You'll never believe this!

For those of you who don't know, I've been hand-feeding a baby warbler for about 5 days now. mrsd has been my bird mentor, and so I named the wee one "Maxie" in her honor (middle name is Maxine). http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread49086.html

I was in the laundry room feeding Maxie in her makeshift nest/cottage cheese container (too windy to put her in the hanging petunia pot on front porch) and heard a big racket going on in the front yard.

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,

I sprang from the laundry room to see what was the matter.

Away to the window I flew like a flash,

Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,

Another baby warbler -- oh DEAR!!!


She was stranded on the sidewalk underneath the big tree due, I surmise, to a big wind gust. Her parents were in a dither shouting instructions but, alas, she could not fly. So I scooped her up before the big hungry kittycats claimed her for dinner!

This yellow birdie is more developed than Maxie and very agressive! Whereas Maxie was near death when I found her, very docile and, yes, even appreciative, this one wants a piece of my finger!!!

So now they share a cottage cheese container until I find something more suitable.

Must go! Nature is calling!!! Tweet tweet tweet!