Baby Bird

The IJP backyard is teeming with life as we enjoy the Spring season. Every day we check up to see how our garden is growing and the children dig up worms from the dirt in the yard. We listen to the sounds of birds chirping and try to identify the sounds. A few weeks ago we were able to watch as robins built a nest high above us in a tree.

Imagine our excitement yesterday when we discovered a baby bird next to the recycling bins. The children watched the bird during the afternoon and we hoped that the bird would return to its parents. This morning the children discovered the bird behind the sand toys storage box. As they watched the bird flew to the corner of the yard behind the swings.

It stayed in the corner and did not move anymore. Asher brought us worms to feed the bird.

Morah Goldie was very concerned about the bird and put the bird in a box. After many efforts, she finally got the bird to eat a worm.

Carefully moving the bird

Feeding the bird

KDH wanted to know what kind of bird this was. Miss Donna printed a picture of a baby robin that looked exactly like this bird. Morah Goldie emailed a picture of the bird to the National Aviary and they confirmed that it was a robin. Baby robins are speckled on the bottom and only later on get the color that adult robins have.

We heard lots of robins chirping and think that the birds were looking for their baby. Thankfully, the bird flew out of the box and we are hoping it is united with its parents.  

"Are you my mother?"

Morah Ruth