a happy ending

This morning I found this little guy in a corner of my patio. It was motionless except for some rapid chest movements. I snapped a quick picture and ran into the house to get a box for transporting it to the veterinarian. But when I tried to pick it up ever so carefully it took off like a pistol shot. What a happy moment. I think it is a house sparrow and I have not seen any other birds in my garden all morning - very unusual. Perhaps they are suffering and hiding from the air pollution we are experiencing right now. The west coast is on fire. 

P.S. Perhaps the little bird knows about Tiny Tuesday and was posing for me;)