Week 61, Colby - A Bird

Elder Alex Walbom and "Sky"

Hello everyone!

So this week was productive and fun. We met our lesson goal again and were able to get some good service opportunities set up. 

 

The craziest thing that happened this week was that we rescued a bird! So I found a bird on the ground and I thought that was weird so I approached it and it tried to run away from me and I could see that its wing was broken. I ran after it (it was going through fences and brambles and giving me a run for my money) and finally scooped it as it was hiding from me. I didn’t want to leave it out because it was getting windy and very cold and predators would probably kill it so I brought it inside.

 

We took care of it. We made a little area of our home its home and we laid paper towels and newspaper down for it. We gave it water and food. It was a struggle and it pooped a lot- luckily not on our carpet. We even bathed it to clean its wounds on its wing.

 

We think that the high winds from an incoming cold front probably threw the bird against a tree or building and broke its wing. After it survived the night we called the vet and took Sky there (that's what we named him) and they said they would take care of him and hand him over to the wildlife rescue people for Kansas.

 

We miss him a lot but hopefully he's getting better now. I'll update you guys on that next week. Anyways I hope everyone is staying safe from the craziness in our country right now. Remember that God is in the details. Read your scriptures and pray!

 

Adios!

Elder Walbom spent his P-day in Colorado (part of it is in his area).