Other things happening around my yard...
a bit of a sad story...
I was wandering around the yard with my camera when this poor little bird landed just a couple feet in front of me.
At first I was kind of excited, I thought it was neat she showed no fear of me, and let me get close to her, I got to watch her chase some bugs around, and she seemed rather normal. I have experienced birds being somewhat friendly before, actually taking bugs out of my hand as I dug through flower beds, so I didn't think too much about her not being afraid of me.
I took a few pictures of her, as I was watching her. I noticed she wouldn't fly more than just a couple feet at a time. And started thinking maybe something was wrong with her.
I went back into the house for a bit, and when I went back outside she was standing in the driveway, next to my car with her eyes closed.
It wasn't long after that, she tucked her beak under her wing, and puffed herself up. A sure sign that something was wrong with her.
I decided to take her to the vet, and I'm sorry to say she didn't make it that far, she died on the way there. I have no idea what she died from, maybe she got into some poison somewhere, or maybe she was just old, I imagine it could have been any number of things. I don't use any pesticides in my yard, so unless she feasted on some bugs that had been sprayed someplace else I doubt that was the cause. And judging by the colors on this bird, I am most likely wrong about is being a she. I wonder if one day, this little bird who greeted me here on earth for a short period of time, will one day greet me when I get to heaven, I'm fairly certain it will.
