A little something I stole from the cat this morning
He was in pretty rough shape when I put him in the box. I gave him some sugarwater, suet and a piece of apple and covered the box.
I checked up on him after an hour, and naturally he fluttered out into the room. There are a thousand hidey-holes in this room, so I had to give up looking after a while. Fortunately, I did catch him before the cat did and got him back in the box.
My rationale for holding him was that a fully recovered little bird would be flying all over the room, not going to ground. I kept him for another couple of hours and he began to thrash. I thought he was going to hurt himself banging around the box, so I let him loose in the garden.
He flew off, but down rather than up and skittered off into the hedge. I doubt he’ll make it, poor thing.
July 10, 2024 — 6:26 pm
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