Hungry House Finches - June 1, 2020

[@shiftstart]

Unfortunately, the cruelty of birds can’t be surpassed with the mother that chooses to ignore the weakest and the smallest for the rest. Often times, when baby chick dies, the mother pushes them out of the nest.

[@guccixdi0r]

That’s so sad :(

[@RonaldMcPaul]

It seems like they like to raise nests of 2 to 4. I had a nest with 8 eggs and only 2 fledged and I don't know what happened in between, however there was one dead baby on the ground 30 ft away so maybe a predator pulled some away.

[@eddualmeida5790]

Most likely the parents decided he wasnt "mature" enough to be worth the effort and only fed the babies they knew would make it. Its a harsh world out in the wild.

[@subratagoswami9651]

❤️ sparrow ❤️😘

[@heatherconnor5753]

House Finches

[@juancarlosgomezlozano7129]

Bella.pareja.y.retoño.

[@Bingewatchingmediacontent]

Heartbreaking

[@jenniferjarrell5983]

Did the runt ever get fed? Did it survive or not??

[@Lukionest]

It did not survive. I would have liked to have removed it from the nest and attempt to help it along, but it was so frail I was afraid I'd kill it just in the act of trying to take ahold of it. Also, I don't know anything about how to properly care for such a young bird. Of course, I also did not want to harm the other four babies in the act of reaching into the nest, or put my "smell" on the nest and cause the parents to abandon it entirely.

[@RonaldMcPaul]

@@Lukionest from what I can tell learning on KZbin keep it warm, feed worms/insects, scrambled egg yolk, soggy cat food

[@straighshooter]

Heartbreaking to watch... I just recently rescued and raised 4 little house finches when they were just a day old, way smaller than the small guy here... Baby bird formula (Exact brand) and syringe are all you need to raise any hatchlings to adulthood.

[@guccixdi0r]

@@Lukionest birds do not have a sense of smell, I thought the same thing at least I always remember being taught that as a kid but birds have absolutely no way of smelling it’s pretty interesting

[@renucarroll4143]

Really only licensed rehabbers should be trying to raise hatchlings like that.

[@triplex2126]

Esa ay ombe ese chiquito ni caso le hacen. Jajajajaj perdió.