Marysville, Pennsylvania. Angela Buck is a young woman from Marysville, Pennsylvania, who shared a heartwarming story on Facebook about how she rescued a cardinal, and now it’s going viral.
Honestly, it’s what we all need to read right now, amid all the negative news surrounding us lately.
It’s also a great lesson in case you need to know what to do if this happens to you!
“This morning I was about to let my dogs out and I saw a cardinal in the driveway,” she started out by explaining.
“I thought “I better shoo it away before Luna and Geno run out there” so I walked out and had no luck getting him to fly away.”
“So I thought “do I pick him up and move him?” Well, I went for it and he hopped on my hand (!!!!) and just sat there.”
Here’s what Angela ended up doing to help this little guy out.
Facebook; Angela shared the above photo of the cardinal sitting in her hand
“He didn’t seem hurt, he was moving his head and repositioning himself on my hand,” she went on to say.
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“He was literally sitting there and wouldn’t fly away.”
Facebook; the cardinal looks at Angela, above
“Well, he hung out with me for about an hour while I waited for a near bird rescue location to open so I could call (which was an hour and a half away from me).”
“Once I called and described the situation and the bird’s behavior, the woman said it was likely that he was hit by a car or maybe flew into something causing a concussion.”
“She suggested I put him in a dark box in a quiet place for a couple of hours to let him rest. She said to then take him back outside and try to help him fly away.”
Facebook; Angela placed the cardinal in the above box and put a fitted sheet on top
“Well, I did just that. I let him rest in a box for about 2 hours and then took him outside to see if he was feeling any better.”
Facebook; Angela holds the cardinal, above, before he flies away
“Here are the series of events shown in pictures and videos. Enjoy, I sure did.”
You can read Angela’s original post here.
