Myths about baby birds that are out of the nest

[Catherine]

The little Starling I rescued was hiding under some paint cans with a cat attacking him. I couldn't leave him to be killed by a cat.

I think Starlings have fit into our bird populations so well that we consider them one of our own bird species. They are not very different from our native birds. The birds you have in Australia are quite different. You have had more trouble with invasive species. Still, it is too bad that Starlings get euthanized. They didn't ask to be transported to another country.