Yukon homeowner cuts down tree to save baby woodpeckers

A homeowner near Whitehorse went to extraordinary measures last weekend to save the lives of three baby woodpeckers.

The birds were left orphaned after their mother and father flew into the window of a house and died.

The homeowner cut down the tree the chicks were in and took it to the Yukon Wildlife Preserve.

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"We had to use the tweezers to get the babies out," said MariaHallock, the veterinarian at the preserve.

Hallocksaid the homeowner was devastated by the incident, but his quick action saved the birds.

"They are doing well. They're eating well. They are still blind and have a bit of feathers," the vet said.

The little chicks are being fed usingtweezers.Hallocksaid they'll need to learn how to fly and fend for themselves before being released but they'll be going to familiar territory.

"Hopefully in a month or so we will be able to release them back around into his property."