imschur Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Heading out to walk the dog we startled one of our cats and a little bird came flopping and fluttering out. It had a small cut over it's eye and was missing tail feathers. Couldnt locate any help last night but we were lucky this morning and a local nature center agreed to take it and rehab it.We had initially thought it a young femal Cardinal but we were mistaken. It was a bird I had not seen or heard of. A Cedar Wax Wing. The nature center folks were thrilled with their new guest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techmike Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Have not seen one of those. :thumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asmurff Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 That is a colorful bird. Glad you could find somewhere to rehab it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imschur Posted July 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Most here probably would have viewed it as a moving target but after living in the city for such a long time I have come to appreciate feathered and furred creatures. Plenty of bad people for perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodent.22 Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Most people aren't aware that after a young bird has learned to flap its wings the parents will coax it out of the nest and it is taught to feed on its own. The parents will hide it in brush,etc until it has learned to feed and fly. Unfortunately the odds game begins, and out of a nest of 5 or so, only one might survive. Most young, if seperated from their parents by mishap won't make it on their own, because they haven't learned to feed in the wild. Many of the birds you see in museum aviaries and rescue groups are kept because of their inability to feed in the wild. :grin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imschur Posted July 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Thats exactly what we figure happened to this little guy. The cats wait all day for something to move Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asmurff Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Glad this one survived. ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmao_37 Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 Nice looking bird glad it survived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microgunner Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Looks tasty. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asmurff Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Bad MG bad. :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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