Raising A Baby Grackle: part II - by Mike Franzman

This burst my heart open and made me cry, I have pretty much isolated myself from all the hate and division in the world. To see your caring and kindness, and the natural way you present this, no razzle dazzle, no showing off or beintg cute and clever, to entertain us. You are modeling human decency and respect for Life and the stark contrast to what is going on in the world is heart wrenchingly beautiful and sorely needed! Thank you.

I saw a bit of sadness when you spoke about him flying away. God blessed you . You seem to have special gifts of God “ like St.Francis of Assisi

Say , Mike, you are a bird man, and I see how sincere you are in what you do for birds. I love to watch your programms, and it gives me a good feeling, and I have learned a lot, how to be a bird mama, should I ever find a lost, or unattanded baby bird. Thank you. You are an amazing human being

What an intelligent, kind, compassionate man you are! God bless you for being a hero to this little bird :)

Boy is he gonna be disappointed when he switches to bugs and worms..

What a Wonderful Dad you are !!! That Little Sweetheart is Sooooo Happy with You !! Yes !! You are Doing Fantastic!! Don’t pay attention what other people said . With You Little ONE is surviving!! Alone in the Wild ... NOT good !! Thanks so Much for your Kind Heart ❤️!!! God Blessed You !! Al ways!!! 💖💕👼🙏💖💕

You are such a kind and caring Man! The little darling starling loves sitting on your arm and neck, because you are warm! Thank you for sharing your rescue, and God bless you!

its reassuring to see there is kindness still out there that would sacrifice their time to look after a common bird, usually i am the guy that is handed all the strays.

Such a a loving relationship between different species... If only humans would understand that we are all but a single species.

It was not you that adopt him it was im that adopt you.Some deep and strong instruction inside his brain say" fly away from humans they are the danger".Somehow that instruction was erased creating an amazing bond and that is a gift...I truly hope that this incoming generations learn to preserve and respect nature,something that should be started 100 years ago...All the best for you.

Thank you so much for making this video. I found a young Zebra Dove, fallen from a tree with its nest, ants around, so i decided to bring it home. It's been with me for a week now, and has learned to fly and walk short distances. There's so much guidance to learn off your video. Thanks.

I love watching you take care of the birds. When I watched the robin one I thought he got too heavy. Instead of flying to you he was walking up to you like dog in the driveway when you got out of the car. In the wild these birds would never eat as much as you are feeding him. Aside from that you are amazing.

I live in Florida where we have millions of starlings. They nest anywhere and everywhere and are noisy in a most beautiful way! Every evening they start to roost and the whistling starts. One will whistle, then another and another. until it is a beautiful harmony! One morning, a starling was sitting on top of a shed and he started to imitate a microwave beeping sound. It sounded exactly like someone entering minutes on a microwave. I love those birds!

Oh yes, splashing in the water, instinct takes over. Some will get so carried away, they'll be completely soaked, looking so different, looking like they almost drowned, but had great fun doing it. Had a parrot in the shower, couldn't believe he had such a great time, he didn't want to stop! So funny! Totally impossible to fly. Just loved it. Gave him a gentle towel patting, then on my finger held high, drop him down so he would flap his wings, do that a few times, back on the roost, cage, whatever, let him preen and fix his feathers. Still funny to me all these years later. Totally soaked.

People, it doesn’t really matter if it’s a Grackle or Starling. Just watch the video and enjoy, there’s no need in repeating the same freaking thing.

I love your approach and disagree with those who say you shouldn't bond with the bird. Crows from all over the place flock together at dusk; they need that bonding time. Social beings need other beings and in leaving them alone, they are being traumatized. I'm glad this little guy got a good start in life. 💚

❤Thank you, Mike, for your videos. Today is day 1 of an abandoned nest. The temperature severely dropped tonight, and the momma hasn't come back. It may be due to the fact that 3 of 5 birds fell out of the nest, and she didn't like me handling their nest they made on my wreath. It was tilting more and more forward the bigger they've gotten, causing them to fall out. I set the nest on a chair right below my wreath, but that deterred her away. We just had one successful feeding at 3 am.

Nice video, congratulations on a fine job helping another little one without it's parents. You are helping to take out a bite of our invasiveness :}

Love to watch you take such care with these birds, he has thrived with the love and nourishment you have given him. Think it must be bittersweet to let him go, but your reward is his success!

You are a wonderful man...and he’s a wonderful bird.