The mother blackbird has been attacked a few days ago & been in bad shape. I'm presuming the male blackbird has been killed as he is nowhere to be seen.
Yesterday the mother crawled almost to the back door & I fed her & she fed the baby. But overnight she's died.
The fledging is still jumping all over her & I have put grapes oats mealworms & water around them.
This is where I need your help:
Do I move the body?
Do I reluctantly interfere with the fledging or see if learns to pick up food?
My garden is safe from land predators & there are lots of places for it to hide
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Cin J