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A Fallen Swallow Chick
Greetings, my friend, and blessings to all! I want to tell you that a few days ago I found a frightened baby swallow in the garden, right under a coconut palm; most likely, while trying to fly, it fell out of its nest, and now its fate was uncertain, since it was impossible for it to return to the nest because of the height of the palm tree.
It was lucky that my cat or dog didn鈥檛 find it first; when I picked it up off the ground, I noticed it still had some feathers yet to grow, and at that moment I didn鈥檛 know what to do with it. 馃槺馃槴馃ス. My dog noticed it, but just wanted to sniff it, so I decided to give it some water; at first it seemed restless, but after a while it calmed down and I could see it relaxing; poor thing, it must have been calling for help for quite a while.
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Pich贸n de golondrina ca铆do
Saludos, amigo bendiciones para todos!, quiero contar que hace unos d铆as encontr茅 un pich贸n asustado en el jard铆n, justo debajo de una palmera de coco, lo m谩s seguro es que al intentar volar se cay贸 del nido y ahora su destino era incierto porque era imposible regresar al nido por la altura de esta mata.
- Tuvo suerte de que mi gato o perro no lo encontraran antes, al levantarlo del suelo observ茅 que le faltaban plumas por crecer, a esas alturas no sab铆a qu茅 hacer con 茅l. 馃槺馃槴馃ス. Mi perro se dio cuenta de su presencia, pero solo quer铆a olfatearlo y decid铆 darle agua, solo pillaba, al ratito se calm贸 y pude ver que se relajaba, pobrecito seguro ten铆a mucho rato pidiendo auxilio.
I left him on a high floor, worried that the cat might notice him, while I thought about what to do, until it occurred to me to put him in some holes in the walls, where birds like this usually hide. If his family didn鈥檛 find him, maybe another bird of the same species would help him; the truth is, I have no idea how these birds behave in situations like this.
Lo pos茅 en una planta alta con nervios de que el gato no se diera cuenta, mientras pensaba qu茅 hacer, hasta que se me ocurri贸 meterlo en unos agujeros que hay en las paredes donde se meten este tipo de p谩jaros. Si su familia no lo encontraba tal vez otro de su misma especie lo ayudar铆a, en realidad no tengo idea de c贸mo es el comportamiento de estas aves en situaciones como esta.
When I put it in the hole, I felt reassured because it was high up and cozy, and also because I sat nearby for several minutes and could hear its song and watch as the swallows fluttered about and responded in the same way. After a few minutes, my brother called out to me in alarm: he鈥檇 found another bird in the garden in the exact same spot; I thought it might be a little brother, but my mother told me it was too much of a coincidence鈥攁nd she was right; I went to check, and the little bird I鈥檇 put in the hollow had disappeared; I was surprised because it was quite far away; nature is wise鈥擨 suppose it was hoping its parents would rescue it from there, so it moved, but with a cat lurking around, I couldn鈥檛 leave it there.
Cuando lo met铆 en el hueco, me sent铆 tranquila porque era alto y acogedor, tambi茅n porque me sent茅 cerca por varios minutos y pude o铆r su cantar y ver como las golondrinas se alborotaban y responden de la misma forma. Pasado unos minutos mi hermano me llam贸 alarmado, en el jard铆n encontr贸 otro p谩jaro en el mismo lugar pens茅 que podr铆a ser un hermanito, pero mi mam谩 me dijo que era mucha casualidad y ten铆a raz贸n fui a revisar y hab铆a desaparecido el pajarito que met铆 en el hueco, me sorprendi贸 porque era algo lejos, la naturaleza es sabia, supongo que esperaba que sus padres lo rescataran de all铆 y se movi贸, pero con un gato merodeando no pod铆a dejarlo ah铆.
I put it back in the hole and heard it still chirping. Later, when the sun went down, I saw other birds approaching the hole. I couldn鈥檛 keep watching it; the next day, there was nothing there anymore 馃槉. I鈥檓 not sure if it survived, but I did the best I could.
Lo regres茅 al agujero y escuch茅 como segu铆a piando. M谩s tarde cuando el sol baj贸 mir茅 que se acercaban otros p谩jaros al agujero. No pude seguir pendiente, al d铆a siguiente no hab铆a nada all铆 馃槉 no tengo la certeza de que sobreviviera, pero hice lo mejor que pude.