Madeline went outside this morning and discovered that the baby birds had left their nest. Well, most of them had left the nest. Of the four, one was still in the nest, two had made it to the neighbor's yard, and one was still hiding in the grass in our yard. Of course, Madeline promptly located the one still in our yard and chased it into a hiding spot against our garden wall. Eventually she figured out how to get it into a container. The girls watched it for a while and then we convinced them to let it go, which was not an easy task because Hailey wanted to keep it as a pet. Madeline and Isabella wanted to construct a habitat for it and keep it as well. They did all finally said good-bye and we placed it outside our fence so that none of the girls could attempt to pick it up again. Since this is in fact the second year in a row that we have had an issue with baby birds being found in our yard as they are leaving the nest, I think I will be sure that next spring we learn a bit about the process, so that the girls know in advance not to touch or chase and to just watch.
Baby bird, hiding against our wall.
Hailey getting a closer look.
Saying "good-bye."
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