Help - I've picked up a cold bird ... what do I do?

[Andy in Sig]

As a blue tit it may well be familiar with those little balls of food that people hang up for them. Perhaps provided one of those?

 

[bonj2]

sure it's still alive?

 

[Fnaar]

No.

I think it's good tweetment.

 

[Arch]

Out recycling once, my mate and I found a canary. It wasn't all that cold out, but it did look unhappy - all ruffled up, scared maybe more than cold. I took it home in a cardboard box, and kept it for a couple of days in a box with a cake cooling rack taped over the top to let in light (but not let out the bird). I gave it some shredded up paper to nest in, a little dish of water and a little dish of Trill bird seed. After a day or so, it was much livelier and happier looking, and I passed it onto someone at the Environment Centre who had an aviary.

So I reckon, shelter (IE somewhere to hide away), warmth, water and food are what it needs. If you can wait for a warmer day to release it, all the better...

 

[Globalti]

I once caught a canary in the garden. Took it along proudly to the local bird sanctuary expecting to be greeted as a hero. The bloke just sighed and took it along to a shed where he opened a flap; I looked inside and saw.... about a hundred canaries looking like a crowd of refugees in a lifeboat.

 

[Sh4rkyBloke]

I once caught a canary in the garden. Took it along proudly to the local bird sanctuary expecting to be greeted as a hero. The bloke just sighed and took it along to a shed where he opened a flap; I looked inside and saw.... about a hundred canaries looking like a crowd of refugees in a lifeboat.

It's the bloody UK - far too soft on immigrants... even the birds are joining in!!

 

[papercorn2000]

See grey squirrels thread...

 

[alecstilleyedye]

I once caught a canary in the garden. Took it along proudly to the local bird sanctuary expecting to be greeted as a hero. The bloke just sighed and took it along to a shed where he opened a flap; I looked inside and saw.... about a hundred canaries looking like a crowd of refugees in a lifeboat.

had the pit just closed?

 

[Dave5N]

I revived a very cold and slow bumble bee by giving it some sugar syrup. You should have seen it gobble the stuff; after a few minutes it was charging round my garage like a nutter.

Barking.

 

[BigonaBianchi]

Birds shock very easily & a shocked bird often dies. Sometimes simply being picked up by a human will shock them. As soon as it starts to looklike flying give it a way out, being trapped in a box might shock it even more.

 

[purpleR]

I revived a very cold and slow bumble bee by giving it some sugar syrup. You should have seen it gobble the stuff; after a few minutes it was charging round my garage like a nutter.

I did that for a bee too, once - I gave it some honey. It was very interesting to see it sucking up the honey. Its abdomen was crumpled and small when I found it, but once it had sucked up all the honey it looked much bigger and happier (glossy coat and a wet nose), and buzzed away into the distance like a crazy thing

 

[summerdays]

Well - final report... he started getting a bit more active as I left to go to work, but Mr Summerdays arrived home... kept him in the box for a further 30 mins until he seemed very active and then took him into the garden to release. He immediately flew off into the bushes.
And here is a photo of the little guy:

I'm glad I stopped to pick him up.

 

[dudi]

Cute birdy!
Well done summerdays!
Karma will reward you.

 

[peanut]

birds have a timeclock. It will be expecting to be sleeping in the dark now ,it won't eat until morning
I would cover the box and put some tissue paper in something soft to snuggle in then leave it alone without disturbing it until daylight .
Then see how active he is . If he's strong just let him go if he's weak then give him some fat and let him go later

bugga why don't I see the other posts ?!.. glad he legged it anyway. Well done

 

[yenrod]

Cute birdy!
Well done summerdays!
Karma will reward you.