Bird Release : Song Sparrow

[cybagooseuk]

Great stuff loved the footage !

[zp3gamemaster123]

She probaly loves you!

[hamidsadabadi]

Hey dude, so you are so nice guy any I like your video alot. Those cats were really cute. You still have them?

[mattajas]

He was like : Wow ive never thought humans were this nice. Thank you for doing this for me!

[MsUrineSample]

My cat caught a baby sparrow. About 20mis ago. but theres no bites fortunately. I'm going to let him/her go tomorrow morning.

[birdlUver831]

he looks so cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SparrowSquad]

Nice to see you care, but good is in the eye of the beholder. That house sparrow now has the chance to grow up and join it's brothers and sister in killing the young cardinals and cracking their eggs in their nests.

It's certainly honorable what you did, no doubt about that. Unfortunately it may not have been the best thing to do.

[RMary]

Right, the wild birds do form a attachment to people. I have some house Wrens, wild in my yard and come over whenever im in garden, best talkers around

Rose

[emmasays1]

3 cats and a bird flying free, heavenly!

Thank you!

[ZahraCat]

Beautiful video! You loves animals!

[Blinkazoid]

I'm always conflicted about letting my cats roam free. They probably bring in a half dozen birds a year. Some of which aren't as fortunate as this one. They'd be impossible to live with if I kept them inside all the time though. They LOVE the outdoors.

[ashleyjamesdoran]

@Blinkazoid Keeping cats as indoor cats s very difficult, ive actually built a cat run on the side of my house so theycan still go outside, however they cant go hunting. (unless somthing manages to get in, which has somehow happened before.)

[DeanLyman]

i wouldn't of let him go, i love animals to much ... i have a pet sparrow myself. had him since he was a newborn.

[phaedress]

I like the title plug there at the end.

[Blinkazoid]

I've been totally neglecting my cat channel. I really need to do a post there. So much to do, so little time.

[fun2cook]

Nice to see this. A neighbourhood cat got one of the little sparrows who follow me around in the garden every morning. The other sparrows made quite a noise over the loss of their friend.

[Blinkazoid]

Yes, thankfully he was in fine shape. Sometimes I have to keep them a week or two before they're able to fly.

[Bean829]

looks like he was all comfy on your hand for a little bit

nice strong flier too

i'm sure he'll stick around and hang out on the bird feeder

a great human being you are for keeping him safe until he could fly =)

[Blinkazoid]

Thanks Bean!!! He certainly took off just fine when he finally made up his mind, that's for sure! It wouldn't surprise me if he was hanging around the bird feeder when he got snatched. You're right though, he'll probably be right back there. Free meals are hard to pass up, LOL.

[TABBYFIGHT]

dicom took the words right out of my mouth

i always loved animals

[Blinkazoid]

Thanks for the kind words fellow animal lover Jack!!!

[dicom]

Blink your respect for nature in general and small living creatures (things that many people consider to be insignificant trifles) speaks volumes about the sort of man you are, and I respect you for it.

[Blinkazoid]

Thanks Terry!!! I've been a lover of nature since I was a little kid:)

[cherrycokewine]

Aww poor birdie. And bunny. :[

[Blinkazoid]

Well, at least the birdie had a happy ending:)

[Amiduffer]

Amazing that it sat in your hand that long.

[Blinkazoid]

I guess it was kinda like when an offer of a *free* vacation comes in the mail. You just know there's a catch in there somewhere. He was just doing his version of reading the fine print before making sure it was OK to take off, LOL.

[nanciesweb]

He was probably in shock that you haven't ate him yet.

[Blinkazoid]

Hehehe, as the saying goes, he probably "tastes like chicken" :)

[dl737]

Lucky Bird indeed!! That was very cool.

[Blinkazoid]

Thanks Danny! Hopefully he'll go forth and warn other birds to be on the alert about Suzy and Carly, (Babs isn't a hunter). Anyhow, he'll have quite a tale to tell his fellow feathered friends:)

[megalisstudio]

BLinkie--great vid man. felt like i was there in your hand!

yeah, seemed like a sparrow---and you are right--that is ONE LUCKY BIRD---i've had my cat deliver many a bird in..well..a couple pieces. Nice one man.

