Baby Bird Receives Ride to Safety Perched on Foot

Occurred on April 3, 2023 / Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

Info from Licensor: "A little rescue mission! I actually was coming home from work because I was nauseated. When I pulled in, I saw this little Robin fledgling just sitting there under a tree. I noticed it's mother watching and trying to feed it. I watched them for a few minutes and observed the mother bird trying to lead the baby across the street. The baby didn't want to go! So I tried to pick it up. It didn't like it, it kept trying to fly away but it would just fall again. So this time I picked it up with my foot and that's where the video starts. I quickly shuffled over to the grass and showed it a bush. Eventually it flew off my foot and landed in the pine needles. I went inside and quickly did some research. Apparently, birds leave their nests when they're fledgling. Their mothers take care of them and watch them as they adventure on the ground for a few days. Then eventually they just fly off! Unfortunately, I never saw the baby robin again."