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When I went to start my truck today I found that there's a bird's nest on the back, inside the spare tire. There was a couple of baby birds inside it, I couldn't tell exactly how many, maybe four. They were newborn, their chirps were almost inaudible. Anyway, I obviously needed to move the nest. If I just put it on the ground a predator would get the babies. I had to find a tree that I could put it in. I decided I'd climb this nearby tree and wedge the nest into it. Then I realized I couldn't climb it one-handed (while carrying the fragile nest in my other hand), so I had to go get a ladder. I finally got a ladder and set it up against the tree. When I got all the way to the top the ladder suddenly shifted and I thought I was gonna tumble to the ground but I grabbed the tree and steadied myself (of course my heart rate had just jumped to 300 bpm!). I wedged the nest into a spot where I don't think it'll blow away if there's a storm. Now I hope the mama bird will find the nest -- if not, the babies will starve to death in a few days. I'll check on it tomorrow.
When I was putting the ladder back I saw one of the biggest garder snakes I've ever seen.
When I finally got my truck out on the road, a big gray mouse leapt out from the back seat and jumped up under the dash board. That really freaked me out.
So anyway... if there's anyone here who has knowledge/experience with this type of bird nest situation, I wonder if the mother bird detects a human scent on the nest will she reject the baby birds? And if the mother bird never comes back, is it possible for me to feed the babies, maybe dig up some worms and try to feed them? I hope I won't have to, but I'm thinking of what I'll do just in case.
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