For those of you who tuned in thinking Delilah took up golf, think again. No, it wasn’t badminton either, and disc golf is out as well.
It was a real bird.
Here’s how it went down.
It was July 30th, Sampson’s birthday. I started the morning with a walk with the Birthday Boy. In our travels Sampson discovered a little bird, tucked away in some landscaping. Naturally, he was captivated by it, but the bird just sat there, very still.
I got as close as I dared with Lunatic on a Leash, but the bird didn’t move. I figured it was stunned, or hurt, so it was best to leave it alone.
On our return trip, I checked for the bird and it was gone! Yay, I thought, the bird recovered and went on its way. Sort of like that squirrel I knocked out that one time…
I got home and swapped out the dogs and took Delilah for her walk, it was a nice, quiet walk and she took the long route, which was fine with me.
My dogs are funny when they walk. Sampson has a tendency to walk in the grass, while Delilah prefers the blacktop.
So there we were about five houses from home. I was basking in the beauty of early morning and thinking what a nice, peaceful walk it had been. Delilah was walking beside me, thinking, Dog only knows what.
Suddenly, the bird was there. It must have flown across the street from where it originally was, and settled down in the grass. In our obliviousness, we hadn’t seen it.
The bird flew out right in front of Delilah, startling her. And in her surprise, she pumped her feet up and down, (much like a person flailing their arms) and bit at it. (She might have looked like me swatting at those damn bugs, except I try not to bite
At first, I couldn’t see what was happening, I just heard the noise, saw her distress, and her feet stamping up and down, so I quickly urged her closer to me. Once we were a short distance away, I saw the bird.
We both just stood there and stared at it.
The poor little bird, its little leg shook for a moment and then I’m pretty sure it was gone, if not, it went quickly afterwards. I felt horrible. If I’d seen it, I would have avoided it.
We’ve seen lots of crazy things on our walks, but we’ve never trampled a bird before. Have you ever had anything like this happen to you?
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