Another Animal Rescue:

Today we found a small bird just sitting in the middle of the road. When we drove up he didn't fly away. I got out of the car right in the middle of the road (the Germans do it all the time, when they want to talk on their cell, with no thought as to..."Hey I am sitting in the middle of the road blocking traffic",so figured I was good) ((Yes I had my hazard lights on, can not forget to put them on, very dangerous)) so I walk up to the bird and he still does not fly away. I knew then something had to be wrong. So I got some gloves out of the car and picked the little guy up. He did not seem hurt!? I didn't see any blood but thought he has to be hurt if he is just lying here in the road. I put him down off the road in the grass. Thinking he was a baby bird and hoping the mother would come fetch him up soon.

I went to work and made sure to grab a small box in case I needed it. I am glad I did because the poor little bird was still there 6 hours later :( We put him in the box (we being my boyfriend and I) and took him home. We put him in a warm dark area to let him rest for awhile. I looked up wildlife rescue and emailed them to find out what to do. Birds are way different than dogs or cats. Thank God for google which helped me to know what to do.

I called a German friend of mine who helps me figure out every situation I may need help with while I am living here. Thank God for her too!

Anyways, she just so happened to have a guy in her cafe (she has a coffee shop here in town) who knows a guy in town that breeds birds. Ah...perfect! So I meet up with them at the Cafe and after a coffee and some cake we head out to save the bird!

So I follow this guy to the bird man's house who has all of these exotic birds. He has a look at the bird and thinks the bird hit a car or got hit by a car. He says it is an older bird not a baby. He thinks the bird was stunned and that's why he was not flying. He also, said he didn't think the bird would make it :( But he kept the little bird and put him under some heat lamps and gave him some bird food. Better than sitting on side the road in the cold German air all night. So I hope this little bird will make it and I will keep ya'll posted...whoever ya'll is...if there indeed is a ya'll who actually reads this, I really have no clue...lol!

So here are a few links to help anyone out there who may find themselves in a similar situation:

http://audubonportland.org/backyardwildlife/brochures/babybirds

http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/Injured-Bird.html

http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/Baby_Birds.html

P.S. Just a cute detail (well cute to me lol) I had worn a new T-shirt for the first time today that said "I give a hoot" with an owl on it and a heart shaped recycle symbol. And the fact that I am trying...to write a childrens book about a small bird that can not fly. Maybe it was a sign? I'll take it as one :)

I just thought these tidbits were fitting to the bird story...that's all :)