Yet when my daughter walks into the house holding a baby bird... (actually happened this week) Just put it back where you found it. Damn thing was within a week of being able to fly. Put it back where it's mother can find it!
I think that's where "don't touch baby birds" comes from. Baby birds grow up fast, so it's not uncommon for them to end up outside the nest before they're quite ready.
This isn't actually true, but it's still harmful to touch wildlife. They could be injured if handled improperly, they can get sick, and it's probably pretty stressful to be picked up by a giant monster.
Honestly I'm not even sure these pictures are real, though. I don't see any images that look quite so moss-like from verifiable sources.
Some baby animals you don't touch. Some you do, like possums. You tell kids not to touch baby birds because they'll kill them if they're not careful. They got hollow bones.
I've handled baby quail many times. Just picked them up off the road and moved them over to the forest. You can do it, just be sane.
I donāt understand how people think animals āadapt by changing their colorā mfer they āadaptedā by nesting in moss because their feathers fucking looks like moss. Not the other way around!
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Spacehooks@reddthat.com · 27 pts · 123d
Thats some cute moss
bluefootedbooby@sopuli.xyz · 9 pts · 122d
The fuck is this moron doing touching baby birds š¤ literally my whole life I have been told 'NEVER touch a baby bird or the mom will reject it'
DonPiano@feddit.org · 30 pts · 122d
You've been told wrong, generally speaking, there
areakode@riskeratspizza.com · 9 pts · 122d
Yet when my daughter walks into the house holding a baby bird... (actually happened this week) Just put it back where you found it. Damn thing was within a week of being able to fly. Put it back where it's mother can find it!
PlantJam@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 122d
I think that's where "don't touch baby birds" comes from. Baby birds grow up fast, so it's not uncommon for them to end up outside the nest before they're quite ready.
hzl@piefed.blahaj.zone · 27 pts · 122d
This isn't actually true, but it's still harmful to touch wildlife. They could be injured if handled improperly, they can get sick, and it's probably pretty stressful to be picked up by a giant monster.
Honestly I'm not even sure these pictures are real, though. I don't see any images that look quite so moss-like from verifiable sources.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 122d
Some baby animals you don't touch. Some you do, like possums. You tell kids not to touch baby birds because they'll kill them if they're not careful. They got hollow bones.
I've handled baby quail many times. Just picked them up off the road and moved them over to the forest. You can do it, just be sane.
Vinylraupe@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 122d
You dont do that with deer cubs. I always knew this but i found one and was so amazed i carried it inside the car so my coworker could pet it xd
It was so cute my brain stopped thinking. I later called the local forest service and ofc i also put it back.
Birds are more reptile like they dont care. They even kill some chicks if they seem weak.
RustyNova@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 123d
Where is the birb?
Chivera@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 122d
Grass type bird
Hadriscus@jlai.lu · 3 pts · 122d
awww so fluffy mossy
diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 122d
I donāt understand how people think animals āadapt by changing their colorā mfer they āadaptedā by nesting in moss because their feathers fucking looks like moss. Not the other way around!
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 122d
If this isnāt bait, itās kinda sad.