Loss of Flight

(To understand better, read the previous post Mothering from Outside)

When I got home from school, I checked the nest outside, expecting it to be empty by now. I was sure the birds would have "flown the coop". My whole perspective has changed, now that I see more of the truth.

The bird who was trying to fly yesterday is still trying, but will never fly. What I couldn't see before was that he is joined at one leg to the other bird. There must have been some kind of birth defect that joins them together. Were their eggs partially joined together or did they share the same egg as siamese twins? Or did something happen after birth? http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705375988/Free-at-last-conjoined-robins-separated-one-in-critical-condition.html

It looks like the stronger has been attempting to remove this burdensome weight. There is blood on the eavestrough and the weaker one no longer is chirping. The biggest one is on the edge while the other is head first inside the nest.

Because the mother is still feeding them and has not left the area, the Humane Society says we must do nothing. It is important not to interfere. Letting nature "take it's course" has brought a sense of loss and grieving. We are feeling very helpless. If only we could be the sovereign power that could heal and restore.