tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536724749484502008.post4460779199521830427..comments2024-03-15T13:51:05.521-04:00Comments on Rob and the Animals: Goodbye MickeyRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394415371484679221noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536724749484502008.post-44872510402322513392019-02-28T12:15:36.319-05:002019-02-28T12:15:36.319-05:00Caring for wild creatures always involves some dam...Caring for wild creatures always involves some damage to our hearts. We know about the circle of life and the fact that everything has to eat but it doesnt make it easier when an animal that we have grown attached to meets its demise. I look at it that we are all in the waiting room. If I can make it a bit easier for them by feeding them or providing them shelter then I have done my part in helping them live happily for as long as they have. You're love for Mickey made her short life and yours infinitely better. Life and love are ultimately about loss. RIP Mickey.lorik807https://www.blogger.com/profile/13018485318536140771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536724749484502008.post-19580634267285521992017-03-13T18:31:32.715-04:002017-03-13T18:31:32.715-04:00Wow what an awesome and touching and HONEST Story ...Wow what an awesome and touching and HONEST Story and such a friendship. Nothing went to waste and nature and friendship ran its course.EvaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13668254512942185090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536724749484502008.post-77651516379610748982017-03-04T12:17:48.754-05:002017-03-04T12:17:48.754-05:00What a beautiful read. So sorry for your loss, gla...What a beautiful read. So sorry for your loss, glad you found comfort. HUGS <br />RIP Mickey<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881420690766892267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536724749484502008.post-66217433033459774512017-03-03T13:07:03.217-05:002017-03-03T13:07:03.217-05:00I don't even know what to say.
So sorry to hea...I don't even know what to say.<br />So sorry to hear of Mickey's passing, and couldn't agree more with how you chose to deal with it.<br />RIP MickeyMargienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536724749484502008.post-21366401609747989162017-03-03T12:46:55.648-05:002017-03-03T12:46:55.648-05:00Laugh and the world laughs. Cry and you cry alone...Laugh and the world laughs. Cry and you cry alone. Not so here as the comments come in. So many people are with you on this one. Stay strong and never stop doing what you do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536724749484502008.post-79371612939785429962017-03-03T12:19:39.118-05:002017-03-03T12:19:39.118-05:00I really enjoy your blog! Sorry about Mickey but ...I really enjoy your blog! Sorry about Mickey but your attitude is so right. Back before I was into photography we had a horned owl make his home near us. Over a few weeks he ate all of our bantam chickens. They were just around, in the yard, nothing special but pets and we enjoyed them. Then he took our two ducks and was gone. Sad but gosh that predictor was majestic. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536724749484502008.post-2539436686447443832017-03-03T12:13:19.199-05:002017-03-03T12:13:19.199-05:00We love your Pigeon stories Rob. So sorry for the...We love your Pigeon stories Rob. So sorry for the passing of Mickey. You really are tuned into things out there. Kudos to Angie for going out and picking up her body (my wife would never do that).<br /><br />BradAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536724749484502008.post-39554549882240690402017-03-03T11:33:32.515-05:002017-03-03T11:33:32.515-05:00Sorry for your loss Rob. Last summer I saw a hawk ...Sorry for your loss Rob. Last summer I saw a hawk in the maple tree just about 10 feet away from my feeder. I got angry and yelled until the bird flew away. Really I have no right to do this. I thought would it be my fault if the hawk catches and kills a bird feeding from one of my feeders. After all I am enticing it to feed here, so it would be down to me. But then logic takes over and for every bird I feed especially in the winter months, there must be some I help and save. As I see it Mickey had a good life because of you and it may have been a shorter and harser life if not for you.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748317679139859852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536724749484502008.post-24655510931490083462017-03-03T11:12:03.887-05:002017-03-03T11:12:03.887-05:00I'm so sorry, Rob, I can imagine how hard it m...I'm so sorry, Rob, I can imagine how hard it must be to lose one of your closest pigeon friends. Animals have such distinct personalities and they really do become friends. Birds, in particular, I find develop a very special bond - I think because you feel so honoured when the trust you. I can imagine how conflicted you must feel but I think you do absolutely the right thing, leaving Mickey's body out for the hawk. Like you say, hawks have to eat and it's a terrible thing to have Mickey's death be for nothing. She's not experiencing anything and you've helped the hawk - and almost certainly prevented the death of another bird who would have had to replace poor Mickey for the hawk. Thanks for sharing your experience. I hope it was cathartic for you to express. You gave Mickey great support over the years and I'm sure she looked forward to seeing you as much as you did her. Debbie G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07747872107893013450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536724749484502008.post-12472076038231281032017-03-03T11:02:47.538-05:002017-03-03T11:02:47.538-05:00So sad about Mickey's end but you certainly di...So sad about Mickey's end but you certainly did the right thing in making sure it wasn't a waste & the hawk still got its meal. Good job, no matter how hard.<br /><br />T.<br />Tammiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00355205842042476403noreply@blogger.com