[Blinkazoid]

Thanks Tom! Heheheh, now all of a sudden I've got this mental image of a miniature Megalis in my hand and your bitching and moaning about the experience of my cat dragging you through the pet door. Yikes, and you're laying it on pretty thick too, LOL.

[IXGertXI]

Very sweet, and definitely a sparrow. I had one that went head long into the porch window last winter. She was a little loopy for an hour or so but made the same miraculous recovery. Well done.

[Blinkazoid]

Thanks Gert! I keep an empty food bowl handy in the house to cap down over the top of whatever critter my cats bring in. This was early morning and I couldn't half see. Suzy whined and I got up and she dropped something. I quickly put the bowl over the top of it. Then of course I had to sneak a peek at it and it flew off and into a window. I caught it before it was able to fly off again.

[DahliaKHey]

That was nice to watch. Cats are disgruntled, but so what.

[Blinkazoid]

The video didn't quite do justice to how much Suzy was whining to be let out in the background. She was pretty pitiful sounding. I once had a cat snatch a bird out of mid-air that I had just released. Now that would have made a great video, LOL.

[OhCurt]

See if she gets YOU anything next time she's out shopping!

;-P

[Blinkazoid]

Hehehe, undoubtedly I must seem like the most ungrateful gift reciever in history to her. I grab her gifts as quick as I can and release them outside as just as quickly. Hopefully she's buying these on a credit card which has some sort of loss protection or something.

[GramsandPapi]

You did a great job filming this!! Glad the little fellow made it! Blessings, Ang

[Blinkazoid]

Thanks Ang! He really took off fast when he made his mind up. I think Suzy meowing in the background convinced im it was time to skeedaddle!

[randomwritings]

Lovely misty morning and I hope the early bird caught the worm

[Blinkazoid]

It would have been even mistier if we were getting our normal amount of rain these days. Of course we've had droughts the last few summers so maybe no rain is the new normal these days.

I should have given him directions to my compost pile. It has tons of worms:)

[randomwritings]

I just realized it was a Song Sparrow - will it play Misty for me?

[Blinkazoid]

I'm sure that would be a Make My Day situation for you if it would do that:)

[randomwritings]

But it might want a Fistful of Dollars

[Blinkazoid]

It should count iteslf lucky it didn't have a Raw Hide from the cat escapade. Perhaps it would settle for a bowl of Western Spaghetti:)

[NaturalTwentyFilms]

Well done! Y'know, this reminds me of how impressed I am by the cameramen who film golf shots. I don't know how they track that little ball.

[Blinkazoid]

Thanks NTF. Of course they're fortunate enough to have multiple cameras *and* they don't have to hold a camera in one hand and the golf ball in the other, LOL. I've filmed a couple of these which were so poorly done I never even posted them.

[LeSaMilano]

my dog used to catch birds and several times I had to extract them from his mouth- he didn't actually know what to do with it once he got one but I'm sure he was happy in the conquest!

Loved the mist surrounding the trees.

[Blinkazoid]

Ahh yes, it's all about the conquest and being king or queen of the roost and wanting to please:)

This was about 6am or so and was a pretty typical early morning. Many times the fog will linger till past 10am.

[randomwritings]

Did he catch fleas too? I bet Suzy does

[spiralisedcat]

coool,nice work their rob,im glad this one didnt end up flying under your car and dissapearing like the last hehe

[Blinkazoid]

Thanks spiralised! I was very thankful it flew off. I wasn't looking forward to bird sitting it in rehab for a week or two.

[beccawitch]

Glad you were able to give that bird a great send off! He or she was very lucky with three cats around, i know my two cats would have ate him for sure!!! Thanks for sharing!

[Blinkazoid]

Thankfully it's pretty rare for my cats to eat one, although it happens once in a while and makes a real mess in the house. I do however had a dead one show up about once every 2 months on average. It seems to be the smallish birds that survive. They probably struggle less and require a gentler grip inside the cat's mouth.

[GreatGig1]

Didn't you tell those 3 cool cats that they don't need to be eating birds?? LOL Good to see you were able to set another bird free...:-)

[Blinkazoid]

The 3CoolKats are FAR too cool to even consider listening to little ol me, LOL. I've done several releases this summer already which I didn't get around to filming. And of course I never film the ones which are DOA.

