A baby bird falls out of its nest onto the ground — what should you do? A well-meaning person may want to help out, but sometimes it's best to just let nature be.

“If the baby bird is sparsely feathered and not capable of hopping, walking, flitting, or gripping tightly to your finger, it’s a nestling. If you can find the nest (it may be well hidden ...

If you move a baby bird to safety, its parents will continue to care for it. If you find a bird, or any wildlife, with visible injuries, contact a licensed rehabilitator.

If the baby bird has feathers and can hop, it’s probably supposed to be out of the nest and isn’t in danger, unless there are murderous cats or raccoons around. When birds fledge, most can’t ...

A Texas family found a baby bird alone on the ground while barbecuing and decided to wrap the bird in a warm tortilla to protect the animal until rescuers arrived.

SMITH: So as the bird leaves the nest, you're - and learning to fly, being on the ground is part of that juvenile stage. DETROW: And if you find an abandoned baby bird, Smith has some tips.