Stunned Bird in the Hand - Yellow Wagtail

Heard a "bonk" on the patio door and found this little bird stunned on the ground. I held him for a while before he fully recovered and flew away good as new. I think it was a Yellow Wagtail. OK, not the most exciting video ever but somewhat interesting nonetheless. Bird experts please comment.

Category:

Pets & Animals

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• bird
• yellow
• wagtail
• stunned
• nurse
• feathers
• avian
• crash

[techsniper777]

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, but a man who lets it free is priceless.

[djspl51bw]

Nice to know he recoverd and was able to fly off.He looked pretty relaxed in your hand,seemed to be enjoying the sunshine.

[Ruffneck555]

what a sweety

[cybagooseuk]

Fantastic footage, I did the same with a baby Robin , I thought it had broken its neck but it soon came round when I held it in my hand for a while , it flew back to where it could see its mum.(Its on youTube)

[StPaulChicago]

Stunned birds tend to knock themselves blind for a minute. Birds have many more visual receptors in their eyes than people, and any blow to the skull or face can give them a swift pressurization of the optic nerve and/or retina, and too many of the receptors fire off at once. It's thought to be somewhat like snow-blindness. A bird's instinct when it can't see is to hold still (think of a falcon in a cap), and thus, it sat patiently in your hand. :) Thank you for keeping it safe.

[Dutusttuben]

Mabe it had a bad headache.

[masharcool123]

wow! wonder what they think when they are stunned. It's nice to know they recover though.

[GoldensGirl1]

this just happened then too a magpie we have fed for ages. it came inside the house in a crack in the door. i thought it had broken its neck i was so worried and crying but he sat their for like an hour then flew away.