Prologue

The European Starling: Public Enemy Number One to birders and naturalists nationwide.
Known for its vicious attacks on native birds and its destructive habits as a household pest, this pesky little bird has earned a terrible reputation.
So why would anyone keep it as a pet?

Join budding author April Koch as she describes the challenges, rewards, and insights as the owner of two European Starlings.

See a different side of this much-hated bird while she tells her fascinating stories.
You just might come to respect the Starling as a worthy member of our natural world.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Brand New Baby

So, I'm walking around all day with a timer clipped to my pants pocket.

WANNA KNOW WHY???
Because yesterday my sister brought me a tiny baby starling that she had found lying on the sidewalk in Baltimore covered with ants and she wanted to save it so she wrapped it in her T-shirt and drove to Newark to give it to me and since the bird rescue will just euthanize it anyway and I said I could help raise it so we can release it because I don't really want to adopt another starling because they are a handful and anyway this baby is SOOO tiny it's going to take a couple of months to get him to fledgling stage and I work a lot so Christy is going to take it back and learn how to raise it after she gets back from Florida but that won't be till Thursday so instead I'm taking care of it and it's so tiny it has to be fed every half-hour.

Here's a photo. Isn't he cute?

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