Baby Bird

Eleanor & Oscar attempted to help a baby bird back into the wild.

He spent three nights at our outdoor animal hospital and even received flying lessons. The first night he got trapped in our gutter downspout and Daddy had to carefully extract him. After that he had special accomodations in a shoebox with tissue paper and softed dog kibble. Even with excellent care, he didn't make it. The children took it very well and have him cryogenically preserved for the time being until their cousins return southbound and give him a proper burial as they helped with him as well.

Yesterday a proper burial service was performed for Baby Bird.

The guests had hand-written invitations to the service, their seats had name-labels. We had a viewing followed by eulogies and a moment of silence. The cousins paid a wonderful tribute to a feathered friend that they tried to hard to reacclimate to the wild.