Camilla had a very exciting time outside today! First I wrestled her harness on her, boy she didnt want it on! But I got her in to it and out we went. First thing she did was just stand there, amazed by all the greenery.

Then, after a few minutes of looking around and trying to get out of her harness, she went about her business eating everything in sight!

After some time out front by my teeny garden, I grabbed her up and we went out back to say hellow to the outside chickens. I wanted to see what she thought of them. Camilla hasnt been in with them in months and I thought she might like to see them. Well! SHe couldnt have cared less about them!! She just stood there, ignoring them. Then went pecking around for food. Meanwhile, all the other chickens went mad! Crying and screaming and all in a tither about this 'new bird' in their yard!

I then picked her up again and we went back out front. As we reached the front, I saw some birds flying about and screaming. I asked 'Whats going on?' and then my bf spotted one of our outside cats with a little bird. He chased her away and I scooped up the baby bird. Shes (or hes) a robin. Her parents stuck around all afternoon. But the little one is hurt and not old enough to fly.

We tried first putting her in a basket and hung it from a tree where her parents were sitting and hollering at us. She stayed in that all of maybe 5 minutes and then tried to fly away only to fall on the ground. She was hidden in the grass well, but with 20 something cats out there hunting and ready to pounce, we grabbed her up again and while trying to look at her, she got away from my bf. She flapped across the yard and down the driveway. Another outside cat, Kitten Meowing, jumped on her and after him I flew! I still had Camilla under my arm and was screaming at the cat and climbing over wood and junk in the yard and finally got him away from the little bird. I grabbed her and Camilla and I brought her back and I put the little thing under a basket on the ground. I dont think he hurt her any more than she already was.

I started thinking about everything Ive read about 'rescuing' injured birds and so after some major searching, found my old bird cage and put her in it with some water and hung her up in the tree. Her parents stuck by her all evening. But after reading a bit on line and worrying about her out there, I had my bf bring her in. She had been sitting in her water the whole time (we think) and I was afraid she would chill and die over night. So shes in here now.

So all and all, Camilla had quite an exciting time! She chased cats, ate everything she could find and even saved a little bird! *PHEW*