I teared up when she said at some point the bird didn't come back it's bitter sweet

I actually think this is how animals become mature: leave the nest, not needing to return. It means the parents have done a good job.

It's moments like this that restore my faith in humanity, god bless

The way he would open his mouth and cheep to you to say “I’m hungry, please feed me” was adorable. He saw her as his adoptive mother

The bird never came back because he's to busy raising a baby human he found.

To raise such a tiny fragile little life you must have been so dedicated. What an experience. So much respect to you.

it's just amazing how strong can that woman be. she attached to that bird as she raised him, but she was not keeping him in a cage or inside the house. she just let him go, let him free.

“It’s hard to believe that I did that!” Says the caring soul. 😇🥰

When I was 12 years old I found a baby sparrow. It was featherless and had its eyes closed like this bird. Even though the adults in my life weren't convinced I could save the bird, they didn't intervene. My bird 'Tweety' was my project. This was long before the internet existed so I couldn't Google how to keep it alive. I had noticed that many birds would eat our dogs dry dog food so I decided that's what I would feed Tweety. I sat cross-legged on our patio and pound the dog food with a hammer, making a fine ground meal. I added water to it to make a paste and Tweety loved it! I kept him in my room in a cloth-lined Easter basket. He would tweet for food anytime I was around. He survived, and like this bird, the time came for him to leave the 'nest'. I had childlike disappointment when he flew away but made the adults very proud of my dedication and ingenuity. It was a very rewarding experience for a kid.

You saved his life and helped raise him to the age that he’s meant to leave the nest. I’m sure he’ll never forget you since you were practically his mother.

My brother did the exact thing in the year 1977, he was 9 years old at the time, I still think it's amazing how a small boy of that age could raise a new born baby sparrow, not to mention he did it by himself no help came from the adult in the family. 😊

Always hard to "let go" of them once you've become their parent. At least you can find comfort in knowing he appreciate your kindness & care....& he won't crash his car, take drugs, or commit crimes. Raising a baby bird is way easier than a human.

She’s a Disney princess.

These are special people who care for animals, birds, etc God bless them.

I feel like crying when I watch this . May God bless you for showing kindness to such poor animals.☺️👍

It is tough. I know. Raised some Blue Jays and one by one they all left. It is all good. They bless us for a while and that is really enough. They are wild and deserve to be free.

She didn't keep the bird in cage for her emotions and attachment, she leave it free, this woman done a great job

"he stopped coming back" *PUNCH* right in the feels-oh god it hurts.

you made tears come out of me . i wish if there people like u everywhere

So beautiful, thank you for saving this cute bird, amazing woman.

This video had a better story than most TV shows on Netflix.

The best part of this story is the bird was free and not living in a cage.great vid.

My mother found a baby Magpie in the garden abandoned out of the nest so we decided to adopt him! I think hes like 2 or 3 weeks old. He has baby feathers all over his body. He still needs to be fed with a pincer. So glad hes accepting food. :)

I've rescued a juvenile female house finch. I named her Sunshine. I released her back out into the wild after she recovered. She still flies around our neighborhood. House Finches are truly adorable.

When the lady said, "Then he just stopped coming" *I felt that :(* Edit. Wow the like is 999 Pls keep it that way....

Poor baby, He's so little. You are so sweet, thx for your kindness.

Everyone needs to be like this instead of desperately trying to annihilate each other

Beautiful kindness, exactly what the world needs more of.

In a world filled with hatred, it's stories like this that gives you so much hope and warmth..

