I'm glad to hear he is doing well!!
I had to google Mistle thrush... he's going to be quite pretty!
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I stole a picture.)
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When they are orphaned so young, how do they learn to find food on their own?
My friend visited here twice today, and she brought Melvin the Mistle with her (he is with her 24 hours a day at the moment) She said he had accepted her now as his mum, and she proved it. He was very shy of me, although ok, and she explained that he needed to be kept quiet without 'outside world' disturbance until he was fully fledged. After this, when he is big enough and strong, it will take time for her to ''wild him up'' - that was the expression she used. I took a few photos of Melvin, and then my friend spoke to him quite loudly - he responded with lots of song, then a wide open mouth and squawked for dinner ! She fed him and he settled down. It is a slow progress.
As you can see, he is doing well.
The second visit was to collect two nestlings we found today. The nest was on the ground, and there were two babes in there, and two more dead ones without heads nearby - on the site. We think a stoat or weasel was responsible.
The two live ones were cold, so I used my emergency kit, including a warming pad to keep them warm. I heard they are doing well. These two are greenfinches.
I will see them all again in the morning as I`m doing the demand feeding shift for the day. Other work will have to wait.
More soon...............
