parents. I will hope for the best.
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