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Can you help me save a poor bird and it´s eggs ?
Hi :) I´m in Denmark, so i´ll write this in english cause my norweigean leaves something to be desired :)
A couple of pigeons have nested in a tree outside my window. But for a long time now i´ve only seen one bird, which always sits on the nest. I fear the other is dead, so I´ve tried leaving some food and water out for the one left. But it seems it can´t leave the nest, so I´m contemplating climbing up there to put some food closer to it - however, I´m afraid of scaring it off.
Do you have any suggestion as to what I can do to help it survive, or is it possible there are actually two birds? I read somewhere the male sits on the eggs during the daytime, while the female keeps them warm at night.
I greatly appreciate any help you can give me, as it really saddens me to see this poor lonely bird.
With kind regards,
Heidi
H.J. (17.05.2007)
Svar:
The best advice is to let the bird in peace. Probably both parents are there, and both will be incubating. If one is dead, the other will, after a while, leave the nest. That is just what happens with a lot of nests in nature, and if you should interfere with all of them, you would have a very hard time.....
Very often what we believe to be seeing is not what actually is taking place, and interfering may cause more harm than intended.Roar Solheim (18.05.2007)