Heat stroke
It's summer here...and today...
I opened the door leading to our wash area at the back of our house and found this...
A dead bird. Known locally as the "Maya bird". I looked around for its scientific name.--> Passer montanus
It's a cute brown bird. When i was younger, our house help was able to catch some for us. I held it carefully in my hands. It has soft fur and is actually very gentle.
I have also enjoyed waking up to their chirping outside my window if I would get up at 6 AM.
And I found one dead.
I love animals.
I touched it and tried to look for a heartbeat. I wasn't sure if I could resuscitate it or even knew how to resuscitate a tiny animal, but, I would have tried if there was a heartbeat.
But, the bird was silent. It probably succumbed to the extreme heat our country is currently experiencing. A wild maya bird dead of heat stroke. :(
The bird was still soft to touch, indicating it's not more than a few hours since it joined its Creator.
I said a silent prayer for him and did this...
Prepared a basin with some shallow water. Hopefully, some other Maya birds will come down and drink from this water and be saved.
I opened the door leading to our wash area at the back of our house and found this...
A dead bird. Known locally as the "Maya bird". I looked around for its scientific name.--> Passer montanus
It's a cute brown bird. When i was younger, our house help was able to catch some for us. I held it carefully in my hands. It has soft fur and is actually very gentle.
I have also enjoyed waking up to their chirping outside my window if I would get up at 6 AM.
And I found one dead.
I love animals.
I touched it and tried to look for a heartbeat. I wasn't sure if I could resuscitate it or even knew how to resuscitate a tiny animal, but, I would have tried if there was a heartbeat.
But, the bird was silent. It probably succumbed to the extreme heat our country is currently experiencing. A wild maya bird dead of heat stroke. :(
The bird was still soft to touch, indicating it's not more than a few hours since it joined its Creator.
I said a silent prayer for him and did this...
Prepared a basin with some shallow water. Hopefully, some other Maya birds will come down and drink from this water and be saved.