Hi we have had a fledgling blackbird in our garden for about 3 days.
Have kept our distance and kept a watch. It doesn't appear parents are close by as no noise and no spotting and the fledgling isn't calling.
Today came home and the fledgling was in the middle of our lawn and laying down, just it's head moving. It had a few flies settling on it but wasnt moving them off.
I watched for a while and no parents are close by. I scooped it up and put in a box with hay. It's beak was dirty and one eye had a small white feather stuck in on, which again it was making no effort to shift.
I moved it in the box and made a safe area using our hedgehog house and left water, seeds, cut up grapes, mealworm and pellets in the area.
It is laying down still, I've seen it eating some grapes, however flies are landing on it and it's not trying to get them off.
What do you think I should do. I haven't sealed its exit completely but allowed it to hide in the hedgehog house if need be. Just a bit concerned about the flies on it, seems like a bad situation.
Cheers
K
Have kept our distance and kept a watch. It doesn't appear parents are close by as no noise and no spotting and the fledgling isn't calling.
Today came home and the fledgling was in the middle of our lawn and laying down, just it's head moving. It had a few flies settling on it but wasnt moving them off.
I watched for a while and no parents are close by. I scooped it up and put in a box with hay. It's beak was dirty and one eye had a small white feather stuck in on, which again it was making no effort to shift.
I moved it in the box and made a safe area using our hedgehog house and left water, seeds, cut up grapes, mealworm and pellets in the area.
It is laying down still, I've seen it eating some grapes, however flies are landing on it and it's not trying to get them off.
What do you think I should do. I haven't sealed its exit completely but allowed it to hide in the hedgehog house if need be. Just a bit concerned about the flies on it, seems like a bad situation.
Cheers
K
