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Okay /an/ here is what's up, my cat just brought this bird to me, it is still alive and does not seem terribly injured, but I am going to keep it somewhere safe inside for at least a few hours until I can make sure it is not slowly dying, because I'm a giant queer.

Can anyone tell me what kind of bird this is (through low picture quality lol) and maybe give me some advice on what I should give it to eat and/or where I should keep it so it does not go insane.
>> Anonymous
OP here, if it helps the thing isabout the size of a computer mouse.
>> Anonymous
dude, your worse than your cat. you're acting like that that freaky nurse chick in stephen king's "misery"

let it go already.
>> Anonymous
>>288403

I sincerely hope that some day someone says that about you.
>> Anonymous
Looks like a fledgling starling. If it doesn't die of stress the first night, it should be able to recover and be released.
>> Anonymous
>>288410

I honestly did not really expect anything actually helpful to be posted. Thanks! I should just release it after tonight, then? I'm hesitant to just let it go because it can't really fly (it tried to a couple times while I was collecting it) and I don't want it to just wander around on the ground until some predator eats it.
>> Anonymous
>>288413
Don't just let it go, its parents have no idea where it went ad won't be able to watch/feed it. Take it to a wildlife center.
>> Anonymous
its a fledgling but not a starling, they have yellow lips on their beaks all the way to young adulthood. maybe a finch by the beak shape but the pic is too shit for a good id. the bird has wounds even if you cant find them. they are like pinholes that allow bacteria into the bird's body cavity. it wont die now, it will die in 2 days of sepsis.

im a rehab worker, you need to take it to a center or its dead. do it first thing in the morning
>> Anonymous
>>289111
This man speaks the truth. My cat brings in fledglings, all sorts of birds, and they have never lived past 3 days. I've gotten into the habit of just putting (humanely) them down myself, as there's something like a 90% fail rate to raising wild baby birds.
>> Anonymous
Name it Alexander Jumblepants.


Do this.

And he will live.
>> Anonymous !NeRoBvpFFY
>>289154
how do you put it down humanely?
>> Anonymous
>>289157


Tell it to kneel and think about the rabbits
>> Anonymous
If it has feathers and is not seriously injured, you are best to put it somewhere outside. Birds do not learn to fly all at once and usually spend some time in the grass figuring it out (though usually watched over).
You could try to call a wildlife center but there is a 90% chance they will tell you they can't do anything. But they might have some good advice.
>> Anonymous
hmm, i suggest if you have a wildlife sanctuary of some sort near you, then maybe you should take the little guy there they will better know how to care for it. good luck!