I was irritated when he told me what he has brought back and told him to send it right back where it belongs. This is not something I want us to keep as a pet. No way!
Apparently, the little bird had dropped out of its nest and fell right on the path where the man jogs regularly. It must have tried to fly and landed on the ground but because its wings are not fully developed, it wasn’t able to return to the nest despite the mother’s frantic chirpings.
The man had to pick it up because it would otherwise land in the mouth of some predators. And in his bid to save the bird, he brought it back home even though he knew that I would be displeased.
I didn’t want to look at it at first but couldn’t resist stealing a glimpse in the morning because it is said to be cute. And it is! Anyway, I sort of agreed that the man can take care of it until it is able to fly off on its own. But honestly, I don’t really have good vibes about keeping a bird around the house.
So the man has been playing mammal; busy making the feed and mothering the little bird. The bird was initially reluctant to be fed and my guess is it’s probably wondering why its mother is looking so different!
I guess it’s quite hard to pass off a syringe as a beak huh?
that’s so sweet of him. we kept two many years back and i remembered they didn’t really like to be fed. ^.^
Jes: I guess they’re not used to artificial feeding!
Comment by Jes — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 @ 12:15 am
so no need for the man to put on feathered gloves..
But the bird looks really lovely.
Comment by zara's mama — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 @ 1:29 pm