Dotty Dotty!!

So this has been my biggest rescue from the garden. Normally it's just frogs and spiders from the pool or the odd anole from the house!

We named this girl Dotty. She's a Mourning Dove. We spotted Dotty hopping about our grass today. She was unable to fly up into the trees. The puppy had his first bird encounter, he went in for a sniff but jumped back as soon as Dotty moved hehe!!

Another thunderstorm rolled in so we had to take cover indoors and hope she was ok. The boys were very concerned about her. When it cleared we went back out and she was still there. We then had the fun job of capturing her. Just so you know, birds are not my strong point. I stood right behind my 9 year old haha!! Thankfully she hopped into the shoebox without too much resistance and we got the lid on. She rested in the garage until Daddy came home.

After making a call we drove her to the rescue lady in the next village. She thinks Dotty flew into a window, as she had a bruise above her wing, preventing her from flying. The rescue lady will look after her for about a month before setting her free again. She had another rescue dove to keep Dotty company along with some chicks, a mocking bird, a cardinal and a robin. :)