Animals: Today, my brother and I found a little bird that couldn't fly....

By Ketchup - 22/06/2009 06:06 - United States

Today, my brother and I found a little bird that couldn't fly. While trying to convince my mom that it couldn't fly so we could keep it, I lightly tossed it in the air and it landed a few feet in front of me. Then my cat grabbed it and ate it. FML

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By Birdwatcher - 18/09/2012 16:19 - United States - Woodstock

Today, I found a tiny, featherless baby bird. I knew it was impossible, but I tried to keep it alive through the day. Before I could get it to the wildlife center, it died, and when I got all choked up over it, my mom started laughing at me and saying how "weak" I was. FML

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By craphanded - 19/07/2011 17:45 - United Kingdom

Today, I saved a bird from being run over as it lay in the middle of the road. Thinking it had a broken wing or something, I started carrying it home, intending to take it to the vet later. It crapped in my hand and flew away. FML

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Just do it

By tulisa - 21/02/2015 04:25 - United States - Alexandria

Today, I witnessed the beautiful sight of a tiny baby bird struggling to take flight from its nest. "You can do it," I muttered, which I guess my asswipe of a cat heard as "Quick, go kill that bird and scar me for life, please." FML

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Apex predator

By Ihatestraycats - 22/07/2023 12:00

Today, after we finished making my 6 year-old daughter a net to catch an injured baby bird, when she went out to catch it she witnessed a stray cat catch and eat it. FML

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By Olive14 - 15/12/2010 06:15

Today, I was caring for a bird that had flown into my window. I thought the poor thing wouldn't make it, when it shit in my hand, flew into my neck, then around my living room for ages before I could manage to get it out of the window. FML

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By Twitchy - 14/09/2011 23:20 - Bahamas

Today, I watched a cat pounce on a small bird and rip it to shreds, feather by feather. It wouldn't have been any worse than mildly disturbing, had I not just spent the last 4 weeks nursing the bird back to health from a broken wing. FML

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By KornyKid - 21/02/2016 08:01 - United States - Citrus Heights

Today, I got a new cat for my birthday. It ate my bird right when we got home, then it ran away. FML

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By bouda - 15/05/2011 18:19 - France

Today, I killed a pigeon. It choked to death on a piece of bread I threw its way. FML

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Great lesson

By sciencesadness - 08/02/2014 23:24 - United States - Lynnwood

Today, a robin flew into my window and died. My mom, being a biology teacher, thought it would be a great experience for my brother and me to dissect it on the kitchen table. She threatened to ground us if we didn't do it. FML

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Impressive

By Anonymous - 18/01/2021 04:58

Today, a small fly was harassing my face, then it landed on a book next to me. I waved at it to make it leave, but it didn't. I got my fingers closer to it, to scare it off. Instead, it jumped on my finger as a playful parrot pet, spent a moment there, and flew off. I cannot even intimidate a fly. FML

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angrymole 0

Monday 22 June 2009 16:11

it probably died after you "lightly tossed" the damn thing. birds are fragile, you can't just throw them.

starflake 3

Monday 22 June 2009 16:17

What the hell you doing throwing the poor thing?? It would have probably died of shock if your cat hadn't got at it!

Comments

crazyjack 0

Monday 22 June 2009 16:12

Wow lots of these stories lately. Guys just don't touch the animals, leave em alone :]

xstaticdelta 6

Monday 22 June 2009 17:49

GO **** YOURSELF BITCH

lmmmr 0

Monday 22 June 2009 16:13

You're an idiot. Like, seriously. Beyond words.

khax1696 0

Monday 22 June 2009 16:14

aw I feel bad for the bird..

poiuytrewqlkjhgf 0

Monday 22 June 2009 16:15

LOLL definitely. I bet the impact killed it anyway after your "light toss" (seriously?)

starflake 3

Monday 22 June 2009 16:17

What the hell you doing throwing the poor thing?? It would have probably died of shock if your cat hadn't got at it!

muffinsareyummy 1

Monday 22 June 2009 16:18

this is the second time today that i've had to call peta. your ass is grass when they get there, buddy!

nomadxx7 0

Monday 22 June 2009 18:35

What that's not true? Sorry to say but you release scents that the mother bird picks up on. How about you try a little experiment before calling people idiots. Most animals won't take back their young if humans have touched them.

WomanMonster 0

Monday 22 June 2009 18:40

No that's a myth - but a damn good way to keep people from meddling with nature. Poor little thing was doomed anyways.

Cittenscollar 0

Monday 22 June 2009 20:19

62 - No, it's not true at all. Look things up on Snopes.com before you go believing ridiculous things. Not to mention that birds don't have a sense of smell worth crap.

Blubberr 0

Monday 22 June 2009 21:00

and i hate people like you. and people like her? people who make mistakes? wooww you must hate a LOT of people then. hm.

Sweet_child_NOT 0

Monday 22 June 2009 21:04

#62, voultures are the only known birds that can smell. I doubt that anyone would be able to touch a voulture baby, anyway. Don't test my bird knowledge, I will win. =)

Sweet_child_NOT 0

Tuesday 23 June 2009 21:02

Lol #113. I know exatly what you are saying and BTW, swans have really sharp beaks, so be really careful if you ever try that.

starberries 0

Wednesday 27 October 2010 22:48

94, here's a test for you: How do you spell "vulture"?

daughterofabitch 4

Sunday 5 June 2011 2:01

that is a wives tale the mom does come back

brutal_banger 10

Sunday 12 February 2012 11:58

Hahaha point 1 for the person spelling vulture right

Sweet_child_NOT 0

Monday 22 June 2009 16:23

Lol. I can't wait for some idiot to say "If you touch a baby bird, the mother can smell you and will abandon it." I

360_93 0

Monday 22 June 2009 16:24

Why would you throw it if it coudn't fly?

theluckygirl28 8

Monday 22 June 2009 18:07

That's horrible. A bird is not a human.

starflake 3

Monday 22 June 2009 18:13

Yeah, they often die! And besides the point, what on earth was the OP doing throwing a bird around while a cat was in the vicinity?

starflake 3

Monday 22 June 2009 18:34

Thank you!! Okay, you went a bit too far with the insults, but I do see so many people coming in where I volunteer (wildlife rescue center) with wild animals that they've found injured or ill, kept and tried to look after and made it worse. They've then had to bring it in as it's gotten worse and more often than not, if they had brought it in straight away, if could have gotten the right treatment asap and been fine and be released soon afterwards. But because they've had it for a day or two, it just progresses towards more pain and often death. It does make me sad to see these poor animals suffer, but I know people don't mean to make it worse, they just want to do something that helps. Which is where I can see the OP coming from. Until her tried helping it fly while a cat was around! Lack of common sense or what?

Cittenscollar 0

Monday 22 June 2009 20:23

Thank you.

Blubberr 0

Monday 22 June 2009 21:02

wow well said, but tone down the insults, like come on.

Wtfisflapdoodle 0

Monday 22 June 2009 18:34

Dude thats ****** up. Reminds of PETA comparing the holocaust to chicken processing farms. And no he doesn't deserve it, it's not his fault his cat ate the bird.