[thizizliz]

LOL! They can't help it - tis their nature but it's good you are able to save so many. Great video - I really enjoyed the close up and then the cat's reactions! :)

[Blinkazoid]

Thanks Liz! Too bad I didn't get Suzy's reactions filmed a couple of weeks ago when she brought in a dead bird. It was pretty comical (and kinda gross too) with her and I having a tug of war to see who was going to wind up with it, LOL. I *know* how many bird feathers would have wound up around the house if I had let her win!

[PaintedRavensong]

Aw....that was truly precious. Thank you for that.

[Blinkazoid]

Thanks for the nice comment Mic! I wish they wouldn't bring so many in. Occasionally things don't have a happy ending I'm afraid.

[Blinkazoid]

I think you're right Billy. That's been the most common bird around here all spring and summer. I've got a video with all sorts of them at my birdfeeders but I've not gotten around to editing it yet.

[Blinkazoid]

I don't think the bird thought it was all that funny. Suzy on the other hand seemed to enjoy herself:)

[cjacustomwoodworking]

That little sparrow was lucky, but seemed pretty comfortable in your hand. Nice video Blink!

[Blinkazoid]

Thanks cja! All things considered he certainly was a calm little guy:)

[bugsinrug]

Aww...I'm so glad that it is okay. I was always under the impression that as soon as a cat's saliva met a birds skin...the bird was a gonner as they say. Hopefully that was just an old wives tale. hugs, Chris

[Blinkazoid]

Yep, an old wives tale, disproved by the dozens of birds I've released over the years. I used to hear that if a baby bird falls out of the nest and a human picks it up and puts it back in the nest, the mother bird wil then shun it. I'm not so sure I believe that one either.

[Perroquet51]

I just recently heard that it's a myth about the mother shunning a baby touched by a human. In any case, without your touch the bird would have had no chance at all.

[Blinkazoid]

Ahha! I knew that had to be a myth!

[randomwritings]

We like a good myth, Terry. OK I know your name is Marc but the pun wouldn't work the same "myth, Marc" .

[BradThunder]

It's thinking: 'If this is my fifteen minutes of fame, I'm gonna milk every drop out of that udder!'

You must have very comfortable fingers. I'll take that as read.

[Blinkazoid]

Take it from me, Suzy's teeth are doggone sharp! Most any fingers would feel comfy after that:))) He certainly did a very good job of sitting there and looking cute for his closeup:) I could sense him getting antsy for a takeoff and was a split second away from getting a camera angle where he wouldn't have temporarily went out of the frame when he flew. Still, not too bad though

[twish1999]

Aww i'm so glad the little bird was alright and flew away.

you were so kind and patient waiting for it to feel ready to go

:-)

[Blinkazoid]

Thanks Twish! I kept thinking, "please fly, please fly, I don't want to have to put you in a cage and take care of you for 2 weeks, I've got a garden to take care of" And then whew! he flew:)))

[socialpopstars]

Robert, I like that you didn't rush the Sparrow that you let it just chill till it was ready, great video 5 stars... have black n white cat too who brings "gifts" :)

[Blinkazoid]

Thanks Johni! He'd been through a pretty traumatic experience. I'm sure I would have required more time than that if something 40 times heavier than me had snatched me up in it's teeth and dragged me into it's lair, LOL.

[robertpina99]

Those cats were looking for that bird. I could tell.

[Blinkazoid]

Yep, they would have loved to recatch it! I'm sure they were pretty disgusted with me for releasing it. You'd think after what must be a couple dozen varmit releases that they'd quit bringing me stuff but nope. They're SOOO proud of themselves when the catch something!

[MotherReiver]

Ahhhhh! Little bird knew a friendly place and was reluctant to leave :)

[Blinkazoid]

Yep, he certainly seemed like a content little guy!!!

[thornekatt]

Yea! She liked you....felt safe in your hand. = ) You're such a good guy, Blink

Hugs, Sheri~

[Blinkazoid]

Thanks Sheri! I guess most anything looks inviting after being snatched by some sharp teeth, dragged through the pet door, and deposited on the floor.

[thornekatt]

That IS true...but don't evade it, you ARE a

good guy...I just know it!

But, isn't it just too sweet when they want

to show ya what they caught for you?

