by Anura Guruge
on September 20, 2021
Rowen, our 9-month Newfie was totally uninterested (which was good). Tied her to a nearby mailbox (of a friend). She did not impede.
Saw it on the road at the start of my morning amble. It was tiny. But, most days I miss little given that my eyes are always on the lookout for photographic opportunities. Could see that ‘she’ was in distress. Moving a bit but not making an attempt to fly. I was only 100 yards from home BUT couldn’t leave her in the middle of the road. 9-month old Newfie was totally uninterested (which was good). Tied her to a nearby mailbox (of a friend).
Called wife. Two folks walking their dogs saw that I was stopped & was up to something. They knew that that was atypical. They paused & then, luckily, decided to go back the way they had come. Then a BIG truck came rumbling by. I stepped in the middle of the road & motioned for them to go around me. They did. The bird was spared.
Wife came with a box lined with tissue paper. She took her home & I continued my amble with the Newfie. I gather that after about 1/2 hour in the house & sun the bird started getting more active & when left on our deck jumped out of box & FLEW AWAY.
