After the farmer's market on Saturday morning, we came home and ate lunch outside. Just as I sat up to carry our tray of plates into the house, a dark bird swooped down aiming for my head! I almost tripped and dropped my load of plates but then he landed on a chair. We soon determined by its inability to fly, cawing and opening of its mouth that it was a baby bird. Before we knew it, it fluttered to Lee and landed on his chest. If Lee had not been with us I would have whisked the girls into the house and the story would end here.
But, Lee is more brave than I and he took the bird and cupped it into his hands and the bird stayed on his hand or leg for a long while. The opening of the mouth activity kept on and so we tried to give the starving creature little tiny bits of bread (which we later learned is NOT what you are supposed to do!?) The poor creature did not even know how to peck at food and so we literally had to drop the food into its mouth.
I have never in my life been so close to a wild baby bird like this.
After lots of "oohing and ahhing", we scared the neighborhood cat away and attempted to return the little bird to the trees in our yard. Just as Lee placed him in a branch, he swooped down again and landed on Sawyer's head!? She screamed and shook, I grabbed her and got the bird away and she kept saying, "birdy so hurt me, birdy so hurt me"! It was awful.
At that point, we all went inside, but y'all that bird did not leave.
I think he thought Lee was its mother.
He was still there at 10:30p last night and only this morning had gone. We hope that he is still with us somewhere out there.
What a day!
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Greetings to The Murphy's:
I haven't been on for a while due to my pc being repaired and having to find a way of getting a shortcut to my blog. I like the 1st fish that Sullivan caught and the bird that came one day. May you continue to be blessed as I wish you a good weekend.
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