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[-] bluefootedbooby@sopuli.xyz 9 points 3 weeks ago

The fuck is this moron doing touching baby birds 😤 literally my whole life I have been told 'NEVER touch a baby bird or the mom will reject it'

[-] DonPiano@feddit.org 30 points 3 weeks ago

You've been told wrong, generally speaking, there

[-] areakode@riskeratspizza.com 9 points 3 weeks ago

Yet when my daughter walks into the house holding a baby bird... (actually happened this week) Just put it back where you found it. Damn thing was within a week of being able to fly. Put it back where it's mother can find it!

[-] PlantJam@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

I think that's where "don't touch baby birds" comes from. Baby birds grow up fast, so it's not uncommon for them to end up outside the nest before they're quite ready.

[-] hzl@piefed.blahaj.zone 25 points 3 weeks ago

This isn't actually true, but it's still harmful to touch wildlife. They could be injured if handled improperly, they can get sick, and it's probably pretty stressful to be picked up by a giant monster.

Honestly I'm not even sure these pictures are real, though. I don't see any images that look quite so moss-like from verifiable sources.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Some baby animals you don't touch. Some you do, like possums. You tell kids not to touch baby birds because they'll kill them if they're not careful. They got hollow bones.

I've handled baby quail many times. Just picked them up off the road and moved them over to the forest. You can do it, just be sane.

[-] Vinylraupe@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

You dont do that with deer cubs. I always knew this but i found one and was so amazed i carried it inside the car so my coworker could pet it xd

It was so cute my brain stopped thinking. I later called the local forest service and ofc i also put it back.

Birds are more reptile like they dont care. They even kill some chicks if they seem weak.

[-] RustyNova@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Where is the birb?

[-] Chivera@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Grass type bird

[-] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 3 points 3 weeks ago

awww so fluffy mossy

[-] diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I don’t understand how people think animals “adapt by changing their color” mfer they “adapted” by nesting in moss because their feathers fucking looks like moss. Not the other way around!

[-] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 weeks ago

If this isn’t bait, it’s kinda sad.

this post was submitted on 06 May 2026
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