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.
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!