Baby Bird Rescue

Pks · Jul 16, 2003

Earlier this summer, my wife and I had to place a baby Northern Oriole back into its little nest. The nest was a bit over 20 feet in the air and way out on the end of a small branch.

But there was a problem: how do you hold up a 20 foot extension ladder when there's nothing to lean it against?

This is how we did it.

Pks · Jul 16, 2003

This is the little tike we rescued from our cat. But I must give the cat credit here. He brought the bird to us when we were talking at the back porch.

frank_f15 · Jul 16, 2003

YET another use for a tractor /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif hope u had the bottom of the ladder tied off so it could not slide back. i have the same tractor and fel as u, so now i have to go looking for a bird to set back in its nest /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif. did the bird make out ok? somtimes the mamma won't have anything to do with them after u touch them.depends on the bird i guess.

Henro · Jul 16, 2003

Good job, Pks...

You had me worried for a moment...I though one of Bird's grandkids was in trouble... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

fivestring · Jul 16, 2003

Hey Bill, now you can get that 3rd tractor and use for rescues!!!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Pks · Jul 16, 2003

My wife stood on the bottom rung of the ladder while I went to the top.

As far as we know, everyting turned out OK.

Soundguy · Jul 16, 2003

Those good karma points never hurt!

Soundguy

Bird · Jul 16, 2003

Bill, I don't think I'd have climbed that ladder even for one of the grandkids. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif Sure looks dangerous to me.

markie61 · Jul 16, 2003

When I saw the title of this thread, I thought it was a childhood story about YOU, Bird! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Mark

rbarker · Jul 16, 2003

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Bill, I don't think I'd have climbed that ladder even for one of the grandkids. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif Sure looks dangerous to me. )</font>

I'm glad it wasn't just me that was thinking that! Looks like a giant see saw! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif You couldn't get me up that thing with two pushing and three pulling! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif