Sick birds, Rain and Flowers

I dropped Watts off with my mom yesterday for another sleep over. I was able to clean the entire house in under two hours. This is definitely my happiest time... when I am surrounded by cleanliness and order. I tend to freak out and get very agitated by slop, mess, untidiness, chaos, noise..... I wonder if I'm slightly Autistic?

Most that know me would say "YES!"

Anyway, I went out to check on my birds this morning.
Little Mango was sitting on the ground with her head on backwards... they are kinda like owls... they can turn there heads around .... its a freak show.

At first I thought Mango fell off the big bird perch and broke her neck... but on closer inspection I think she is close to dying from sickness... she is trying so hard to breath and is definitely trying to get something off or out of her throat. I might as well be ringing her neck... she does this seizure like motion weave with her head.

I brought her inside, put her in a diaper box, gave her a stuffed animal to hang out with, and put a heating lamp on her... she appreciated it all. She just wants me to stay with her and stroke her and hold her head still. She seems the most content when I support her head, so she can take a peace nap.

The vet was on his way here.... and then I received a phone call that he had an emergency and he would have to reschedule. I told the lady on the phone that I too had an emergency. My birds are in risk of not making it through the night.

Rogue is also extremely ill. She was sleeping in the mud today, AND let me pick her up and put her in a Tupperware container with some dry bedding. She is currently sleeping in the shed, away from the other birds. She too likes me to stroke her head, and talk to her....

Birds are intelligent creatures. They have feelings, and they are masters of communicating with their eyes. They have almost human eyes, with expression. You can really see through them if they are happy, sad, sick, or mad. Birds also like to hide the fact that they are sick... which is why if they are acting sick... it is much worse then they are letting on. They are tough bastards!

So while waiting, I cleaned the house, and to cheer me up I picked some flowers. Purple Iris's are growing in the garden now. I picked them along with some lilacs and used some of my Hosta leaves to fill in the rest. It certainly cheers me up on such a shitty- rainy gloomy day.