Has been very windy here of late which doesn't help the baby birds at all. I was alerted to a fledgling Tui out of its nest a few days ago. Parents were trying to get it up but couldn't. It was 5.30 pm and the little one didn't stand much a chance so I brought it home. Has a small tail and is fully feathered and is very angry with me... but eating well.
Then today I was going to the shops and spied a wee hedgehog working on the verge - far too young to be on its own and out during the day. Obviously lost its Mum and was very hungry. Weighs 111 grams and needs to be between 300 to 500 grams to survive in the wild. Then, on the way home with this first little hedgie, I spied another in about the same place. So there are now two in my bathroom. Both have eaten well and they are now tucked up together. Sweet. I shall eventually get them into an aviary where they can grow and get big. I do love hedgehogs.
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