I agree. People taking baby animals from the wild almost always ends up in the death of the animal. Wild animals should not be pets. They should be rehabbed by a licensed and experienced rehabber and released, if at all possible.
You are in SERIOUS trouble if Canada's laws are similar to the US laws concerning birds of prey. I would advise you to take this bird to a licensed avian rehabber NOW.
And, by the way, feeding a bird of prey hamburger meat is one of the surest and quickest ways to assure it's ulitmate death. Hamburger meat is not even CLOSE to the natural diet of a bird of prey. Rehabbers chop up whole frozen rats to feed to their bird of prey. They MUST have the bones, teeth, fur, etc. for their digestive systems to function properly, not to mention the contents of the rodents' stomachs.
If you don't know what you are doing, and you obviously don't have a clue, PLEASE get this bird to a licensed avian rehabber ASAP, before you either kill it or someone turns you in ... or both.
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