Rescue of a Blind American Goldfinch

Wadey and I were rollerblading on Sunday and I saw a little bird standing stock still in the middle of the road. Wade had already rollerbladed right by it but it didn't move so he assumed it was dead. I didn't think it was dead but I wanted to move it from the middle of the road whether it was dead or not. I put my hand underneath it, to pick it up, and it hopped right into it. This little guy was sooooooo cute but his eyes weren't open so we figured he was blind and that is why he didn't move when we skated past him. Wade suggested we bring him to the nearest wildlife sanctuary. So I handed the birdy over to him and he rollerbladed all the way back holding the little guy, who managed to escape a couple of times and make Wade chase him. Well to make a long story short we ended up taking the bird to the wildlife sanctuary and they confirmed that his little eyes were fused shut. If they can fix his eyes and help him get better then Wadey and I signed up to be a part of the bird's release. It was an exciting and fun day and I am SO glad that we managed to help a helpless creature.

On a side note......on Saturday we were out walking around the neighbourhood and we saw a one eyed cat....It was really cute and yet weird at the same time....The spot where it's left eye should have been was just a slight indent in the head but it was all just normal and furry...no scar or anything, what I mean by that is that it looked like the cat never had a left eye....blindness seemed to be a theme this weekend.