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Does anyone know who or what that is or what's going on? (1 Viewer)

B1FF

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This is from Vienna in Austria, Central Europe. Apparently the little guy has been grounded in the bike yard for at least five hours. The bird can flap to modest heights and seems to be unafraid of me. The bird sounds like "piiip peep" and again and again, with the "peep" a little lower in pitch than the "piiip" before it. There is at least one more such bird high above in the nearby tree replying in the same manner. (Birds, except pigeons, are rare in my inner city neighborhood and, apart from the occasional pigeon, I have never seen one on the ground in the yard. The yard is more like the bottom of a well -- very small area, surrounded by fairly tall buildings. It's shadowy and cool, alright, but the bird seems to have a problem. How can I feed it? mystery-bird.JPG
 
This looks like a young bird that has only just left the nest. Sorry, I can't say which species it is from your photo. It will still be too young to fly well and probably hasn't learned to fear people. The other one you can hear nearby will probably be from the same nest.

The best thing to do in this situation is usually just to leave the bird alone. The parents are usually nearby watching the bird, and maybe try to encourage it to move somewhere else. They might be too scared to visit the bird if you are nearby, so leave it alone with lots of space. If there is an immediate danger (from cars, bikes or cats) you could try moving it somewhere higher up but nearby, but then just leave it again. Hopefully the adults will find it soon.
 
Hi B1FF, yes, John is quite correct with his advice above. Fledglings can flap their wings and flutter about a little, needing a bit of time to strengthen their flight muscles. The "peep" calls you are hearing are the typical begging calls, letting the adults know that they are hungry and where they are.

We have some general guidelines here for the care of injured and baby birds. Which I hope you may find useful if the situation changes.
 

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