Linda Henry

Sep 19, 2012 3:37 PM EDT

Almost like being there!

- Jan (Kim's Mom)

Sep 19, 2012 5:27 PM EDT

My grandmother had that sort of affinity with animals. When birds would fall from their nests onto her lawn, she would ring them with a hula hoop, so she wouldn't run them over with the lawn mower or accidentally step on them. She would wait to see if they would get back to their nest on their own or if their birdy parents would rescue them. On some occasions, when that wouldn't happen, she would try to hand feed them. She became the "mother" of a chickadee or a wren, some small, palm-sized bird. She raised it from chick to young adult. She taught it to land on her finger when she whistled. She let the bird go, and it built a nest in her backyard. All through that Summer and into the Fall, she could go out on her back stoop, whistle, and the bird would fly down from the TREE and land on her finger!

When it got cold, the bird flew off for the Winter and was not seen again. Somewhere there are pictures of my Grandmother with that bird on her finger. I will ask my mom and dad if they know where those pictures are.

- Russ Rogers