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Posted by birdist (My Page) on

Mon, Aug 16, 10 at 13:34

Hi everybody,
I just wanted to share an experience with you. A couple of days ago I was sitting out on my deck and a few feet away was an enormous spider web attached to the house. Out of the corner of my eye I saw what I thought was a leaf fluttering in the web. Doing a double take I saw that it was a little bird hopelessly entangled. He was hanging upside down with both feet and one wing firmly caught. The other wing was trying to fly. I got to work on him so fast I didn't even identify his species but he was about the size of a goldfinch but greyish in color, perhaps a wren. I proceeded to free one foot and had to pinch his little toes pretty firmly as the web was the strongest I'd ever encountered. By this time he was calm. I got the other foot free and again I hope I didn't hurt his fragile little toes. Then the wing ...got that free and went to stand him up and poof, away he went.
That was such a heart wrenching experience I get all teary eyed just thinking about it. I just hope he remembers me as the one that freed him and not the one who caused his demise.
Thanks for reading,
Richard Nordli

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Posted by blooming_in_zone5 (My Page) on
Mon, Aug 16, 10 at 16:33

What a fabulous story! Thank you for sharing it with us, Richard, and for saving the little bird.
That must have been quite some spider web!
~JoAnn

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Posted by beegood (My Page) on
Mon, Aug 16, 10 at 19:25

I would be worried if that spider decided to build even stronger webs. That must be one huge spider. Did you get to see it.Carry a big stick in case you do LOL

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Posted by dapjwy (My Page) on
Mon, Aug 16, 10 at 20:08

Thank you for sharing.

Without seeing a picture, I have no idea, but thought it could be a phoebe or gray gnatcatcher.

Wonderful to hear that the bird was calm while you extracted him (or her) from the web. I'm surprised it was calm, but it sure would feel good thinking it knew you were helping it.

Your story put a smile on my face.

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Posted by georgia_kate (My Page) on
Tue, Aug 17, 10 at 12:03

thats amazing. i had no idea a bird could get stuck in a spiderweb. actually its not just amazing, its scary! im glad you were able to free the poor little thing.

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Posted by catherinet (My Page) on
Thu, Aug 19, 10 at 15:56

Wow.......that was some spider web! Sounds like the kind you'd find in a jungle!
So glad you could help with the little birdie. Maybe a gnatcatcher or a kinglet?

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