I raised a little finch like that, that fell out of the eaves of my office building, I too learned how to feed her and I named her Petey Peep. I kept her in a little plastic vented reptile container full of shredded paper and fed her every fifteen minutes. I took her with me all day at work and she stayed on my desk in a very large call center. She went to all my management meetings and everyone called me the bird whisperer. I got her plumped up and when she was ready to fly I let her go, she flew up into a tree and peeped for me but I had to let her go and I went to work, when I got home for lunch she was still in the same spot peeping for me, I tried to get her down but she was too high and I eventually gave up and sat on my balcony defeated. Then she flew out of the tree and landed right on my head where she liked to nest. I said you want to live with me don’t you, so I brought her inside and put her in a large cage. Every night I let her out and she would sit on my head and then fly and rest on the corner of a picture frame that had a painting I did of an angel sitting on the ground holding a dove on his finger, she slept there every night then flew back to her cage in the morning. I loved her so much and she truly loved me back, I had never felt such a love outside of a dog. She lived for about 7 years and one day I found her dead on the floor in the morning. I buried her in my garden and placed a little angel statue on top of her. That was a long life for a finch, and she made my heart shine.

This is so beautiful. What a kind soul this woman has. Thank you so much if you are reading this. I hope that twerp is thriving and has a family of his own!

such a small miracle of happiness, thank you kind people ❤❤❤

I had the same experience with a baby mockingbird I found in the middle of July in the middle of a hot street. I brought the baby home took care of him for about 4 weeks, I fed him finely smashed ham I made into a paste mixed with water and he loved it. After a fue days the little guy was ok to start eating mealworms. The little guy ate almost 1,000 mealworms before he finally left. He would come home at dusk, get a nice meal and go to sleep in his enclosure I built for him and wake up, get another meal of typically 17- 20 mealworms and fly around in the trees on my land and play in his bird bath until he got hungry again and then he would land on the front porch railing and start singing his I'm hungry song . I would walk outside and he (Oscer) would see me and just start talking up a storm and fly at me full blast and land on my finger, or he would land on my shoulder, get a meal and we would go for a walk together he would be on my finger or shoulder the entire walk. This wonderful encounter happened every day until he became a teenager and brought his girlfriend to see me a couple of times, It seemed like he wanted me to see that he has found someone and was happy and he needed to move on. Then he stopped coming to visit me. But many times I would walk outside and I could hear him saying hi to me with his and my special whistle talk we made together throughout his stay with me. That was a very special, pleasant and sad experience that I will never forget.

He’s gonna come back one day to introduce his family

This is so sad and beautiful at the same time She is an amazing person to take such good care of the bird

That may be the best thing I have ever seen on KZfaq. Special place for you in Gods heart. So neat. Thanks for doing that.

The bird will be like, I shall remember this, human. When the day comes and the bird nation attacks, you will be spared.

When she said "then he stopped coming" *my heart sunk*

This had me in tears by the end, so beautiful! I just found a baby finch and I am rehabilitating it until it can fly.

What an outstanding job you did raising Twerp, truly!

I love how he opens his little beak when he sees the food on the stick.

I had a similar experience with a House Finch almost 20 years ago now. She went native, but would come back to see me everyday until her friends and her left to winter elsewhere. I moved shortly afterwards, and never saw her again, but I think of her just about every day still.

Wow the level of patience and love you need to do is ... next level . You are an amazing person. God bless you

I really appreciate you for your act of kindness

I raised a trasher. My hubby found him in the middle of the road, brought him home, put him in a box, hand fed him with a baby feeder. He grew and grew. Loved to be with us, sat on hubbys chest, my shoulder. We dug up worms and fed him. He never left our side even when we took him outside. He slept in his cage all night. He grew into a beautiful adult Thrasher. One evening he heard birds of his own kind, l left him out, he flew away never to return. We were heartbroken but understood the need to be completely free. I named him LUCKY. We will never forget him.

I'm just happy they didn't lock him on a cage to never leave, the bird was saved and returned to nature

I have found 3 small baby birds today 😍 I just hope I can give them the same amount of love and freedom you have given to your bird😊 Plz pray for these 3 tiny babies😇

Thank you for your kindnesses

There is a special place in heaven for those who do things like this.

