Feeding Baby Hummingbird

The bird was washed out of a nest by watershed. The rehabber is attempting to feed the baby before putting it back.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Feeding
• Baby
• Hummingbird
• Bird

[MushroomKnifeStain]

so compared to a penny, how big is it, or rather, how SMALL is it?

[videoapparatus]

@MushroomKnifeStain dunno, I could only see the head and neck, but you can compare it to the guys thumbnail in the vid

[videoapparatus]

@videoapparatus or finger nail rather, it's pretty small

[BATREZ123]

what did u feed it?

[videoapparatus]

@BATREZ123 I just shot the vid, I dunno what the rehabber is feeding it

[queenOFcorn1994]

I saved a baby hummingbird today from being stepped on!

[rsfanatic7]

aw hes so adorable

[silverbulletgirl29]

Even though animals are endanger of human activity & develop it's still not too late to help them out. It is up to us as a whole to help bring animals' numbers back to a stable level. We can't let these precious species just die off, we have to conserve our resources & leave much of the rainforests untouched!

[silverbulletgirl29]

I see some people out there try to make 'pets' out of these wild animals but that is something I frown upon b/c they are wild and supposed to enrich the environment. There is no greater joy than to see wildlife nursed back to health & given a second chance to start a new in the wild and thrive. I hope that one day animal conservation will be a big-to-do & the public will grow more plants & trees & help to preserve mother nature. Let's keep mother earth beautiful & clean & recycle more.

[silverbulletgirl29]

He was very healthy too, b/c a baby bird that actively learns to hunt & feeds itself is a good sign it's ready for release. I gave him a thorough examination looking him over & he put on a good deal of weight in just those three days. By the 2nd day and 1/2 he was eating on his own & I let him get his fill and prepared meals according to rehabber's diets for woodpeckers. It cost a pretty penny too & time & attention. The perch kept his legs positioned correctly.

[silverbulletgirl29]

Mind you now, that you have to make every effort to find a licensed rehabber or vet to take any wild animal in but we tried & had no luck so someone had to help this migratory bird b/c it was a big deal to me & probably any environmentalist to ensure its survival b/c every bird saved is helping the environment. Birds are very important for nature & so are most all other animals. I just hope Twiggy will make more baby sapsuckers to increase the woodpecker populations everywhere in the wild.

[silverbulletgirl29]

I cared for him for 3 days and he started pecking & looking for food & I dug up grubs, earthworms, and bought 12 crickets & he pecked at them and wolfed them all down. I have a pic of him chowing down on a grub. He would make short flights in the house & I went out & released him on Xmas morning and he is thriving well outside making a nest & hunting for food & putting a thousand holes in trees in our yard but he never comes close b/c he is wild now & hangs w/other birds & bluejays.

[silverbulletgirl29]

First, I had to warm it, then when it perked up, it pecked around & was hungry & I had to gently open its mouth by the tuft under its chin and put a little food in at a time. Nestlings, usually are feed every 15 minutes around the clock from dusk til dawn. Luckily this was a fully fledged baby bird but the nest & parents were gone. The rains had washed the nest away & no other birds were around to tend to the little guy. He slept after every meal in the carrier on his perch & in nestbox.

[silverbulletgirl29]

I bet the rehabber lost a heck of a lot of sleep taking caring of that little fellow. Man, I sure did when I had to care for this baby Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker Woodpecker over Xmas break. The rehabber my cousin called couldn't make it so she made me take it home & I looked after it day & night. It never missed a meal & it got all the vital nutrients b/c I have rehab books a plenty on all animals. After the release, I looked like I had been beat w/the ugly stick I saw sooo tired.

[smerf416]

@MushroomKnifeStain THATS WHAT SHE SAID

[AMCKEJB3]

Oh how sweet did the baby make it

[Anyu31]

OMG...I never realized how small thy really are as babies