Bye Bye Birdie

Last night A. brought home a little chickadee. Someone had found it and brought it into the clinic, as it had a broken wing.

We were going to look after it for the next couple weeks. Apparently, broken wings can heal if the bird is kept in a small cage, so it doesn't move around too much. This little guy was very bright and alert too - he was hopping about all morning, eating seeds and preening himself, so we thought the chances were good for recovery. I was going to take his photo this afternoon, to post on here.

But I just went and checked on him a few minutes ago, only to find the poor little guy keeled over dead.

Argh. :-(