Bird Brother by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781642831757
Publisher: Island Press

About a month after Mike trapped her, Gorgeous Isabella Flowers stops eating. It turns out she has been carrying a deadly parasite. Mike is giving her medicine from the vet, but the outlook isn’t good. When my phone rings at midnight and I see that it’s Mike calling, I have a bad feeling.

“Hey, Mike,” I say.

“She’s gone, Dad,” says Mike, his voice cracking.

“Damn it,” I say. “You did everything you could. You can’t blame yourself.”

“I know, but I didn’t think I’d get so attached to her in such a short time,” he says. “And the kids did, too. They pretty much cried themselves to sleep tonight.”

“I have an idea,” I say. “It’s supposed to be cold but nice and sunny tomorrow. Bring the kids over, and we’ll fly Agnes. It will take all your minds off of Gorgeous.”

“I don’t know, Dad.”

“Look, you can all sit home and feel sorry for yourselves, or you can come over and find joy in the circle of life with me and Agnes,” I say. “It’s up to you.”

“Okay, okay, we’ll come over.”

“There you go,” I say. “That’s more like it. And we’ll talk about when to try and trap your next bird. You have to keep going.”

“Dad, you were really right about the emotional side of falconry,” Mike says.

“I know,” I say. “I’m always right.”

That makes Mike laugh, and we say goodnight.

And so the journey of our falconry family continues.

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