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Man saves bird 
Kelsie Wimmer of Bluewell saved this baby bird's life.
The bird fluttered into the SunLit Surf office through an opening where a ceiling tile had been pushed aside to run CAT 5 cable. When it first dropped down, the baby appeared to struggle before going into flight back toward system administrator Mack Kines. Kines nearly had his head taken off. Had he not had cat like reflexes, it is hard to say what carnage might have followed. But, Kines deflected the ramming attempt and the bird calmed down long enough for Kelsie to come to the rescue.
Kelsie, a SLS web design and technical support specialist, was deft. He calmly cradled the baby bird and headed to the back door to set it free. He stopped long enough for one photograph. "I wasn't afraid at all," he said. "I've saved birds before. It was no big deal."
Kines said the bird frightened him. "I hope I didn't hurt the little fellow," he added.
This observer (yours truly), won't admit to being afraid of the bird but I do admit I wasn't keen on heading to the "front line" to scoop it up. "Oh sure, I've rescued birds but if someone else is willing to be the hero, I'll step aside."
Consideration of this overstated event results in a few questions. How many animals does a typical person save during a lifetime? How many animals does an average individual kill by accident in a lifetime?
Based on a local SLS survey, it is projected that an average person causes the accidental demise of four times as many animals as they save. This includes striking animals with vehicles, as well as a variety of other shared but too unsavory to recount encounters involving animals. |