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A Real Trouper

 

As I said, the saga of the little green heron (who either fell from his nest or jumped from it when his mom didn¡¯t return), is an incredibly heartwrenching but ultimately inspiring story of courage and perseverance triumphing against all odds. When we finally got a volunteer from the Sacramento area heron and egret rescue organization to come out and take a look, she said that she did find a nest right above where this little guy was hanging out and sadly there was a deceased baby bird in it that could well have been one of his siblings who didn¡¯t make it.

To give you an idea of how hard this little bird had to fight to survive, Check out these photos of him climbing up that chain link fence because he couldn¡¯t fly yet, stretching out his neck to pull himself up! He made it to the top and paced back-and-forth frantically looking up into the trees as if hoping against hope his mom would appear but knowing he could not yet fly back up there to take shelter. The wildlife volunteer told us that although she feared for his survival, especially at night without feathers to keep him warm, we really couldn¡¯t ¡°rescue¡± him so we just had to let nature take its course and watch him struggle to survive- which amazingly, he ultimately did!

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Thank you Di for the beautiful, hear wrenching and very heartwarming story and the lovely photos!? Nancy



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From: Di <2curiousdi@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sat, Aug 21, 2021 10:26 am
Subject: [sacramento-birds] A Real Trouper

As I said, the saga of the little green heron (who either fell from his nest or jumped from it when his mom didn¡¯t return), is an incredibly heartwrenching but ultimately inspiring story of courage and perseverance triumphing against all odds. When we finally got a volunteer from the Sacramento area heron and egret rescue organization to come out and take a look, she said that she did find a nest right above where this little guy was hanging out and sadly there was a deceased baby bird in it that could well have been one of his siblings who didn¡¯t make it.

To give you an idea of how hard this little bird had to fight to survive, Check out these photos of him climbing up that chain link fence because he couldn¡¯t fly yet, stretching out his neck to pull himself up! He made it to the top and paced back-and-forth frantically looking up into the trees as if hoping against hope his mom would appear but knowing he could not yet fly back up there to take shelter. The wildlife volunteer told us that although she feared for his survival, especially at night without feathers to keep him warm, we really couldn¡¯t ¡°rescue¡± him so we just had to let nature take its course and watch him struggle to survive- which amazingly, he ultimately did!





 

Sort of makes me angry.? ?The Sacramento area heron and egret rescue organization, if they couldn't do anything for this little fella, what are they in business for?? Great pictures, but under the circumstances outcome doesn't look promising.???


On Sat, Aug 21, 2021 at 10:27 AM Di <2curiousdi@...> wrote:
As I said, the saga of the little green heron (who either fell from his nest or jumped from it when his mom didn¡¯t return), is an incredibly heartwrenching but ultimately inspiring story of courage and perseverance triumphing against all odds. When we finally got a volunteer from the Sacramento area heron and egret rescue organization to come out and take a look, she said that she did find a nest right above where this little guy was hanging out and sadly there was a deceased baby bird in it that could well have been one of his siblings who didn¡¯t make it.

To give you an idea of how hard this little bird had to fight to survive, Check out these photos of him climbing up that chain link fence because he couldn¡¯t fly yet, stretching out his neck to pull himself up! He made it to the top and paced back-and-forth frantically looking up into the trees as if hoping against hope his mom would appear but knowing he could not yet fly back up there to take shelter. The wildlife volunteer told us that although she feared for his survival, especially at night without feathers to keep him warm, we really couldn¡¯t ¡°rescue¡± him so we just had to let nature take its course and watch him struggle to survive- which amazingly, he ultimately did!





 

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Hi, Kathy! Thank you so much for your concern and compassion for our little friend. ?In an effort to be concise (which as you all know by now is not my strong suit), I may have mis-represented what the nice volunteer said. She said we really couldn¡¯t rescue him because we had no way to get to him. We would just stress him out more if we tried to apprehend or even approach him. Also, by way of our constant observation, she was confident that he was doing OK on his own. And indeed he was. He very quickly got bigger and stronger and was able to fly longer and longer distances until one day he was gone! A few other members of his huge fan club told us they had seen him in a different part of the canal so we are quite sure he is somewhere with a better food supply and maybe has even found a mate. The way I see it, he has survived this far and now has the same chance any wild bird has to survive and thrive.?

