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azurelunatic) wrote2001-07-24 09:59 pm
azurelunatic) wrote2001-07-24 09:59 pm
Ishtar
I swear, the critters in this area know that here is the place to go when they need hugs and love and taking care of. Nephew spotted a bird in the bushes; it was a little sparrow, fallen out of the nest, too small to fly. Sis brought it (a female, it later proved to be) home and was setting up a place for it when I barged in from class.
I offered to try to get some water in her. It's probably not generally known here on LJ, but my family raised chickens, and so I have lots of experience holding tiny chicks. So I held her, and dripped water off my fingertip onto her beak. It became rather apparent that she was probably going to end up being my bird.
She got promptly named Ishtar, and is now sitting in a box lined with shredded paper towels. The box is on the counter next to the microwave, and has a sheet of fabric that would have gone into my bridal veil over-top of it, to first make sure that Ishtar doesn't get too exploratory, and second, that Shammash doesn't do the same.
I offered to try to get some water in her. It's probably not generally known here on LJ, but my family raised chickens, and so I have lots of experience holding tiny chicks. So I held her, and dripped water off my fingertip onto her beak. It became rather apparent that she was probably going to end up being my bird.
She got promptly named Ishtar, and is now sitting in a box lined with shredded paper towels. The box is on the counter next to the microwave, and has a sheet of fabric that would have gone into my bridal veil over-top of it, to first make sure that Ishtar doesn't get too exploratory, and second, that Shammash doesn't do the same.