About The River

Monday, July 12, 2021

Rescue Mission

 

See that little robin. Well, he is the main character of this story. Do you see the net like stuff that his mom made that nest out of? Well, that is the cause of the rescue mission.

 

This is the second year that a robin family nested on top of our birdhouse. This year the robin got some kind of netting in the makings of the nest. Three of the four babies did fine leaving the nest. One remained over night, which I thought was odd. In the morning I looked closer at the little guy. He had some of the netting stuck around his leg, making it impossible to leave the nest. 

 And so a rescue mission was put into action. My husband carefully caught the little robin, I had scissors in hand and we carefully snipped the netting off the leg of the little robin.

All the time the little robin was squawking.  The parents dive bombing and squawking.

Ah, there  is a happy ending. The little fella was so happy to have the netting off his leg. He was no longer held down, he could fly and fly away he did.

 The End


18 comments:

  1. Awwww so happy you saw what was happening with this little guy and could rescue him. It is hard when the parents and the little guy cannot understand what you are doing. In the end everyone was happy and healthy. Happy New Week. xoxo Kris

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  2. I love the story. Sill mama bird to use netting to line her nest. I'm glad that you could rescue the baby Robin.
    Enjoy the summer days.
    Hugs, Julia

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  3. Hi Carla, bless yu and your husband for rescuing the little bird. I love happy endings.

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  4. Poor little dude! So happy y'all rescued him! Are the parents still hanging around?

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  5. Hooray for a happy ending!

    "I want to have a little house with sunshine on the floor, A chimney with a rosy hearth, and lilacs by the door..." ~Nancy Bird Turner
    🌿🌼🌿🌼🌿🌼🌿🌼🌿🌼🌿

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  6. Wonderful wonderful wonderful! You made a difference to that tiny bird. I love it that you and Jeremy took action. Erica and Chad have a wreath on their door and a bird nest in the wreath. There were four tiny babies. Last week Erica went outside to check on them and saw tiny bugs all over the tiny birds, and she was concerned. Her Ring doorbell camera caught this whole thing ... as Erica leaned closer to examine whether the birds were doing okay despite the bugs, she saw a SNAKE entwined in the wreath, threatening the birds. The parents were squawking from the porch railing. Erica got a broomstick and flicked the snake off. She could tell from his appearance that he had already eaten one of the baby birds (also there were only three in the nest). I wonder if he would have eaten all of them, given the time and opportunity. xoxo

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  7. Yay! What a sweet story. It's so good you noticed and rescued the poor little baby!! I'm sure it was nerve wracking while you were doing that!

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  8. What a super sweet story!! I love that you guys were there and able to help out. Mama and Daddy Robin sure picked the right yard to make their nests. xo

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  9. AWESOME ending!! You two were the saviours of baby robin!

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  10. and Wisconsin has one more happy healthy bird . .WE need that. Thank you both

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  11. Poor little guy. So glad you were able to help him. I love this story.....

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  12. I loved your story, Carla, and it was good that you and your husband were there to rescue the little bird. The Robin is one of my favorite birds. He's different than most of the birds, and doesn't scare easily when I take its picture. The Robin mama must have felt safe and comfortable around your home. The Robin is, indeed, a special bird. Your photos tell a wonderful story, Carla.

    ~Sheri

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  13. Super heroes to the rescue. WOOHOO for you guys! Maybe the little birdie will remember and come back an visit you some time. Janice

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  14. I knew there would be a happy ending, you are my hero.
    Amalia
    xo

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  15. Oh well done you two! Love a happy ending.

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  16. Awesome rescue mission! So glad you noticed that help was needed and were able to help.

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High Fives from Wisconsin!