Baby Bird Thinks I'm The Mommy!

So, I was cleaning the yard and found a dead baby bird.  I realized it had fallen about 30' from a branch on my royal palm trees.  One of the 15' fronds let loose and the birds fell out!  I did not know what to do with the bird.  Neither did its mommy...as I could see big morning doves hovering above, so I just put some water and breadcrumbs next to the bird and hoped it would survive.  About mid-day, I realized that bird was on the ground in the sun in this awful heat, so I went outside and put up a little sun shelter. 

Later in the day I again had another epiphany and realized that bird could not survive alone on the lawn, so I made a nest in a shrub near my door and propped the bird in the shrub.  It was quite lethargic but seemed content to be nestled inside of a protected area. 

The next morning, I checked on the bird and it was chirping and fluttering its wings like a wild thing!  No mother bird in sight.  Hmmm....

I went in and out of the house not knowing if I should do something or what.  After several visits to the bird I found it on the ground.  It had jumped out of the shrub and came running towards me, fluttering its little wings.  Every time I moved, the bird followed.  I picked it up and tried to find a neighbor who could give me SOME advice on what to do.  No one around.... so I put that little bugger back in the shrub.  10 minutes later, he was back on the ground, chirping at me, waving it's wings, stepping on my shoes and pecking at my pants!

Gads.  Was I now its "mother"?????  Oh no.  After making several unsuccessful attempts to find a shelter or wildlife advice, I finally ran into 2 neighbors who tried to feed worms to this little thing.  That did not seem to work either.  What do baby birds eat as this one is definitely not interested in worms.

Will see where this goes.  It is now day 3 of the bird saga. This bird chirps when I approach and flutters its wings until I pick it up.  If I put it on the ground it climbs onto my shoes or huddles between my feet. The bird obviously thinks I'm the mommy!  It seems to be eating the breadcrumbs - or someone is!  I left it some almond milk and water.  Let's see if the bird is vegan.... :-)

After 3 days, the bird is looking much healthier and is much more spunky!  Ahh....such a good bird mommy. 

Of course, I did not mention the amount of bird shit in my driveway as both of the big morning dove parents dropped by this morning and left me some "gifts"!!