At first I thought his little neck was broken, as he couldn't hold his head up. That always dismays me, as there is no way to save a birdy with a broken neck. ARGH! But this little guy kept on breathing and looking at me intently, as I continued talking softly to him, and stroking his feathers ever so gently. It must have been a good ten minutes before we did anything but stare at eachother: me cooing, he staring intently. He slowly regained his birdlike composure, but showed no interest in leaving my hand. I needed to get going in the studio, so while I was glad to have his company, I also was ready for him to move on! Oh well!! Then I realized that I could get some nice closeup bird shots, if I could just get my right hand (upon which he had already left a little 'gift') into my pocket to retrieve my iPhone. So, I very gently performed that task. The first picture is above, and as you can see, it's a wee bit out of focus: I was nervous and just thrilled to snap one picture. He seemed perfectly content to hang around, so I continued to snap:
I had never seen a male Towhee so close-up, so the coloration on his feathers was a total delight to me. I hope you can see it here on his backside. Lovely, huh?
And here's a bit of his gorgeous breast. Often folks confuse the male Towhee with a Baltimore Oriole, and you can easily see why. He was really posing up a storm, don't you think? I started 'pishing' at him, just to see if I'd get a response:
amazing, huh? He was not amused!!! LOL I think he would have spent the rest of his life cradled in the palm of my hand had I not put him down on a clump of asters in my flower bed. At that point, he fully regained his birdlike composure and flew off into the underbrush. What a true gift those 15-20 minutes were! Treasure your moments!
PEACE
p.s.: I realize that I have reached a milestone: over 900 posts! YIKES!!! Stay tuned, as I will soon post about a celebratory giveaway! It's time to PARTY!!
13 comments:
Oh, my what sweet little guy, he was lucky he hit your window instead of someone else. Now that sounds funny, i mean he was luck you were there to help him along. What a nice little break for you. Have a lovely day!
What a purty birdy! We had a big problem with the birds in the windows in CA, but here, we have no had a problem except with golf balls!!
A similar thing happened to me with a Junco a number of years ago. I had picture windows when I lived in the mountains, that birds flew into often. This little guy hit with a thud and I thought he was a goner. After about 20 minutes of TLC, though, he shook his little head, righted himself, and flew off!
What a thrill! And great photos too.
Very cool!
What a lovely bird. Rather big! I bet he was feeling perfectly at ease in your hand, hoping that his headache would go away.
Oh, you bird whisperer you! LOL! I love Towhees. They visit here in the dead of winter and I always look forward to their visit. Amazing photos. I see him being memorialized in a quilt! 900 posts! Wow! Have a great day!
I have had birds hit a corner window where they think they can see 'the other side'. However, yesterday had a cheeky blackbird accompany me in the garden where I was digging. He came very close looking for worms!
What a lovely post, Judy. A lucky little bird indeed. I've never seen or heard of a Towhee before - he really is beautiful. Congratulations on your 900+ posts, that's a mighty milestone! xx
Well, lucky little Towhee, and lucky you. What a special gift for you both.
I wonder what was wrong with him...we are all so fragile.
What a lucky little bird to be saved by you Judy! Thanks for sharing these pictures.
Peace!
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