Wednesday's Wisdom: Have a Towel On Hand (in case you need to help a bird)!

MOURNING DOVES HAVE A STORY IN VOLUME ONE

MOURNING DOVES HAVE A STORY IN VOLUME ONE

Today a very young Mourning dove flew into my studio apartment via an open door which leads from my garden to my studio apartment. He/she made him/herself at home on a ledge under my kitchen window as seen in the images atop this entry.

In these images as well as in the one directly below....

MOURNING DOVES HAVE A STORY IN VOLUME ONE

...you may notice that this creature lacks the blue eye ring, which is the surest sign that this bird is a youngster. I was honored by the visit, but worried too because my kitchen window does not function, so I was unable to open it to give the bird an easy exit. He/she kept bumping his/her head on the window in an effort to escape and I was truly worried he/she would sustain an injury.

I wasn't the only one to be concerned re the welfare of this creature; a lone pigeon stopped by and peered into the window...

THESE BIRD TYPES ARE FEATURED IN WIOB

THESE BIRD TYPES ARE FEATURED IN WIOB

THESE BIRD TYPES ARE FEATURED IN WIOB

... as if to be reassuring or was it to keep his eyes on a bowl of popcorn that was sitting on the inside window ledge.

Fortunately because of my first experience with rescuing a bird, I knew if I could somehow wrap him/her in a towel, I could take him outside. My endeavor to do this took many attempts but with the emotional support (via FB Chat) of bird rehabber, Amanda Remsberg, I was able to do this and my little visitor spent the remainder of his /her day in my garden.

My garden, as you may know, is the setting for my three volume book series, Words In Our Beak.

MY BOOK SERIES

The bird types seen here, along with many others have interesting stories as evidenced by the rave reviews from readers.