baby starling?

[HelenS]

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...r/932c2516.jpg

and

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...r/cecdd815.jpg

i have sent the pics to the local wildlife rescue centre to identify and advise me on if i can feed it over night before they can help it (my cat got it and it has a broken foot if not worse) the centre is very busy though so im trying to find out too!

[Jenny W]

It is a juvenile Starling.

[HelenS]

thank you jenny i love watching birds but not too 'up' on 'who is who'

how old would you think it looks?

[Jenny W]

It's not that old - only been out the nest a matter of days or up to about 3 weeks-ish - going by general breeding times of Starlings. It should begin it's post-juvenile moult in June/July when it will gain it's spotty adult plumage.

[HelenS]

thank you again

i have put water in the box with it and im going to put cat food in too, any specific flavour? (we have rescued hedgehogs before and they prefer chicken!)

hopefully its just the 'toe' thats broken and not the whole leg. That should be fixable i hope? it doesnt seem to be in shock but i havnt checked it for about an hour now i think i should leave it until the morning

[jaykay]

good luck Helen, keep us posted, hope all ends well

[HelenS]

sadly it didnt make it through the night it had tried to eat the food i think but it must have had internal injuries or the shock killed it.

thanks for your help everyone