In late September, while putting water in one of two bird baths in the front yard, I notice a small bird sitting on the fence.
While I was hosing the one bath, it flew down right beside me on the adjacent one.
Then I noticed it was a baby, just learning to fly.
I called my son Chris to come and see it, as he likes nature things.
The bird flew to the sidewalk, and I had Chris pick it up, as there are two cats in the neighborhood -- one's ours.
While he gently held it, I took the photo below.
After he released it, it flew to the fence, and then back to the ground by the bird bath.
When it couldn't get to the water, Chris picked it up again to help it, and after a drink, it walked up his arm and rested on his back.
After a brief visit, he returned the baby to the fence, and soon its parents were in the close-by tree, to gather it up and bring it home. :)








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