Three things

Here are 3

Pick one. Each takes about as long as it says.

• Leave the fledgling where it is

  A feathered bird hopping on the ground is not abandoned. Picking it up is usually the thing that kills it.

  5 minutesFreeAn animal

• Keep the cat in at dawn during nesting season

  Fledglings leave the nest unable to fly properly for about a fortnight. Dawn is when both cats and birds are busiest.

  5 minutesUnder $10An animal

• Let one corner of it go wild

  Stop mowing a square yard. Leave the log where it fell. Neatness is the expensive part, for everything that is not you.

  5 minutesFreeAn animal