Saturday 13 May 2017

Temporary Home For A Wounded Pigeon.

One morning, hubby told me that there was a pigeon in our garden and it had been there for some time without flying away. I didn't check it out but when I went to the garden the next morning to water my plants, I saw the pigeon. It looked like it couldn't fly away because of a wounded left wing. I went to get some rice to place on the ground for the pigeon. It must have been very hungry by now. When I was there, it didn't go near the rice so I went into my house, hoping it will eat when I was not there. After that, I totally forgot about the pigeon until the next morning.
 When we came back from our morning walk, the pigeon was now in my front porch area. Again, I fed it with rice and place a container of water for it to drink. Whenever I go near it, it will move away. I didn't want to frighten it, so I left it alone. 
 The pigeon will stay at a safe distance and will only eat the rice when I walked away.
 After it had eaten, it went to hide under the wooden shelves.
 The pigeon will only reappear when it is hungry. Whenever hubby saw the pigeon, he will call out to me to feed the pigeon.
 I don't know how long it will be with us.
  I hope its left wing will recover and be strong enough for it to fly again.
I will feed it as long as it is still with us.
The only thing is that I have to wash the droppings it left behind on the floor.
It has been raining almost every afternoon. Looks like today is no exception.

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

The islanders showed us unusual kindness.
They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold.
(Acts 28:2, New International Version-NIV)

52 comments:

  1. He is very blessed to have landed in such a place, with a caring person who takes care of it!! I hope he recovers and flies away.

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    1. Good thing it landed in my garden. If it has landed outside on the road, the stray dogs would have harmed it.

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  2. Awwwww....sweet little pigeon. Thankfully he came to you and you are taking good care of it.

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    1. Thank you, Linda. The only thing I know is just to allow it to recuperate and feed it. Thankfully, I no longer had a dog.

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  3. How lucky for the pidge that he landed on your patio. Good luck
    MB

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    1. Thank you, dear. Fortunately for the pigeon!

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  4. Poor pigeon! I took care of one that was wounded as well when I was a little girl, that eventually died :( But this one looks pretty healthy except for the wing, so I'm sure it will recover!
    LA VEINE

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    1. Thank you, Marta. I don't know whether this pigeon will ever fly again. Have a lovely day!

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  5. Poor pigeon, it is lucky to run into you, hope it recovers soon and will be strong to fly again

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    1. I really hope it will be able to fly again. I won't be able to feed it if I go outstation.

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  6. First time I have heard of a pigeon eating rice! Ours eat lots of seed but rice....... Hope it recovers and glad it is being looked after. Diane

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    1. The only thing I have is rice. It has been feeding on rice till now. Have a happy week!

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  7. Good of you to take care of the poor thing. I hope it recovers.

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    1. Thank you, Sallie. I do hope it will recover soon. Have a good day!

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  8. That's kind of you to take care of it. Here we have a wild animal hospital and i've taken many wounded or sick creatures there.

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    1. Too bad we don't have wild animal hospital here. That would be the best place to take them to. Feeling sorry for the pigeon.

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  9. Ohhh... you are the sweetest, Nancy! Hope the poor thing recovers soon. There's rarely any droppings from my two pigeons - I guess they 'do it' elsewhere .. (~.^)

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    1. This poor pigeon couldn't go elsewhere to poo so it left its dropping on the floor.

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  10. We have a few pigeons that like to hang out on our balcony. Hubby likes to feed them.

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    1. One of our back neighbours has been feeding pigeons. This could be one of the pigeons.

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  11. sweet! How lucky it is to have found you guys.

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    1. In a way it is lucky because I do not have a pet dog. Have a nice week!

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  12. Nancy, you are so kind to the pigeon!

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    1. I so kesian it and besides feeding it, I don't know what to do with it.

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  13. so kind of you :)

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    Akanksha

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  14. hope its wing will heal soon. God bless you for taking good care of it.

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    1. Thank you, Mun. I do hope it will heal soon. Hope it is not a broken wing.

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  15. Oh oh... Hope it is fit to fly away soon!!

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    1. I do hope so. Looks like the wing is wounded.

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  16. Nice act of kindness to the poor critter! Hope it becomes more accustomed to your presence as the wing may not be likely to heal by itself.

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    1. Thank you, Kenneth. I am at a loss. I don't know what to do with its wing even if it allows me to go near it.

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  17. Lovely post dear! Have a great week! xx

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    1. Thank you, Beauty. Have a great week too!

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  18. Blessings....
    Good luck getting rid of that pigeon, if you are not careful it will bring others. Pigeons are notorious for being lazy when they are fed.

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    1. Oh, I didn't know that. But I can see that its wing is wounded. So far no other pigeon around.

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  19. Guess birds aren't like cats or dogs, as in they don't welcome human touch.

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    1. It has been almost a week now. At least, it knows we have not done any harm to it. It waits to be fed every morning.

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  20. Hello Nancy, I hope the pigeon is ok. Pretty photos. I am still running a little behind visiting my critter links! Thanks so much for linking up, have a great new week ahead!

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    1. Thank you, Eileen. The pigeon has a good appetite but the wing is still not okay yet. I don't know whether the wing will heal for it to fly away or not.

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  21. You are such a kind hearted person.. you are doing a great job..

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    1. Thank you, Krishna. Feeding it is the only thing I can do.

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    1. This morning I saw the pigeon trying to flap its wings to fly but looks like it is not ready to fly yet.

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