Baby Goldfinch
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 6:40 am
Hello, I have some questions but first the backstory:
Four days ago my aunt found baby bird on concrete sidewalk, it was during a storm and it was struggling in a puddle.
When it was brought to me it was shaking, visibly weakened, couldn't walk, wobbled and slept all the time, too weak to even beg. It looked like it was not supposed to on the ground just yet. Also, its left eye was very swollen and completely shut.
Long story short, four days later the bird looks alright, although still a bit wobbly, begs nicely, and eye looks pretty too.
I'm feeding it baby bird formula and clean the eye thrice a day with saline solution.
Now the questions.
Would its parents still feed it if I returned it to place where it was found?
If not, would it be possible to release it later when it will be able to fly? Would it instinctively know how to find food?
And last one, what was wrong with its eye?
Pictures of the first day (night actually).
Four days ago my aunt found baby bird on concrete sidewalk, it was during a storm and it was struggling in a puddle.
When it was brought to me it was shaking, visibly weakened, couldn't walk, wobbled and slept all the time, too weak to even beg. It looked like it was not supposed to on the ground just yet. Also, its left eye was very swollen and completely shut.
Long story short, four days later the bird looks alright, although still a bit wobbly, begs nicely, and eye looks pretty too.
I'm feeding it baby bird formula and clean the eye thrice a day with saline solution.
Now the questions.
Would its parents still feed it if I returned it to place where it was found?
If not, would it be possible to release it later when it will be able to fly? Would it instinctively know how to find food?
And last one, what was wrong with its eye?
Pictures of the first day (night actually).