The Smallest Bird You've Ever Seen - Mystery eggs from abandoned nest 

We have Finich's where I live and my daughter is in love with them. Now my daughter is 7yrs old and she loves learning about animals. I had to bring my dog to the pet store, so I could pick out a new toy for her to destroy. I brought my daughter with me and I had to show her all the animals the store had for sale. One of the type of birds they sell is a Finch. I tried to explain to my daughter that is throwing a temper tantrum in the middle of the aisle we were in. These birds are very high strung and jumpy. They don't make for good pets and will fly away the very first chance they get. Personally I don't understand why they sell them for pets. But after 20 minutes of kicking and screaming, daddy gave in and bought a Finch for her. Now I had to buy the cage and everything for her. The first day the Finch got out and flew into the window in her bedroom. I was praying that the bird just knocked itself out, but unfortunately it didn't. There were so many tears in this little girl and I knew she was heart broken. The 1 bird that she loves watching feed at that the bird feeder, she had. Then not 4 hours after bringing it home, she reached in to give it more water and the bird got out. So we went back to the pet store and I bought her a cocktail. This has been 3 weeks in and that bird hates my daughter and loves me. Every time my daughter sticks her finger out to let the bird climb on, the bird bites her. She does the worst thing you can do in that situation. Never pull your finger back, no matter how bad it hurts. But she's 7 and doesn't understand yet. Sorry this was longer then I expected. I wish you the best and please take care.

@@jasonwebb1882sorry you can’t stand up to your child and make her understand no means no hopefully you figure that out before you raise and little tyrant

​@@jasonwebb1882children have got to learn, and what better way than to give them those chances. Now your daughter knows that daddy was right about finches and hopefully she learns that animals have personalities just like people and you are able to help her figure out how to navigate with the new bird ^_^

​@@jasonwebb1882Zebra finches are social animals. Getting just one is incredibly bad for their mental health. Get that bird a friend and get the cage a lock. A 7yo should not be playing with an animal she could crush with one hand.

Yep, that's what I thought based upon what was flying around in the aviary.

We miss so much, beauty and tenderness in life….🥹

You Win for the Best Comment, i felt the same way lol

Thank you for the video it is truly amazing and beautiful to see such tenderness and love for little baby bird...made my day.❤

Right!😍 I keep proposing marriage but he hasn't responded for some reason 🤔

I cried too. So kind.

So they are affectionate? I read you should always buy a pair? Male & female or same sex? I don't want to cage a bird either

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Same!

A couple of years ago he rescued a tiny bird that fell out of its nest. He nurtured it carefully all along, and he was delighted when the little one started to turn its little bum up in the air and extrude a neat little package for him to take away with chopsticks right before feeding time. It was the cutest thing…he would approach, and up would go the tiny bottom.🖤🇨🇦

she practically gave birth to it!! Strange how it's half her size!Perhaps because she needed "stimulation" to dispatch it so was holding it for dayss

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🐣She passed a “package “ so cute! LOL! What a wonderful/beautiful video!❤

the first thing - you should give it to refuge as soon as possible, i know that helping animals on your own is "a cool thing" but also - an incredibly hard thing and there is a lot of things you are going to do wrong while learning how to do "the right thing" but in case of little animals - doing the wrong thing is going to end up with death, so whenever you have a chance to do it - leave it to people who already know how and have resources. I think it could die due to few things - blankets do not provide warmth, just isolation, animal that is so young needs source of heat to stay warm (like, bottle with warm water wraped in blanket, or some kind of heater) otherwise its going to get cold and it is one of the most dangerous things for small animal (it applays to birds also). Cat milk is better than nothing but its still for cats, not rabbits so it decreased your chances of success. Feeding two times a day is definitely too rare, it should be once every few hours (how frequent exactly depents on age) and it is probable that you werent feeding it enough because without experience it is very hard to feed animal that young so people tends to feed too little. There could be additional rules for caring for rabbits that i dont know about (like with mice where before start feeding with cat milk you have to feed with electrolytes first etc etc) but i would mainly blame lack of warmth. Im sorry that it happened to you, caring for animals that young is very very difficult and rarely ends with success first time, so my only advice can be handing it to people who already made those mistakes and know what to do

Thank u for trying. I did catch that u tried to take it in, but they were closed. Don't let this crush u. We all make unknown mistakes along the way. I admire u for reaching out too.

1) Rabbits nest. If you find actual babies and not just young ones hopping about, know that mom IS coming back once she's fed. She knows where she left her babies, it's far safer for them to cuddle hidden away than try to keep up with her. 2) Young rabbits explore until they don't return to mom. That's nature, just like fledgling birds, just like fawns, and like most humans. 3) Predators deserve to feed their young too. The death of a young bunny might be sad to you, but would the death of fox kits or owlets starving be less sad? Stop feeling responsible for every life you see. Unless you feel the same devastating responsibility for the splatters on the windshield that you do over squashed tadpoles or a seemingly lost rabbit, then you are picking and choosing and being a hypocrite about saving life. If all life is precious, then educate yourself rather than being nosy and trying to play god/ savior because you walk upright with hands.

@@Undomaranel that^ unless those "predators" are cats and dogs, because they arent part of the ecosystem, just pests (and im saying that loving both - cats and dogs)

I’m glad someone acknowledged this, because I was just as pleasantly surprised to see this actually get covered as well

That was one hell of a huge “package!” 😂 It looked bigger than my parrot’s poop! At the very least, it was definitely bigger in comparison to it’s body than my parrot’s poop compared to it’s body size! That was the part that really surprised me.

