Up-cycled Recovery

bird bath upcycled

Recovery

Bird Bath got holes

name of the use gone

Time for chrysalis.

Woodpeckers hunt worms.

Sparrows steal sunflower seeds.

Add sand and compost to

iron antique up-cycled 

succulent planter sprouts.

Get back on your search

stretch those chicken wings

and fly sister.

Ivory Billed Woodpecker is Endangered there are a few out of range here

where I live. 

Phil the water truck gentleman rescued one with a broken wing. 

Phil's a cowboy who looks like he played football.  He found

a vet who coached him online how to care for this wild creature. 

The bird was released yesterday - never looked back.  

We thought the bird would not make it to fly again.

I contacted two endangered species birding groups without response. 

Wish I had taken pictures of Connie (we assumed female) 

Phil had her wrapped in newspaper and a cardboard box in the 

cab of his big yellow water rig truck. 

Bloody and in shock Connie had crazy eyes

I found grubs in my garden. We fed her meal worms, baby chicken feed 

and chicken electrolyte water. 

The bugs wriggled in wet paper towels inside Kerr jars to give him to bring home. 

She didn't eat or drink for two days. 

Recovery was slow but she got stronger.

The day we released Connie someone from this rehabilitation center called me back.

Copyright August 9 2016 Caroline Gerardo

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