Yesterday afternoon I received a phone call from Reg at MARS. A lady on Hornby Island had found a hummingbird on her driveway that was unable to fly. She had put it in a small box & was heading to the ferry to see if she could find someone to take the bird over to Buckley Bay but needed someone to meet the ferry & transport to MARS. Was I available? “YES I was”. Reg gave her my number so we could co-ordinate. About an hour later she called to say she had found someone & they were on route.
Off I went to Buckley Bay to meet an unknown person, unknown vehicle type, unknown vehicle colour, so I just stood by my vehicle in the parking lot at the gas station, watching the ferry unload, hoping the person would realize I was the transporter. A guy got out of his truck & looked over at me “are you Dawn”? Phew it worked! He handed over a little box along with a small jar that contained sugar water & told me that every so often he dipped his finger into the nectar which the bird readily accepted.
Not wishing to take a chance of an escaping hummer in the vehicle, I did not lift the lid to take a look. So off to MARS we go with the box tucked between my feet (no I was not driving). Once at MARS we were met by 2 young ladies who lifted the lid so I could then get a look at a lovely adult female Rufous hummingbird, she made no attempt to flap her wings, just kept turning her head & looking at all of us with her lovely bright eyes. I will try to contact Reg in the next day or so for an update, she is in good hands now and hope there is nothing seriously wrong.
