hah. the silliest call I will ever make to a police station
so I'm at McDonald's this morning grabbing a cup of coffee and a chicken biscuit...I'm all bleery and barely awake when this bird flies in front of my car.
yeah I know, not front page news. but it's gorgeous. and so...clearly...not a native species. and, to my bird-untrained eye, looks fucking expensive. really pretty little thing, snow white and delicate with colorful tail feathers longer than its body.
*blinkblinkblink*
so I get home and google animal control, because...yeah, that's so somebody's pet, and in Texas there are hawks, and it's *white*, and it's not gonna survive out there very long on its own, and...it was really fucking adorable. it chirped at me when I opened my window to get a better look. I actually called the local animal shelter first, but they weren't open and I doubt they could do anything except have an answer if the owner called in.
I felt kind of silly when I called animal control and realized that locally, animal control is dispatched through the police department. hahahaha. *facepalm* not the case everywhere.
good news is that because it's somebody's pet, they'll send someone out to have a look...bad news is, after I hung up I had this really horrific image of a good ole boy snagging this bird and it dying of shock because it's just that kind of special snowflake.
*headdesk* I'm not even a bird person, yall.
yeah I know, not front page news. but it's gorgeous. and so...clearly...not a native species. and, to my bird-untrained eye, looks fucking expensive. really pretty little thing, snow white and delicate with colorful tail feathers longer than its body.
*blinkblinkblink*
so I get home and google animal control, because...yeah, that's so somebody's pet, and in Texas there are hawks, and it's *white*, and it's not gonna survive out there very long on its own, and...it was really fucking adorable. it chirped at me when I opened my window to get a better look. I actually called the local animal shelter first, but they weren't open and I doubt they could do anything except have an answer if the owner called in.
I felt kind of silly when I called animal control and realized that locally, animal control is dispatched through the police department. hahahaha. *facepalm* not the case everywhere.
good news is that because it's somebody's pet, they'll send someone out to have a look...bad news is, after I hung up I had this really horrific image of a good ole boy snagging this bird and it dying of shock because it's just that kind of special snowflake.
*headdesk* I'm not even a bird person, yall.