A Sparrow Grows In New Haven (pt. 2)
by Mike Franzman
in this edition, we pick up from last week’s post,
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| From day 20 to 40, Sammie The Sparrow was flying around the house very well, and slowly learning to eat on her own. |
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| On Day 53, we took her outside, and let her fly around freely, while we stayed in sight. |
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| Sammie The Sparrow happily explored the trees in the area, and kept chirping her location to us. |
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| Exploring the neighbor’s ivy. |
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| On her early excursions outdoors, she always returned within about 20 minutes, to let us bring her back in for a bite to eat. |
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| Though she eats seeds on her own now, she still loves a dropper full of baby cereal. |
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| When not outside, Sammie spent the summer in her huge cage, generously donated by a facebook fan!
I try to leave the doors of her cage open when possible, so she is not actually “caged”. |
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| Day 56 – out for another flight |
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| Exploring The Lawn |
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| Back to my shoulder, one of her favorite landing spots |
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| Though her cage is nearby, she prefers sleeping in this fleece-lined baseball cap. |
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| Day 66 – experiencing the trees of early September |
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| Day 67, enjoying some sunflower kernels on my knee |
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| Day 75 – we continue to bring her outside when we can.
After flying around outside, she still always returns to our arm or shoulder |
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| Back on to the roof of her cage, and we bring her back inside the house. |
To see a short film about this sparrow rescue, click here.
all photographs © Mike Franzman,
but sharing is encouraged.