Each day, especially in the early mornings, I will walk to the side of my backyard to get a good angle at the sunflower garden. There is a bit of a rise at the corner of the fence near the remaining giant water oak. As I stand up a bit, I capture some of the best landscape shots of my blossoming sunflower garden.
I'm not sure why this morning was a little different. Perhaps it is my maternal, nurturing instinct that made me walk towards the back of the property along the tree line of crepe myrtles. Then, my eyes were directed to the ground. Oh my! I couldn't believe my eyes.
Baby Mockingbird RIP : June 9, 2014 8:40am |
Baby Mockingbird RIP : June 9, 2014 8:40am |
Baby Mockingbird RIP : June 9, 2014 8:40am |
After a bit of examining the baby bird, I could see the flies were already clued in. An especially odd looking green one was comfortably attached to the body. I came inside and got a small shovel for digging. Next to where I found the body, I started to dig a deep hole. I picked up the dead bird with the shovel and set it into the deep hole. Then, I covered it with the dirt and tamped it down. RIP baby mockingbird!
2 comments:
That's sad. There has been a flux of dead animals around here, a few birds and a few baby squirrels -- we got rid of our feed just in case it was rancid (I really don't think it was but there is no way to know) -- hoping it wasn't someone who hates creatures who poisoned them which was my first thought. Here's to no more RIP this season.
Oh my, Moe! I did not think of poison. I was just thinking of where I found the dead bird. It was near where the next door neighbor was emptying a pan of something over a week ago. And, also where she threw a large limb that had been propped up in her back yard for a while. So, who knows? That's the first dead bird or animal I've found recently. Another one started hopping around the yard yesterday. The adult mockingbirds have been dive bombing the two cats that came into my yard yesterday and this morning. I haven't been able to find the little one, but do hear the baby sounds! Hoping for the best.
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