These three doves were huddled together during the rain today, and I noticed the one in the middle had different coloring. I wondered if it was a different bird altogether or if it was a baby. I could hear their mourning coo for much of the day, and when Shadow and I just went out for a walk in the now chilly dripping rain, I noticed the multi-colored bird had only one dove friend with it. By the time we returned, the one in the middle was alone; I surmise it is hurt because there is a big, hairy prowling cat who jumps into the bushes and mauls the song birds. The cat belongs to my back-door neighbor, and her name is Delilah. Just looking at her makes me wheeze, and now I'm wondering what to do about this sodden bird that clearly cannot fly. Do I bring it into the house out of the rain? If it cannot fly, I do not think it will make it through the night, but if I bring it inside, what will I feed it? How to keep it warm?
I have an obligation to try.
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