the Wild pigeons of Salisbury beach part 28

Never a dull moment.

This morning we decided to run up north for a change of scenery. It was high tide and we were kind of sick of running south on the parallel street.

As I turned the corner near Christie's pizza I noticed something in the drain grate in the gutter.

I saw a pigeon.!

I figured, 'oh poor thing..dead" As I looked at him I noticed he was breathing. He was a very young pigeon that must of fell out of the nest above Christie's spiked sign. I looked up and saw a mother pigeon feeding a baby.

Shit.

This must be a 4 week old baby.

He still had baby down on him and a tiny tail feather. It is rare to see a baby pigeon other than a 'squab" which are usually larger than the parents.

There was no way I could get the baby back up in the nest.

I do not know how long this baby was in the grate or when the last time it had a meal but I could feel it's keel bone. He was weak and did not struggle.

Needless to say, I brought him home.

I put him in a 5 gallon aquarium with a blanket and heating pad. I mixed some soften pelleted food with warm water and tried to feed him. I got a little in. I will cut this post short because I will head to a pet shop to get baby bird formula and a better syringe. (The syringe I had was sticking)

I honestly do not know if this baby will survive due to possible other issues that I can not detect but I am going to give it a 'go".

Oh shit...wish me luck.

*the photo above is the baby in a towel. I used my cell phone camera.