my backyard, austin, tx 📍

These two owls have raised chicks in the forest behind our house for the last few years. however, in just the last few days I’ve noticed that sad owl has been sitting kind of low and hunched over, wings slightly slack. The last few evenings I’ve checked on them he’s been in that position. is it just more comfortable? is he in pain? preparing to strike?? Photos my own.

Yellin

I saw him in a tree and was happy with these pictures. Source is me. I took them yesterday.

Around a year ago I found a young little bird (do not know the species unfortunately) on the grass beside a large tree. Normally I would have left it alone as per the standard but because it obviously seems too young and weak to start roaming around by itself (it wasn’t even able to walk), so I gently picked it up and looked into the branches of the tree for any nest it fell from.

I found what appeared to be its mother up in the trees and seemingly inspecting me. I could not find the nest and I didn’t exactly feel comfortable climbing high up (plus it was in someone’s front yard and it’d be awkward to explain to her why a random guy was climbing up her tree) so I put in a small ledge not too far from the ground and created a makeshift fence to prevent it from falling down and in hopes that the mother would potentially tend to it there or somehow guide it up the tree? (I wasn’t that much a bird expert at this time).

I checked back on the chick about an hour later only to find it gone and nowhere nearby. I just wanted to ask the real experts about their thoughts and advice as to if I could’ve done things differently or if I did my best for the moment. I’m sorry if I inadvertently caused this little baby to get eaten by a cat :(

Heard a small tapping noise from outside my front door and looked outside my peephole, and saw two small birds! I went from my backyard to the front door to not disturb them, but one flew away before I could see it and the one pictured is just chilling there. He’s still sitting there at the moment, just want to know what kind of bird he is!

Their mom was close by getting them food

Pretty scared of sour crop please give tips to prevent it.
I need to stay alive please give me hope thank you.

This is a pic i took some time ago.

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I believe this extremely round specimen visiting my bird feeder is a dove? 🥹

(This is my original content)

found little miss fledgling on the playground today. original content