Man nurses hummingbird back to health in Missouri

A rescued hummingbird was nursed back to health after it flew into a wall outside of a Best Buy store.

‘Found this little guy hanging out with it’s wings splayed out. I picked him up and got in my car and started recording,’ musician Sevrin Eldred said in the caption of his video. 

Eldred is seen in the video holding the injured bird in the palm of his hand while sitting in his car. 

A rescued hummingbird was nursed back to health after it flew into a Best Buy store. Musician Sevrin Eldred found the injured bird on the ground outside the store

Eldred said he knew the bird wasn’t dead when he found it and decided to try and help it survive its injuries

‘Now he’s standing upright and I’m terrified he’s going to fly around in my car,’ Eldred is heard saying. ‘I’m afraid he’s going to see outside and think ‘oh I can jump’. 

Eldred said he knew the bird wasn’t dead when he found it and decided to try and help it survive its injuries. 

In a series of clips, Eldred shows the bird’s road to recovery.  One clips shows Eldred helping the hummingbird drink water.  

Another clip shows Eldred standing outside and encouraging the bird to fly. 

‘Fly! You can do it!’ the man is heard saying to the bird. The last clip in the video shows the hummingbird finally flying away toward a tree. 

The bird made its recovery in Joplin, Missouri.

One clips shows Eldred helping the hummingbird drink water. The last clip in the video shows the tiny bird finally flying away toward a tree