Found this little guy by our fence. He can hop, grasp, and sort of hover-fly. The Google box told me it may be a fledgling and to leave it alone (I didn’t get too close in case mama was watching but I’m going to check on him later just in case bcse we have hawks in the area). 
I already feel ridiculously protective of this bird. Should I put it in a tree or bush? Or continue leaving it alone?
It’s been 40 minutes, I’m going to go peek at him again.
He tried to fly up the fence. I used a long stick to gently set him up here
His little tufts are blowing in the wind
My kids named the bird Scott
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Yes, he does look like he wants to tell you about socialized medicine
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Yes, he does look like he wants to tell you about socialized medicine
Good news. Scott was reunited with his parents or hippie chickadee commune, I think. Here he is on the lowest branch in this tree; another chickadee with no Bernie head tufts was one branch above him and flew off. I think he’s good now.
