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We had a fledgling thrush in our shared backyard two nights ago. It was almost flying but not quite. We have four cats up our back plus another across the passage way and another up at the house right at the back of the drive. They regularly bring home mice in fact one of them did whilst I was out keeping an eye on the youngster.
It was the hardest thing in the world to leave this little bird in our yard. I knew I had to, its mother was extremely protective, she would dive bomb you if you went near and she was also trying to lure the cats away. It was amazing to watch. She was still feeding the chick, it hadn't been abandoned.
At one point it was in a particularly vulnerable position and I spent about an hour trying to keep an eye out so the cats didn't get it.
Ultimately I had to admit defeat and go in.
To my amazement the little thrush was sat on a planter next to our back door when I got up the next morning. Its mum was obviously trying to entice it to fly. I could quite easily have been late to work due to watching it but had to force myself to go.
I can only assume it got the hang of its wings in the end as it has now left.
How it escaped the multitude of cats is beyond me. I would have been mortified had I got up to a pile of feathers.
Does anyone else find it difficult to walk away when animals are involved?
I didn't manage to get any photos as the family of thrushes were quite obviously stressed enough.
Andrea
It was the hardest thing in the world to leave this little bird in our yard. I knew I had to, its mother was extremely protective, she would dive bomb you if you went near and she was also trying to lure the cats away. It was amazing to watch. She was still feeding the chick, it hadn't been abandoned.
At one point it was in a particularly vulnerable position and I spent about an hour trying to keep an eye out so the cats didn't get it.
Ultimately I had to admit defeat and go in.
To my amazement the little thrush was sat on a planter next to our back door when I got up the next morning. Its mum was obviously trying to entice it to fly. I could quite easily have been late to work due to watching it but had to force myself to go.
I can only assume it got the hang of its wings in the end as it has now left.
How it escaped the multitude of cats is beyond me. I would have been mortified had I got up to a pile of feathers.
Does anyone else find it difficult to walk away when animals are involved?
I didn't manage to get any photos as the family of thrushes were quite obviously stressed enough.
Andrea
so they need any help they can get.
