Canary in a Stripmall

Welcome to a Mellow Yellow Perfect Moment Monday brought to me by a Canary in a Stripmall. Several weeks ago my youngest son and I were waiting outside a restaurant for my husband and older son to arrive to meet us for dinner. Shortly after we sat down a little canary landed on my son's shoulder for a few moments. It then flew a few feet away and look distressed with its beak open and ruffled feathers. It was quite tame and did not appear to be able to fly far. I caught it easily and we went to a nearby petstore to see if it was an "escapee" from their bird department. No such luck but they did tell me the name of a veterinarian who fosters birds. However it was evening time and the veterinarian's office was closed for the day. I did remember that a fellow soccer mom from my son's team worked at an emergency veterinary office. I called her up and asked her if she could care for the bird overnight until the foster vet opened the next morning. (I am not a bird person and I have a cat that would find this little birdie a tasty snack.) She agreed and we brought the bird over in a paperbag. (Which we got from the ice cream store next to the restaurant.) We were unsure how the bird would fare. The next morning I picked up the bird and s/he looked great, like a normal little canary. Here is the bird in my cat's carrier awaiting transport to the foster vet.




Thank you for sharing in a Mellow Yellow Perfect Moment Monday. I hope my little bird friend found a good home.