So I got a cat crate, got in the car, and drove down the street with him. Sure enough, a female goldfinch was lying there and she was alive. I gently picked up up and put her in the crate. We drove her home.
Devon helped me put some grass and water in the crate, and we put it under the steps where the bird could get some light, yet be safe from all of our cats. Devon named the bird Olive since she was an olive green color.
We kept her for a day or so and she looked better all the time. Then we took her to the park near where other birds were and we let her go. We watched her hop away towards her friends and I remember thinking that she would do just fine.
Fast forward a couple of months towards fall and my sunflowers were shedding seeds like you wouldn't believe. One day I looked up and there was a female goldfinch helping herself to lunch. I got my camera and took this shot.
I can't be sure if this is really Olive or not, but I like to think it is and that she made a full recovery. This all happened in 2006 and our home burned in 2007 so I never saw the finches again. Still I have some great memories of helping a bird survive and of my son and I working together on something important like this.
This photo is for sale on my site, http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/mtwildchild. Photos I sell do not have watermarks - these are for protection purposes only.
Come on by sometime and take a look at some of my work. Let me know what you think.
Until next time,
Liz
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