It's no secret on this platform that I am a lover of birds. Chickens, crows, sea gulls, but especially, pigeons. I love them. Their cute fat little selves just make me happy, dang it!
At the transit station there is a pair I see almost every day. Lately my first bus has been running late, so I have been in a rush to catch my second bus.
But yesterday I noticed that one of the happy couple was down. His or her mate was snuggling close, nudging its face. I thought maybe it was just cold and ran to catch my bus.
Today the same bird is still down. And when I tossed some bread, it flopped over instead of pigeon shuffling over.
So today I am coordinating a rescue. This bird needs help. I have a calm friend that will help me catch it tonight after work. After that it needs a ride to Wildwoods, our local wildlife rehabber.
I will do everything in my power to get this bird into the hands of those who can help it and get it back to its mate.
Because #pigeonlivesmatter!
Keep calm and rescue on!