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In reply to the discussion: We put out grape jelly today for our bird friends (many photos) [View all]Omaha Steve
(99,841 posts)36. OS Packer fan and Bluejay whisperer
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We are babysitting one of our winged friends on short notice (RELEASE PHOTO!!!)
Marta and I are in the family room. We both heard the loud bump of something hitting our glass wall in the dining room. The glass has several decals to warn birds away. But we still have bird strikes from time to time. Marta got up to check. A blue jay was laying in the snow with one wing open and one wing up against it's body. It is still breathing. He is recovering in a cardboard box in the laundry room. This is what we have been told to do in the past for strike victims.
Blue jays are a nasty bird. But we feed them peanuts in the shell everyday. We will let you know how things turn out later today.
OS
UPDATE: He is fine. Marta went to check on him and he was ready to jump out of the box. I took the box outside and he jumped up on the box.
It took about an hour for the recovery. He stayed by me for about 30-40 seconds to look around and get his bearings. The temp was 5 degrees F. Here we are under the deck saying hello. He said thanks and flew back into Fontenelle Forest: http://www.fontenelleforest.org/
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OMG! I LOVE this!!! Our little birds' nest is now officially back in use again
calimary
Mar 2015
#12
I definitely won't be making one; I prefer the looks of the baffles to the cages.
No Vested Interest
Mar 2015
#32
I am in MN also. How do you do it? Just put it in the feeder? What kinds of jellies?
glinda
Mar 2015
#37
Had a red-breasted grosbeak eating last year's buckthorn berries this morning...
HereSince1628
Mar 2015
#45