Being a bird mum
We found a baby bird!!!! (Well Aric did, I nearly trod on him). Aric spotted the helpless but feisty little thing on the pavement outside some shops. We looked around and there was a super tall tree above us - we had no chance of putting him back in the nest, and he was too young and featherless to survive on the floor. We made a decision to take him home with us and then work out what to do from there. Aric wrapped him up in his jacket and we walked home giddy with excitement - maybe we could raise him as our own and then The Dodo would do a viral video about us! (Literally my lifelong dream). We put him down on the sofa and he starts chirping away for food - doing that thing they do when they crane their necks as long as they can with their mouths wide open. We quickly made up some very runny weetabix for him (first thing that came to mind) and he was gobbling it down off my finger. When he was full, he closed his eyes and went to sleep - so cute!!! We found him a box, put a