December 1, 201312 yr comment_542812 Found in our courtyard. I moved him to underneath the tree he fell from, hopefully his parents will find and feed him. He has better odds there than in the courtyard trying to fight off 3 cats and a dog anyway. Report
December 2, 201312 yr Author comment_542894 Cute! Did his parents find him? Doubt it, it seems they've also abandoned the nest and, I assume, the remaining chick. Report
December 3, 201312 yr Author comment_542933 is it a sparrow? Actually, I'm not sure, I thought it was, but now that I've checked pictures, they look much more brown. This one has more black wings with bolder white stripes, I only got a tiny glimpse of the adults and I think they did too. Closest I can find is maybe a Chaffinch? Yeah, after some googling of baby chaffinch pics I'm pretty sure that's what it is. How do you pronounce that? Report
December 3, 201312 yr Author comment_542949 is it one of these ? No, and those have only been spotted around Auckland. Report
December 3, 201312 yr comment_542968 I think most birds are far better looking as adults :bggrn: Report
December 4, 201312 yr Author comment_542970 I think most birds are far better looking as adults :bggrn: I think it has more to do with if they're Precocial vs Atricial(Yes, I had to google to double check the name for those) Basically if they're mobile shortly after hatching or not. Precocial bird: Atricial: Report
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