This Poor Bird by Simon Chandler

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30-MAY-2003

This Poor Bird

This poor bird hit the glass of our window, fell and passed out. My daughter heard the noise and ran out to resuscitate it by rubbing it gently. After a few minutes, it recovered but still could not fly. It hopped into our flower bed and we did not know what happened to it.

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Jean D		08-Jul-2009 01:21
Beautiful sharp capture, Simon! Hopefully it was able to recover and return to flight! ~V~

Sam_C		13-Mar-2009 07:00
Poor bird, hope it made it back. But what a great shot! V :-)

Alina		21-May-2008 10:45
…and the bird flowed away, this is why you couldn’t find him later :)

Karen Moen		07-Jan-2008 04:41
You took advantage of a great opportunity. When I find a bird like this I put it in a dark box in a quiet place for awhile until it recovers. A few drops of sugar water can help before you release it. Anyway, great close-up detail. Voted.

XiaoBernard99		06-Jan-2008 17:52
the sparrow is the best for the lover bernard.The best cause the more commun always staying in my county.Your pict is perfect.Your sentence is sad.I know the end.When a sparrow is like this his end is near ....And a xiao sparrow will come ...

FrankB		28-Jul-2007 22:18
amazing...V

Nestor Derkach		23-Jul-2007 13:12
Excellent image , tack sharp with superb detail . Very nice eye glitter. Vote

January Grey		11-Jun-2007 06:00
The poor little bird! It does look a little dazed. What a great capture, Simon. The detail and color is excellent. Sure hope it recovered. V~

Guest		17-May-2007 14:42
Lovely shot, it's a cutie! V.

Craig Artlett		01-May-2007 03:17
Poor little bird. You captured that there must be something wrong. Great photo.

Ann Cleeves		08-Apr-2007 23:17
Beautiful little soul.....perhaps it is OK.....just shocked & stunned. Hope so.

Guest		04-Apr-2007 16:55
beautiful capture... gorgeous detail and light... LOVE IT!!!

Guest		03-Apr-2007 17:21
Great close-up. Vote.

Guest		03-Apr-2007 02:23
Oh, poor guy, hope he is okie... Nice capture.

René Lortie		03-Apr-2007 01:46
Sad story but beautiful picture. Lovely bird.

Yi Feng		03-Apr-2007 00:50
Sad story and thanks to your daughter rescuing her. Looks like a baby sparrow. Excellent capture with great detail! V

Tommy Junger		02-Apr-2007 23:41
Great shot..!

NealyBob		02-Apr-2007 22:56
Beautiful details in this shot~! V Birds hitting the glass is a routine thing around here!

Guest		02-Apr-2007 21:25
This happens at my house on occasion also, dazed for sure. Very sharp detail.

Rich Westfall		02-Apr-2007 15:41
Well captured. That happens at my house on occasion. Poor little guy.

Chris Thorpe		02-Apr-2007 15:02
Excellent detail in his sad expression. Window strikes at this time of the year are upsetting. V

Tom Munson		02-Apr-2007 14:49
Nice shot Simon. It's a young House Sparrow.

Neal Nye		02-Apr-2007 12:29
I bet he had a fierce headache! But he probably soon forgot all about it. Nice close shot!

lou_rozensteins		02-Apr-2007 10:16
Nice shot with great details. Looks like a fledging ..... it could have been it's first flight. Well done.

Yvonne		02-Apr-2007 08:14
Poor little thing, I hate it when that happens & always feel for the poor bird. So glad he survived the crash.

Eric Carrčre		02-Apr-2007 06:05
So close...Well done, V.

Dan Ng		02-Apr-2007 05:49
Great shot, Simon. The expression on this little bird seems speak of sadness. But I hope he recovered and took flight. V.

Bryan Murahashi		02-Apr-2007 05:23
Very nice shot of this young bird.

Dave Wixx		02-Apr-2007 02:51
Lovely capture, lovely detail. Looks like youngster - I suspect he pulled through.

Guest		02-Apr-2007 02:36
Excellent work. Voted.

carol j. phipps		02-Apr-2007 02:27
It looks stunned! Great closeup.

Guest		02-Apr-2007 02:22
Neat story and photo.

Jess. ( Lady.D.)		02-Apr-2007 01:57
Lovely detail on this youngster, they usually are just stunned and if you leave them they recover and fly away, nicely done.......Jess

Char		02-Apr-2007 00:57
Hi Simon, So glad your daughter was able to help the poor little guy and that you were able to get such an exceptional shot of it.

Guest		02-Apr-2007 00:40
Poor bird. Good for your daughter. nice shot.

RappWizard		02-Apr-2007 00:28
Poor thing but nice shot. Wait a minute, this picture was taken almost 4 years ago. Oh well, still a nice shot.

Gayle P. Clement		02-Apr-2007 00:22
We've had that happen over and over. They usually recover and leave.

Gayle P. Clement		02-Apr-2007 00:18
Wow! Terrific detail is this bird.