I AM PROUD OF THOSE OF YOU WHO MANAGE TO READ THIS WHOLE THING. I SEEM TO HAVE WRITTEN AN ESSAY. Its the same in puppies sometimes. We had a puppy named cinnamon who had nerve damage in her throat at birth, and therefore could not drink from her mother without it coming out of her nose and her having to stop to breathe, and for this same reason she couldn't be bottle-fed either. She wasn't getting enough food because of this and wasn't growing fast enough. So during the day I would feed her every few hours by putting a tube down her throat and into her stomach and filling her stomach with a mixture of goat's milk and her mother's milk(yes, i milked a dog. The mother has important antibodies in her milk for her puppies.) Before this i would have to stimulate her to toilet and afterwards I would burp her. Tube-feeding can be nerve wracking because you have to be sure that your tube is in the stomach and not the lungs, or you could drown the puppy. You also have to ensure that you don't over feed them, or they may vomit and inhale the milk. On top of this, cinnamon was so small and wiggly that it was difficult to keep her still. Luckily when she and her siblings were being fed grool(dog food softened with goat's milk, puppy formula, or water) she was able to eat it better than she could drink milk and i didnt have to feed her as much, but still had to make sure she got enough nutrients. After she was eating only dog food, I no longer had to tube feed her and she would also drink water on her own. She still makes strange sounds and sort of coughs for a while after eating or drinking. For a year or two after being weaned, she would occasionally come running to me and start circling my legs with foam coming out of her nose and her mouth hanging open(this is because she cannot breathe) and at this point i had to swing her with her head pointing down(there is a way to do this without hurting the dog, please dont swing a dog unless you know what you are doing, you could cause brain damage) and smack her sides in time with her attempted coughs until she started coughing on her own and stops acting agitated. This would especially happen if she ate anything bigger than a piece of kibble. Now, she has either figured out how to chew her food or her swallowing has improved somewhat, since she hasn't choked (that I know of) for at least 9 months. Although, after eating or drinking, she makes a sound that is in between a cough, a sneeze and a gag for a few minutes. (My family calls this a harfle). Cinnamon is very closely bonded to me and will follow me wherever she can, and will snuggle with me any chance she gets.

I was surprised at how big it was in comparison to her. Very interesting.

thank you. i learnt something useful and important. Do chickens need the same to deliver a packet? Ducks and geese too?

He's dr doolittle

Literally a legend !

He absolutely IS! 💕

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And we need people like him

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I always called my canary this way😂

It's actually a bird.

@@allencraig02 woosh

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It's the smallest bird in Europe.

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This!! Beautifully said!

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And from Ontario, Canada.

And from Texas!!! ❤❤❤

How can something so tiny deliver something that big? Amazing

0:43 He looks like he’s making an interesting meal here... Clearly he’ll be hard boiling the small eggs, while the bed of wild rice boils/cooks underneath the eggs, right??? 😂😂😂

I agree. His videos make me teary in a good, awe-inspired way😊

The hatchling was so tiny and fragile! Your skill and kindness inspires us all. Thank you.

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Awesome to watch what a kind and dedicated man

Sorry for your loss. A hard time. 😢

I’m so sorry for your loss, I know I’ve been there… 😥You obviously make an excellent parent… Please consider adopting a lost,and lonely, heart broken Doggo, at your local Humane Society… There is a special heart there waiting and longing for you… That will reward you 10 times over… You have a lot to offer, don’t waste it…❤😊 so many animals need help…🥺😥💔

Me too!

When you think about how much life force, how much heart and raw will to live is contained in that tiny fragile little body, it's mind staggering. So far I've rescued and raised 15 birds, all but 2 were pigeons, and every time I do it, I'm in awe, not only of the creature itself, but the vast infinite power of the creator who made it, and I am humbled once again.

😊 It told in the video. That helpless baby bird is a zebra finch.

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"Swoop in" haha

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I am always fascinated at the way baby birds produce a neat little package for the Parents to dispose of away from the nesting site. If they just dropped it over the died, a predator could easily find the nest, and eat the babies. It is an amazing survival tactic. I remember the first time Alwyn had a tiny bird that fell out of its nest. He came to the nest to feed it, and the chick did a kind of headstand, and up went its tiny bum…then the package appeared for him to take away with chopsticks. He was delighted by this clever trick. It was a couple of years ago…but so sweet.🖤🇨🇦

Precious gifts that some of us have the honor of opening. One day a little cat showed up at our house, he would follow me from the utility room, as l went outside to hang close up on the close line, l looked down to crab another piece of laundry and smokie was right there with me, that went on for awhile next thing we noticed he was gone. I have often and still to this day l look up beyond those clouds and smile. He not only needed us, but we needed him. The heart wins again. Look at the shape of the heart and notice someone always has their arms wrapped us. Just one more thought, this takes me all the way back, to high school graduation on the seventies, looking through the messages people signed in my annual, l came across this, you didn't walk in front of me for you knew l might not follow, you didn't walk behind me for you knew l might not lead, you walked beside me and became my friend, l am blessed to have had smokie for a brief moment while the clock of life ticked by. And all the little friends since then, hopefully many more will be with me for not only my life, but more importantly theirs.

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This is me around horses. It is difficult to explain. Once you absolutely love an animal, it is the purest joy one can feel. I can be absolutely miserable but give me a day around even new rescues who are terrified of me where I just sit near the stall not being a threat and making them slowly more comfortable with humans, and I'm so happy. I volunteer for wildlife rescues nearby for birds as well, and the joy you feel when you've caught one that can be rehabbed is so great. Even after multiple failures due to severe illness, one successful rescue makes it all worth it.

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