Scroll down for a few more photos of him with another young green heron he was hanging out with for a while. When they were together it was easy to tell them apart because she was smaller and had shorter legs and bigger feet, but when they were apart, we were never quite sure if it was Mr. Bill or Miss Lynn¡­. (long story how they got their names¡­) The last photo is definitely Miss Lynn- she always had the most confused expression on her face as she tilted her head from side to side. Hopefully they flew off together somewhere- we plan to go check out Babel Slough. Stay tuned¡­.









On Aug 21, 2021, at 3:54 PM, Kathy Adcock <jaylily4664@...> wrote:

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Sort of makes me angry.? ?The Sacramento area heron and egret rescue organization, if they couldn't do anything for this little fella, what are they in business for?? Great pictures, but under the circumstances outcome doesn't look promising.???

On Sat, Aug 21, 2021 at 10:27 AM Di <2curiousdi@...> wrote:
As I said, the saga of the little green heron (who either fell from his nest or jumped from it when his mom didn¡¯t return), is an incredibly heartwrenching but ultimately inspiring story of courage and perseverance triumphing against all odds. When we finally got a volunteer from the Sacramento area heron and egret rescue organization to come out and take a look, she said that she did find a nest right above where this little guy was hanging out and sadly there was a deceased baby bird in it that could well have been one of his siblings who didn¡¯t make it.

To give you an idea of how hard this little bird had to fight to survive, Check out these photos of him climbing up that chain link fence because he couldn¡¯t fly yet, stretching out his neck to pull himself up! He made it to the top and paced back-and-forth frantically looking up into the trees as if hoping against hope his mom would appear but knowing he could not yet fly back up there to take shelter. The wildlife volunteer told us that although she feared for his survival, especially at night without feathers to keep him warm, we really couldn¡¯t ¡°rescue¡± him so we just had to let nature take its course and watch him struggle to survive- which amazingly, he ultimately did!





 

Hello, Di,

Fantastic story and you damn sure did a fine job relating all of it!? Once again, kudos to Morris for his ultra great photos of which added untold enhancement to a wonderful story of survival in the wild.

From personal experience, I can tell you it's damn frustrating to try doing all you can to ensure a baby survives in the wild and yet, there's only so much one can do.

Stay well,

Ray

On 08/21/2021 5:11 PM Di <2curiousdi@...> wrote:


Hi, Kathy! Thank you so much for your concern and compassion for our little friend. In an effort to be concise (which as you all know by now is not my strong suit), I may have mis-represented what the nice volunteer said. She said we really couldn¡¯t rescue him because we had no way to get to him. We would just stress him out more if we tried to apprehend or even approach him. Also, by way of our constant observation, she was confident that he was doing OK on his own. And indeed he was. He very quickly got bigger and stronger and was able to fly longer and longer distances until one day he was gone! A few other members of his huge fan club told us they had seen him in a different part of the canal so we are quite sure he is somewhere with a better food supply and maybe has even found a mate. The way I see it, he has survived this far and now has the same chance any wild bird has to survive and thrive.?

Scroll down for a few more photos of him with another young green heron he was hanging out with for a while. When they were together it was easy to tell them apart because she was smaller and had shorter legs and bigger feet, but when they were apart, we were never quite sure if it was Mr. Bill or Miss Lynn¡­. (long story how they got their names¡­) The last photo is definitely Miss Lynn- she always had the most confused expression on her face as she tilted her head from side to side. Hopefully they flew off together somewhere- we plan to go check out Babel Slough. Stay tuned¡­.










On Aug 21, 2021, at 3:54 PM, Kathy Adcock <jaylily4664@...> wrote:

Sort of makes me angry.? ?The Sacramento area heron and egret rescue organization, if they couldn't do anything for this little fella, what are they in business for?? Great pictures, but under the circumstances outcome doesn't look promising.???

