After a big storm here, Scott found a baby bird that had fallen out of its nest. Actually, he found 3 baby birds, but that is a long story...we'll just tell you about this particular bird. We found him when he had just hatched...he had no feathers and was pink and so helpless. After several attempt of trying to put him back into the his nest, his mother decided to abandon him. Scott could not stand to see that bird suffer, so he kept it and fed it and nurtured it. That bird woke him up chirping for food every morning at 5am, and he faithfully fed it. The birdie was not ready to be on his own when we left for vacation, so we asked our neighbor Ken to take care of him for a few more days until it could fly away. Ken is an animal lover and likes unusual pets, and we knew he would take good care of him.
On Monday morning when I was picking peaches, Ken came over with the bird...the birdie
could fly away, but he would rather stay close. He likes to be on your shoulder or hand. He has flown on top of my head several times. So now Scott has a pet bird. He loves Scott too. This is a mocking bird that should be flying around outside in the trees, but he keeps coming back and landing on the porch or on Scott. Every day is an adventure around here.
