Yellow rumps and appliques

 Yesterday's walk was another golden time

Color coming out, and I noticed a flock of tiny flittering birds busy in the trees and grass, probably feeding om insects after the rain.

Then I was back home, setting up a bit of decoration for a couple of plain t-shirts in need of help to avoid looking like underwear. 

I decided on appliqueing motifs from fabric

Then at this point there was a loud bang on the patio door behind me, and I turned to see this little guy, one of the flock I'd seen earlier

I studied him through the glass for a minute to see if he'd survived thee collision, and noticed he was blinking and panting. 

Then I went outside to see if I could help.

I realized he was a yellow rump warbler, and though we do have some that stay year round, this is more likely to be a migratory bird. This is the height of warbler migration on the Eastern Flyway where I live. Hence the feeding, loading up for a long flight over water.

He has wing damage, not a good sign before a long flight.  I was sure he couldn't get liftoff from the deck. So I talked quietly to him while I got close, found a garden stick to offer as a perch

He was able to perch pretty well after an initial fumble, so far so good. Then I carried him to the Japanese maple tree and he was able to hop onto a branch where he rested.

He was safe there, and could recover. An hour later I checked again and he'd gone. So let's hope he makes it. His flock is still around so I hope he can keep up. 

After that adventure for both of us, I did do two shirts

Though it was less dramatic than the warbler episode 

Happy day everyone, keep on your journey safely!