I got my grass & neighboring grass cut, watered everything because the rain we were supposed to get Wed & Thurs is hopefully coming Friday now. I Pulled weeds...oh my aching back. I went to TractorSupply & on the way I saw a big, old pine tree being cut down. I'd always seen birds nesting in that tree over the years, so later after the workers left, I parked nearby & walked over to the tree debris. They cut it down but left one heck of a mess. I heard the distinct baby bird cries. I waited to see if any parent birds were around, but none showed up. This tree was in the middle of 3 roads, so no other trees nearby. The heap of pine branches was enormous & the baby bird sounds seemed to be coming from the middle. I called my DH to see if he was home yet...he was, so I asked him to bring me the tree pruners. It took awhile but I pruned my way to the middle & kept listening for them. I pruned inward about 10 feet, then started pruning the tall stuff down. I cleared a path & was in the middle of the heap, so I pruned downward, and about 2 feet above the ground, suspended in branches, I saw a nest. In the fall, it had been turned upside-down then crushed between big branches. Whatever babies were in the nest, had obviously been dumped out when the tree fell. I kept pruning towards the sounds below the nest, 2 more feet to get to the ground. I saw 3 little babies looking up & crying. I just reached down & scooped them up. They were very cold. I set them up with this tree's soft outer branch pieces in a 5 gal bucket & sat it in the warm afternoon sun while I made sure there was no number 4.
Anyway, I get sidetracked when it comes to living creatures needing help. I took them home & set them up in my baby bird brooder & fed them using a small watercolor paint brush & baby bird formula. They were so cold & hungry, they ate & promptly snuggled to nap. They loved the brooder warmth. I fed them overy 20 min til about 10pm & the improvement they made in just a few hours was amazing. They did not even have any mites on them. They will be ok! Today they went to Tri-State Bird Rescue where they'll be raised til they can be released & survive.
The garden...well, it got weeded & watered. The Swamp Milkweed & raspberries are all doing well. I did get the sacroiliac shots today, so I will be getting back to the garden in a couple of days.
Here are the little 3 cuties that sidetracked me.
Anyway, I get sidetracked when it comes to living creatures needing help. I took them home & set them up in my baby bird brooder & fed them using a small watercolor paint brush & baby bird formula. They were so cold & hungry, they ate & promptly snuggled to nap. They loved the brooder warmth. I fed them overy 20 min til about 10pm & the improvement they made in just a few hours was amazing. They did not even have any mites on them. They will be ok! Today they went to Tri-State Bird Rescue where they'll be raised til they can be released & survive.
The garden...well, it got weeded & watered. The Swamp Milkweed & raspberries are all doing well. I did get the sacroiliac shots today, so I will be getting back to the garden in a couple of days.
Here are the little 3 cuties that sidetracked me.
