baby noisy miner rescue

[Scot Mcphee <>]

Thanks all, wildcare volunteer has care of the little fellow now. We
mixed up some rainbow lorikeet poweder mix and he enjoyed lapping that  
up and became very much perkier before being picked up by the animal
rescue people.

thanks muchly

scot



On 02-06-2008, at 7:21 PM, storm wrote:

> Hi Scott
>
> You don't need to feed the bird tonight - but it might appreciate a  
> drink -
> drops from an eye dropper dribbled on to the top of the beak should  
> get the
> bird to lap if it is thirsty.
>
> If you can make a fake nest - small marg container, lined with
> tissues to
> make the bird snug - and put it somewhere warm, dark and quiet for
> tonight
> that will be an excellent place for the bird to sleep. Make sure you  
> cover
> the box overnight.
>
> If it is dry and you have time you may be able to return the chick to
> his/her family. They will usually take the bird back (or adopt another
> families chick).
>
> If you don't have time to give that a go call one of the following
> numbers:
>
>
> *  1300ANIMAL - this number is staffed 24/7. It’s run by RSPCA-Q and 
> diverts
> callers to nearest carer
> * Dept of Environment - Phone: 07 3227 8185
> * Central Queensland Wildlife Hospital - Phone: 07 4935 4309
>
> good luck,
>
> cheers
> storm
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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>  Behalf Of Scot Mcphee
> Sent: Monday, 2 June 2008 5:13 PM
> To: Birding Aus
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] baby noisy miner rescue
>
>
>
> Hi I'm in Auchenflower Brisbane, my wife just found and brought home a
> baby noisy miner (she said it was on the ground, shivering and no
> parents around and no obvious place to place back into a tree or
> anything). it's a fledging, well i don't think it's fully fledged yet
> but looks like (nestled in her jacket) like it might fledge soon. It's
> a little chirpier now it's had some warmth and shelter.
>
> What should we feed it? What is the number of an animal rescue service
> in Brisbane that can help? I realise they form strong family bonds, so
> probably can't just be raised and released randomly back into the
> wild.
>
> And no I don't really feel like a lecture apropos to the recent
> discussion about the morality of the noisy miner. From my perspective
> it's an individual life that deserves respect.
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