I'm a Park Ranger and that was so nice from you going above and beyond when nature's needs a little hand from us. You have a very good heart and soul. I'm pretty sure it was tough to take care of the baby finch until it got bigger. You have totally made my day for what you did with nature😊

_Bless you for having rescued the nestling._

This is called motherhood and you truly are a mother to him and no matter where she goes she will come back to you always coz you are a savior❤️

This is amazing they didn’t try to force keep him they just let him leave when he was ready

Finch: "I was flying around and came across other finches. Their mommies don't look like you. You have some explaining to do."

This lady has a beautiful soul. I love this story ❤

You did a terrific job my lady, I think this bird will always be grateful and thinks you're his mother. It will always keep returning. Fantastic, greetings Vic.

I would have cried when he didn’t come back 😭😭 I’m such a crybaby

She is a very kind lady who was making every effort to keep the bird alive👍👏🙇‍♀️

Ma'am...... Respect and Salute to you. Humanity at its BEST

I've found a baby bird of the same size..it fought for 2days but on the 3rd day it gave up and left the world..may u keep shining coco

This is absolutely beautiful. The world needs more people with a soul like hers.

Never came back. I am sure he got a partner in life and raising his family.

People really have alot of compassion for baby animals

lm amazed how well you brought him up, you are so kind, and what a joy he is .

My grandma was a pro at this, she saved idk how many birds lol.

I love the lady more then the bird because she's pure hearted, a gift not all possess. I'm at aw at her, not the bird.

I'm always astounded at Women's ability to nurture the smallest most vulnerable creatures. simply an amazing ability. I certainly don't have it. Wonderful!

The bird will go and have a family and show the same love to it's babies that it was shown.

i also get "yelled at". I feed birds on platter in my driveway and if i sleep in, they absolute scream at me. I get told off by birds

You’re a beautiful person! The world needs more ppl like you!

You saved a life! All lives matter! Beautiful!

Some people really are amazing. It does give one hope that all is not lost after all.

So great that you never wanted it to be caged but gave option to fly free.

"He looked like a tiny dinosaur" Technically, he is a tiny dinosaur. Cute, ain't he?

It's so sweet I love Finches.

The great feeling that comes with succeeding at something worth while !!!

Bird Mom: You're not strong enough to make it. Gotta go! Baby Bird: Thats ok. My Human raised me to be an Eagle.

I was having not a so good day, but after watching this I feel a lot better.

You did raise him, you saved his life. This world needs more good people like you!

God,bless this woman!Her is so kind!Good job mrs!

I love that she give him his freedom and didn't lock him in ❤️

Whenever he tell his bird friend he been raised by a human. No one would believe him :P

She was such a great mom to raise this much tiny bird

I had saved a 3 week old juvenile from being attacked by a couple of birds and unfortunately it wouldn't eat. Even though she passed away, I atleast gave her love and a few more days of life. Her name was Alteria.

No one gonna say anything about how she named the bird ‘twerp’

Don't worry. He will eventually come back to borrow money or for a place to do Laundry.

Good job. The world's a better place because of people like you.

best way to a mans heart is through his stomach. thanks for posting, you are an amazing person!

She never once said It's too hard! Every life is worth saving

MY RESPECT FOR THIS LADY, SHE JUST SAFE SOMEONE LIFE 🙏

what a hero

This brightened my day so much! Thank you for sharing this story!! I have so many bird feeders and photograph them all the time. The same ones come around and I love having their constant company!

He would not have survived without you, dear lady. Thank you and selfless people everywhere. Lovely story.

Anybody remember that Dr Seuss book “Are you my mother”

So touched. So nice and kind to give life to a being. What an achievement. 😘

Nothing is permanent but memories are

There is still hope for humanity with caring people like that God bless you

And then he will always have the memories of a very kind lady that raised him and looked after him. He will then tell this story to his kids and wife. 😊

Mother nature bless you Susan ❤️

So shines a good deed in a weary world.