Yesterday, we experienced some drama at work.
The front desk floater who is 18 came in yesterday and she said saw a bird laying on the cement outside. I went outside to see it. I really didn’t know what to do with it. I didn’t want to touch it. I went back inside to get my phone, so I could take a picture. The girl is now sniffling as the bird is struggling. I asked another colleague to come outside to help her. I thought he would agree with me to just leave it alone. I wouldn’t have even noticed it was a bird in the beginning.
Well, the colleague who is approaching 85 sees how traumatic this is for the girl, so he moves the bird into some shade near a bush using a paper towel. Well, just as we move out of the way, another bird falls to the cement from the parking garage roof! The older man yells, “Stop hurting your children!! Don’t you see what you are doing to your children.” I think he was trying to talk to the mother.
They proceeded to hydrate the birds a little.
Some Hispanic Chamber friends came over with a printout on what to do. It said not to give the birds water. I found a Rubbermaid container and some gloves and the 18-year-old made a nest out of paper towels. We then leave the birds alone hoping the mother will come back.
Next thing, I look out my window and I see them back out them with maintenance looking at the roof trying to put the Rubbermaid container up with the nest. Evidently, there was not a nest, so they decided to take the birds to the Lake Nona Wildlife Refuge or something where the birds will get fed every 15 minutes. The 18-year-old will keep in contact for updates on the situation.
