Holy cow! I was going to laze around this morning (something wrong with my left hand and it hurts like crazy) but decided to check and omg! Another one Ms. Twink! And a birdy picture message!!??

I must go retrieve, LOL. BRB!

Here they are. Too cute, Twink!

I actually gave it some consideration!

Is that Maxie on the left???

Absolutely adorable! Thanks for posting these pics.

Good eye! Yep, she's the one with the most baby bird fluff still on her head. Donna is the mad-looking one! Lol!

We just got back from church. When I say "we," I went alone and came home later for the wee ones. All the children got to take a good long look -- they loved them!

Still fighting to get food down Donna's throat with some gruel in an eyedropper. She won't open her beak today much, so very challenging.

Maxie is thriving, though. We have a good system: I put a dab of dog food on a toothpick and she opens her beak so I can place the pick way at the back of her throat. Then she closes her mouth and I remove the pick.

And get this: I even know when to hold her outside the "nest" so she can poopy! She doesn't like to soil her nest and tries to back up to the edge, but doesn't usually get it to fall on the outside of it. So I help her sometimes, Lol!

SIL, Lance, is outside now with Donna, hoping the parents will swoop down on the lawn and come to her aid. I think the siblings were having a skinny-dip party in a nearby puddle. Donna about went ballistic trying to get over there, but they flew off w/o her so much as a second glance. (Reminds me of Dr. Zhivago, when Yuri is riding a bus and sees his old girlfriend, Lara, walking down the sidewalk. He leaves the bus to follow her, but ends up clutching his heart and crumpling to the ground. Lara, blissfully unaware, continues on her merry way.

I wonder if the stronger siblings intentionally pushed these two out of the nest b/c they weren't as strong.

If the parents will come to Donna's aid, we'll put Maxie out there too. I doubt there is anything they can do. Not like they can send Birdie LifeFlight down to rescue them.

All I can say is AMAZING! You are such a kind hearted person. It is a lot of work too! But I can tell the reward is worth it. I had to hand feed a dying turtle every 15 mins ... she wouldn't open her mouth either!! So I can relate to that. Turtles love worms too, I have a supply here is you need some

are feeding the other young, there is a chance to reintroduce
these.

But once the parents stop (this is hormonally driven) feeding
then you are not likely to get them back together.

There are birds that are hatched that are equipped less to survive.
Of the 4 I did one was a "runt" and remained so, even with extra food and attention. He did not survive being set free either. I found him dead the next day.

So some are just not strong enough, and maybe that is why you found Maxie. I have also seen young hummingbirds that act tame and stupid at the feeder and I have seen other hummers really pick on those and attack them mercilessly.

So prepare yourself... we cannot reverse a natural weakness.

super cute!!! made me smile. Thanks for sharing!

Maxie has always been the most active of the two birdies while inside the house, but once outside they reversed roles. They are still outside on a bush right now. When I go to feed them, Donna still tries to peck the toothpick, but doesn't get much inside her beak.

Maxie willingly opens her mouth for free food. But she is very quiet and lethargic compared to Donna. I think she is the true runt and her sibling just had a bit of bad luck in the wind yesterday.

I've heard there is a new animal sanctuary just a mile from my house. If I can reach the managers, I think I may be need a "Going Out of Business" shingle very soon!