 |
 |
Cruising: stowaway
Sat, 8 Jul 2006 19:14:10 -0400 rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
previous
Annie Wxill...
|
Shhh, do not let on to Cinder and Rosie that the crew harbored a feathered
stowaway onboard. Thursday, Jim saw a bird struggling in the water near the dock. He grabbed a net and scooped it up. It was literally on its last gasp, and lay in a heap of soaking wet black feathers. We wrapped it in a towel and put it in a shallow box up on the fly bridge, where it would get fresh air, but be out of the breeze. It coughed up a little fluid and lay there limp, but still breathing. By evening, it was out of the towel, but huddled on the deck. At least its eyes were open. From the condition of the deck, it was obvious that the digestive system was functioning, if you know what I mean. We put a bowl of water and some bread in front of it. We do not know what it eats, but we would guess some sort of seeds based on the droppings Friday (yesterday) the bird seemed to be improving, but had made no attempt to fly away. It did not appear injured, and we wondered if it intended to be a permanent fixture. This morning, the bird was walking about normally, but still had not flown away. Jim and I put a towel over it and put it in a box. We walked it to a park and let it go. After some hesitation, it walked under a hedge. Jim an I felt pretty good about rescuing the bird and letting it go. We did not tell our captains about our secret stowaway. We are certain that they would be thrilled to invite it inside for dinner, but would not approve of our letting it go. Annie, Crew for Rosie and Cinder. polonca12000...
Tanada...
|