#flutterthebird

About five years ago, we began our journey into the animal rescue and rehab world with #flutterthebird and it has been so incredibly eye opening, heartwarming, fulfilling and rewarding. I’ve met so many professionals willing to mentor me and public willing to assist and make a difference for the good of the world. A couple of months ago a baby hawk was sent to me. It had been attacked and born with deformities but had an immense will to live. Half of its face had been scared over and bloodied with an infection that had sealed its eye closed. It’s feet were useless as it’s claws couldn’t close and we’re curved backwards. It would scootch on the nubs of its ankles. Teleconferencing with the team of vets, it was so incredibly mangled that they first told me it was a Rio Grande Wild Turkey. Spending hours daily with it nursing its infection and teaching it to balance on its claws, then walk, run and perch… “turkey” grew its feathers and clearly showed us she was a chicken, a special needs chicken. And a very loving hen with a personality fit for this Barajas family. The hardest part of being a rescue/rehab/foster family is letting them go when they’re healthy. Turkey was released today to a very loving family with other chickens so she can grow up to be the best chicken she can be. Turkey may be different from all the other chickens in the world but that only makes her more awesome! Thank you Malik for offering to love and nurture her! #turkeythechicken #birdrescue #birdrescuer #itwasntahawk #bawkbawk🐔 #stfrancisofassisi https://www.instagram.com/p/CecXPuau1xk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

So I’m fostering a duckling now and #flutterthebird is outside by the window. I hope this little one is just as blessed as Flutter. Never in a million years would I have thought I’d be saving the lives of birds! Seriously thinking I should build a chicken coop because it’s about that time when baby doves fall out of their nests and need saving. #rescuebirdsofinstagram #rescuebird #mexicanwhistlingduck #ducklingsofinstagram #duckling #loveallgodscreatures #rescueandrelease (at McAllen, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_gL7s9BvmP/?igshid=18q2e6grxnele

My heart is shattered and that black stray cat just made a HUGE enemy. #flutterthebird #restinpeace

Love that she comes home to be safe when the storms blow in. Makes me feel like a good Mama Bird. #flutterthebird

#flutterthebird has completely changed the way I think about #whitewingdoveseason and I don't know how to protect her.

I was working on the kitchen table pounding away on the laptop preparing for some closings when out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of Flutter... and a black cat with big gold eyes staring straight at her!!! Man, I darted out of there and scared that cat straight across the county!!! Ain't no way I'm going to allow one dirty little paw on my #flutterthebird It was my first siting of her in two days so I'm relieved she's still here and coming around "home" again but I can tell she's super independent now. I'm a proud mama bird! (In the first picture you can see her perched on the BBQ pit and squirrel in the yard behind her)

It's been super windy these last few days and its made us all worry about #flutterthebird We haven't seen her in two days so we're just going to sit here and wait for her to come back to her chair. #rescuebird #squirrel #mybackyardzoo

Squirrel patiently waiting for her buddy #flutterthebird to return to her chair perch. I miss her, too. My crazy backyard zoo!