I HAVE to remember that....especially if it's

a mouse or a rat (!!!!) like it was about 12

days ago. ICK!!!!!!! =D

[Blinkazoid]

The very worst are the occasional *funny smells* that I on occasion have to sniff around and find out the origins of. Those are hunting expeditions which never end well, LOL. Recently I found a dead rabbit in a corner. It wasn't a pretty sight:(

[popebenadict16]

you are now saint blinkazoid.the pope has spoke.

[Blinkazoid]

Woot!!! Many thanks Stu. I shall go to your church on Sunday and tithe a 6-pack of Stella in your name for bestowing this great honor upon me, LOL.

[tomydearestlove]

that was great, and you have lovely cats.

[Blinkazoid]

Thanks Tomy! They're a great bunch. I'm surprised they didn't go around and out the pet door while I was filming the release.

[kalacaw]

I think you pegged him correctly Robert.  I think he's a song sparrow too ... nice save. :)

[Blinkazoid]

Thanks Betty! Yep, a song sparrow is what I rehabbed and realeased out of the cage earlier this year. That's the only reason I had any clue what sort of bird it was.

[BasicModelling]

Cardinal?? What's this?? Some kind of Spanish Inquisition?? :)

[Blinkazoid]

I seem to have been overruled on it being a Cardinal. It's another song sparrow like the one I rehabbed earlier this year. I'm sure it was worried about suffering a fate even worse than medevial torture chambers!

[BasicModelling]

..or the comfy chair!! Monty Pythons 'Nobody expects.. ' is a classic.. :)

[Blinkazoid]

I'll have to look that one up. Hopefully it's here on YouTube!

[BasicModelling]

Plenty.. :) :) Monty Python themselves have a channel as well.. but they are different to 'other interests', in as much as they don't demand that the videos are removed if anybody else should post any of their work on YouTube.. they just get them monetized and ripe the benefits..

There are some out there (WMG) who need to learn from their example, I think.. It sure would make it much easier to make videos the way you want them for starters.. :)

[randomwritings]

Crikey I wasn't expecting the Spanish Inquisition!

[BasicModelling]

No clue as re. what kind of bird it was, except that it sure was a lucky one.. :) Nice video.. :)

[hallbe]

Very sweet! Poor kitties just doing their jobs... ;-)

[Blinkazoid]

Yep, Suzy was just doing what comes naturally. As always, she was extremely proud of herself:))

[GoneIsGone]

YAY! :+)

[Blinkazoid]

:)))

[QiDimitrio]

Nice video blink finished your banners for you sent you a couple of emails

[Blinkazoid]

Thanks Dominic! I'll check them out in just a bit. I'm running way behind today.

[Furnifur]

That lil bird was just shocked you were setting it free and not feeding it to your 3Koolkats. lol

Oh wow the mysterious cat decided to join in for this footage huh, I guess a bird will do that.

Is it me or is babs getting fat as a fat cat can get?

[Blinkazoid]

Yep, the ever elusive Carly decided to grace us with her presence! And yeah Babs is a bit on the portly side these days. She has a VERY small frame with short little legs and it's very noticable even if she gains as little as a pound. She only weighs about 11 1/2 pounds though which isn't all that much as fat cats go. When she runs, her belly sways back and forth and nearly drags the ground though.

[Furnifur]

Carly! That's it. I always forget.

Yeah I noticed the swinging belly, made me giggle like a bowl full of jelly. lol

[ASECONDCHANCEAROUND]

that was very cool !

**Kisses**

[Blinkazoid]

Thanks Sonia!!!

[Pippilly]

That little bird was making sure the coast was clear. Nice to see you and the col cats : )

[Blinkazoid]

Hi there Pip!!! Great to see you around again here on YouTube!!! I've noticed you popping up here and there:))) I'm sure it was an experience little birdie won't soon forget!

[randomwritings]

What a great idea for a song "Pip's been popping up all over..."

[Blinkazoid]

It would go great with the outro you've been using of late:)

[Bocist]

That was cool..I enjoyed watching this

[Blinkazoid]

Thanks Bocist! Now I need a nap. Suzy woke me up FAR too early this morning with this present, LOL.

[raycolondotcom]

That little bird seemed to want to turn your hand into a nest.  Nice footage of the release. Ray

[Blinkazoid]

I think he felt reasonably safe with the hand that practically snatched him from the jaws of death, LOL.