Hello, my name is Lydia and I've joined the forum in the hopes of getting some advice. I've found myself with a baby starling (and before everyone says he should have been put back in his nest... I work in a veterinary hospital and a couple of well meaning people found him on the sidewalk near their job and brought him to us, so at that point there was little chance of getting him back and locating the nest). Anyhow I'm not sure exactly how old he is, he is just starting to hop around on his own. His feathers have just started to fill in. I did some reading about imprinting and some articles stated that even if I cover myself, being without birds of his own kind will leave him unable to function in the wild. Can someone tell me if this is true or a myth?