While Sam was on the roof working on the swamp cooler, I asked him to trim a tree that was leaning into the house. So, from the corner of the roof he clipped the branches as I watched from below on the ground. All of a sudden Sam got a horrified look and I saw something fall from the tree. I went to pick up whatever it was that fell and saw 3 of the smallest baby birds ever! I swear they must have hatched that morning. They didn't even have all their feathers. Apparently Sam cut a branch that held a sparrow nest, he caught the nest and one of the birds, but the other three had a long fall. At this exact moment, Carson was walking home with some neighbor kids and they all ran over to see the tiny birds. One of Carson's friends screeched "THIS IS THE MOST AMAZING MOMENT OF MY LIFE!!!" We wrapped the birds in Carson's towel (he had been swimming) and took them back up to Sam on the roof. We had no idea what to do, so we called the only bird "expert" we know... Darren. Darren said to just put the birds back and try to stabilize the nest but there's a good chance it will be abandoned. So, Sam did the best he could and came down off the roof. Hopefully the mother bird will forgive the incident and still take care of them.
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Please note the weed-free flower bed in the background. You should probably put Carson's friend in touch with Darren--sounds like they may have a lot in common!
Darren, how old do you think these birds would be?
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