Hi all,

I was sitting here using the computer, and looked out my window at my stocktanks, which hold my lotus. I saw something moving alot........couldn't be a frog......looked more like a bird's mouth moving. I got my binocs, and sure enough, it was a little baby bird! I ran outside (minus my princess warrior dog, Suzi), and found a tiny baby bird sitting on a lotus pad! He was chirping, chirping, chirping. It would have made the perfect picture, but I was afraid to leave it, to run and get my camera, for fear it might drown, if it fell off the lotus leaf. I took it in my hand and it seemed to be comforted. I walked around my fenced-in yard, trying to figure out where the heck to put it where it would be safe.

I couldn't see it's parents anywhere. I thought it was a song sparrow baby, but I wasn't sure. After about 5 minutes, all of a sudden I saw 2 chipping sparrows going crazy around me, and knew they were the parents. I took it outside the fence and put it in a tree, and it flew to the ground. I left it there. I think it will be safe for awhile. It's parents were talking constantly to it, and it was talking back! Hopefully, they'll convince it to fly to a tree.

I couldn't believe how small it was......but chipping sparrows are pretty small too.

Anyhow.......it was a neat experience!