jexner 🏳️🌈We found this bird in the garden. What do we do? If anything?
We think it may be a Common Swift (Mauersegler), which makes it weirder. They do not usually land, correct?!
Short video. Is it young? Old? Ill?
It crawled/flapped itself into a bush, and we went back inside bcs it is simply too hot outside.
If anybody has any other ideas, let me know.
A neighbour told us to let it rest in the shade, then "launch" it from a 1st floor window.
So we went shopping and then I got it out from under the bush, carried it up with a cloth over my hands, then tossed it out.
It flew, but didn't make any height, and it is now on a roof of a garage in another garden.
High ground, good, but in the Sun.
Good luck, swift!
So we went shopping and then I got it out from under the bush, carried it up with a cloth over my hands, then tossed it out.
It flew, but didn't make any height, and it is now on a roof of a garage in another garden.
High ground, good, but in the Sun.
Good luck, swift!
Anni writes Solarpunk@jexner ein #Mauersegler am Boden ist ein Notfall.
Wildtierhilfe rufen!
https://wien.orf.at/stories/3359996/
Kam neulich in wien.ORF.at (ORF.at).
Die Nester sind zu heiss!!!
@abuerkl Sowas gibt es in Basel nicht, hatten wir auch geguckt.
Sundial
Antje@jexner As far as I know, swifts often have a very hard time taking off from the ground. You could help it by gently putting it on a safe elevated place that's suitable for "free-falling into flight". Searching for "grounded swift" should bring up more info.
Disclaimer: I've never seen a swift except on pictures/videos, so my info on this is completely second hand.
@uschebit they look beautiful, BTW. Very nice pattern around their head and beak.
G_M_Mbth@jexner
I identified the animal online and found these tips.
I think it’s a swift. If it’s an adult, placing it in your hand should allow it to fly away on its own, unless there’s a more serious problem.
If that’s the case, or if it’s a young bird, you should put it in a dark box and take it to the vet.
Because swifts eat only insects in flight—no kibble or anything else.
I identified the animal online and found these tips.
I think it’s a swift. If it’s an adult, placing it in your hand should allow it to fly away on its own, unless there’s a more serious problem.
If that’s the case, or if it’s a young bird, you should put it in a dark box and take it to the vet.
Because swifts eat only insects in flight—no kibble or anything else.
@khan_gnot thanks!
We tried the hand launch, but it can't keep itself in the air.
It doesn't look broken, but maybe exhausted?