From Chris-Lisa Thomison
Introducing the wee “Little Hoot” aka Pumpkin (as named by Gap Creek elementary students).
Pumpkin/Little Hoot was found grounded after a rotten tree fell.
He’s only a few days old.
This is the tiniest Screech ever brought to us.
He will be in an incubator for a good while.
The good news is he’s doing very well. Eating and staying warm and snug.
Big thanks to the kind folks who found him.
Lil guy looks how I feel in the morning before work 😆 what a sweet baby!
Poor little thing probably hasn’t even fully rested after hatching itself.
I used to think birds popped out of the egg in a few moments, but in reality it can take a baby bird up to 24 hours from the pup (the first poke through the shell and it takes its first breath) to being free from the egg. What a marathon for every newborn to undergo!