A young Mockingbird flies under the shed and perches on the mill rail.
I'm stunned.....the bird had no eyes.
I slid my hand under it and it sat in my hand long enough for me to get pics. I took it out of the shed and held it for about a minute and it finally flew off to the woods.
I'm thinking.....is this possible? Well I saw it with my own eyes.
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Poston how long has that lil guy been hanging around looking at you? :D
Quote from: js2743 on May 28, 2013, 10:12:46 PM
Poston how long has that lil guy been hanging around looking at you? :D
Who knows? He can probably see better than me. :D
When I saw you, I'da shut my eyes too. :o
Doesn't really matter, but I am not at all sure that it is a Mockingbird.
Quote from: Magicman on May 28, 2013, 10:40:55 PM
Doesn't really matter, but I am not at all sure that it is a Mockingbird.
Well its not a Bat. ;D
Dave dont get your Feathers Ruffled . . Happy Happy Happy
Maybe it is the rare toad-bird.
That is some odd.
I think it's a finch. I had some of those guys a few years ago around the house I was living in. They developed some ailment during the summer, and several were observed with what appeared to be only one "working" eye. Never saw a blind bird taking flight, though. That takes much courage IMO. :)
I've never seen anything like that, no pun intended. I'm amazed you were able to pick it up and get photos.
The flash wouldn't have bothered it. ::) :D
It's interesting that it lasted this long.
Seems like a cat would have caught it or he'd have run into something and been gone!
Since it is obviously a fledgling, the adults may still be finding it and feeding it. It will not survive very long. :-\