October 24th, 2011
A Bird in the Nest
This weekend when Sunday morning came it was time to take Jesse to the airport so he could go out of town for a business trip. After I dropping him off at the airport I did some errands and stopped by Freckled Nest’s studio to get my camera… but as soon as I walked in there was a commotion at the back of the studio!
I couldn’t see what had made the noise, so I walked towards the back of the space. Nothing happened for my first few steps but then suddenly there was another commotion and I could see what was making the noise- there was a sparrow flying around the back of the studio!
I have no idea how she got inside our studio- but she wasn’t happy about the situation. She was tearing around the space as close to the ceilings as she could get, and I had no idea what to do. I couldn’t leave until I got her out, but our ceilings are high and there was no way I’d be able to catch her with a blanket like the internet was suggesting.
I wasn’t sure what to do, but it was clear she’d been inside for a while and was stressed so I got a bowl of water and granola bar, and placed them in a spot she’d landed on before so she would be likely to explore the food & be more comfortable because of it. It didn’t take any convincing to get her eating, just a little sitting still. After watching her eat for a little while I came up with a very simple plan- I’d interrupt her & open the door so she could fly out when she came back for more food!
It took a lot longer to get her outside than I expected, but it wasn’t for lack of her landing on the granola bar & snacking. She was very dear, but had a very one track mind. After 15 mins or so she landed on the granola bar again, but this time she looked out the door and saw the rest of the world! She took off with a big swoop up towards the sky and was gone before I could blink.
Leigh-Ann and I love having guests at the studio, but this is not what I had in mind! Maybe she saw the birds in my tattoo through the window last week, or maybe the name Freckled Nest on the window sounded inviting to her? :)
You dealt with it better than I would have! Glad the little birdy got out safe.
Oh my goodness, I would freak out!! I love that you googled it – I would have done the same! Glad you saved his little life : )
I’m so glad you were able to get her out! I’m always so sad for birds who get trapped inside. I can’t imagine the feeling of confinement they must feel indoors after spending a life in the wide open sky.
She just couldn’t resist such a welcoming nest and a free meal to go with it! :)
-Sara-
hehehehe!!!!!
I have to be honest. When I read the title of this post, I thought it was going to be an announcement that you were pregnant!
Aw, the granola bar is brilliant! I had a little bird stuck in our back porch earlier this year and I spent like an hour chasing it around trying to help it find the door. If only I had thought of a granola bar. LOL.
Aw, what a sweet story! It’s pretty nervewracking to have a bird or bat flying around, for both them AND the humans!
Funny story. Genius idea with the granola bar.
Oh my, what an adventure! I’m glad you were able to help her get back outside without any trauma to either of you!
Glad the bird made it out safely!
Aw, Kyla you’re a good person. I truly believe you can judge a lot about someone by how they treat animals. And not just their pets, but all animals. I just got all happy on the inside reading this.
Hah, this is awesome. I’m glad you got it out, though, I’m sure it was going crazy! I agree with Sarah, you’re like a bird whisperer! Haha!
Nice work, bird-whisperer. What an adorable adventure! I’m glad it ended happily.
Oh, I’m glad you were finally able to persuade her that being outside would be better! I love that picture of the granola bar snacking.
Haha, I loved reading your tweets about this yesterday! Glad she got out safe and sound!
Ha ha..this made me remember how birds got into my high school ALL THE TIME. The feild house/gym had these huge garage doors and they’d just fly right in! Plus the main part of the school was a three story atrium with incredibly high ceilings so they had lots of flying space. At any given time there were two or three birds zipping around…so you had to worry about bird bombs!
This is too funny, because the moment I stepped into the space I had high school flashbacks too! My high school was very similar, we had a three story atrium with skylights for the ceiling, and there were always birds in there lol
Of course Freckled Nest sounded nice to her :)
So sweet that it worked out that she liked granola bars! We once had a squirrel in my friends house during our 10 year old girl sleepover, haha I can only imagine what her Dad thought of it all in the end!
Surely she was inspired by the name. Such a sweet story. I’m glad she got away safely.