On Sat, Aug 21, 2021 at 10:27 AM Di <2curiousdi@...> wrote:
As I said, the saga of the little green heron (who either fell from his nest or jumped from it when his mom didn¡¯t return), is an incredibly heartwrenching but ultimately inspiring story of courage and perseverance triumphing against all odds. When we finally got a volunteer from the Sacramento area heron and egret rescue organization to come out and take a look, she said that she did find a nest right above where this little guy was hanging out and sadly there was a deceased baby bird in it that could well have been one of his siblings who didn¡¯t make it.

To give you an idea of how hard this little bird had to fight to survive, Check out these photos of him climbing up that chain link fence because he couldn¡¯t fly yet, stretching out his neck to pull himself up! He made it to the top and paced back-and-forth frantically looking up into the trees as if hoping against hope his mom would appear but knowing he could not yet fly back up there to take shelter. The wildlife volunteer told us that although she feared for his survival, especially at night without feathers to keep him warm, we really couldn¡¯t ¡°rescue¡± him so we just had to let nature take its course and watch him struggle to survive- which amazingly, he ultimately did!





 

Thanks Di. Now I know "the rest of the story." It's heartwarming to see perseverance in action with a successful outcome.?


On Sat, Aug 21, 2021 at 5:11 PM Di <2curiousdi@...> wrote:
Hi, Kathy! Thank you so much for your concern and compassion for our little friend. ?In an effort to be concise (which as you all know by now is not my strong suit), I may have mis-represented what the nice volunteer said. She said we really couldn¡¯t rescue him because we had no way to get to him. We would just stress him out more if we tried to apprehend or even approach him. Also, by way of our constant observation, she was confident that he was doing OK on his own. And indeed he was. He very quickly got bigger and stronger and was able to fly longer and longer distances until one day he was gone! A few other members of his huge fan club told us they had seen him in a different part of the canal so we are quite sure he is somewhere with a better food supply and maybe has even found a mate. The way I see it, he has survived this far and now has the same chance any wild bird has to survive and thrive.?

Scroll down for a few more photos of him with another young green heron he was hanging out with for a while. When they were together it was easy to tell them apart because she was smaller and had shorter legs and bigger feet, but when they were apart, we were never quite sure if it was Mr. Bill or Miss Lynn¡­. (long story how they got their names¡­) The last photo is definitely Miss Lynn- she always had the most confused expression on her face as she tilted her head from side to side. Hopefully they flew off together somewhere- we plan to go check out Babel Slough. Stay tuned¡­.









On Aug 21, 2021, at 3:54 PM, Kathy Adcock <jaylily4664@...> wrote:

?
Sort of makes me angry.? ?The Sacramento area heron and egret rescue organization, if they couldn't do anything for this little fella, what are they in business for?? Great pictures, but under the circumstances outcome doesn't look promising.???

On Sat, Aug 21, 2021 at 10:27 AM Di <2curiousdi@...> wrote:
As I said, the saga of the little green heron (who either fell from his nest or jumped from it when his mom didn¡¯t return), is an incredibly heartwrenching but ultimately inspiring story of courage and perseverance triumphing against all odds. When we finally got a volunteer from the Sacramento area heron and egret rescue organization to come out and take a look, she said that she did find a nest right above where this little guy was hanging out and sadly there was a deceased baby bird in it that could well have been one of his siblings who didn¡¯t make it.

To give you an idea of how hard this little bird had to fight to survive, Check out these photos of him climbing up that chain link fence because he couldn¡¯t fly yet, stretching out his neck to pull himself up! He made it to the top and paced back-and-forth frantically looking up into the trees as if hoping against hope his mom would appear but knowing he could not yet fly back up there to take shelter. The wildlife volunteer told us that although she feared for his survival, especially at night without feathers to keep him warm, we really couldn¡¯t ¡°rescue¡± him so we just had to let nature take its course and watch him struggle to survive- which amazingly, he ultimately did!





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