Texas family saves orphaned baby bird by wrapping it in tortilla: 'That's all I had'

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/22/owl-saved-tortilla

Family found a tiny Mississippi Kite alone and worried that it was getting cold, so they swaddled it in a warm tortilla

A Texas family got wrapped up in an unforeseen animal rescue mission and saved a baby bird by cocooning it in a tortilla, earning them praise for their quick, compassionate actions.

In a viral 13 July Facebook post, the Wild West Wildlife rehabilitation center in Amarillo, Texas, recounted how its employees first learned of the saga upon receiving a call from the Adlongs, the family at the center of the story.

The Adlongs said they had found what appeared to be an orphaned barn owl. A facility staffer asked whether the Adlongs had placed the bird in a box, which would keep it safe and prevent it from causing additional injury to itself.

However, the Adlong family didn’t have a box. So they had to get creative.

“I wrapped my little bird in the warm tortilla and swaddled him up,” one member of the family, Katie Adlong, said in an interview with the Guardian on Monday. “That’s all I had.”

he Wild West Wildlife staffer brought the hatchling back to the animal rehab facility. There, the bird was given the name Taquito – Spanish for little taco. And its recovery was going well.

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1. Taquito: ¡Esperamos que llegues a la tacohood adulta!

Taquito: here's hoping you make it to full grown tacohood!

It is a long road from tiny helpless birdlet to the silent scourge of rodents. Especially when mum isn't there to help.

The above pic is from https://www.birdorable.com/blog/baby-birdorable-barn-owl, where there are more...