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Hi my name is Ami...Ive got 4 baby birds,but the thing is I'm 11.I really DON'T have an idea 1 to take care of them.I dug up some worms today in the yard. Can you give me advise on how to take care of them??? the mother I assume is dead. Because ...well here are the things, I found a bird dead with worms in her mouth.So what do you think i should do with them??? Any advise WILL be FINE!!..
If one of the parents is living they should be OK. Otherwise there is not much that you can do. I would leave them alone. Things like this happen but nature takes care of things. If all babies survived we would be up to our hips in birds.
PS - If you did feed them they would bond to you and could not go back to the wild. When I was a kid we would sometimes feed a baby robin, but when it was grown it did not know how to find its own food or to watch out for cats, etc.
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Bluebird Bob Walshaw
Expertise
I can answer almost any question on Eastern Bluebirds and small cavity nesters such as Chickadees, Titmice, Wrens, etc. Also general questions on other songbirds. No pet bird questions please.
Experience
I have had a 100+ nestbox trail for more than 20 years, I do a lot of writing, public speaking and educational work in this field. My hands-on Bluebird talks include more than 1000 people each year.
Organizations
Oklahoma Bluebird Society, North American Bluebird Society, National Audubon Society, Oklahoma Audubon Society, Oklahoma Fur Bearers Alliance
Publications
Bluebird Magazine, Oklahoma Today, Fur-Fish-Game, Birds & Blooms, Nature Society News,Back Woodsman Magazine, Tulsa World, Broken Arrow ledger, Teaching Tolerance magazine,Trappers World, OK Hole Story, Birders World
Education/Credentials
Degree in Mechanical Engineering, an MBA, Graduate of the Home Study Course in Bird Biology from the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Oklahoma Master Naturalist. I am also a pofessional speaker and writer.
Awards and Honors
Chosen as a public speaker for the North American Bluebird Society, Bluebird trail accepted as part of the Transcontinental Bluebird Trail, Chosen as a panel speaker at the 2006 NABS Convention.
Past/Present Clients
Many
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