Entrant's First Name
Neilia

City and State
Mineola NY

Bird(s)' Story
Big Bird joined our family in 2013. My vet contacted me about a friendly domestic pigeon he had nursed back to health. She had been brought in by a Good Samaritan after being shot with a BB gun at close range. She had been a racing pigeon. Big Bird immediately bonded with me, and became my shadow. From the moment I let her out of her cage each day, she would follow me all over the house. Her favorite activity was cuddling in my lap each evening. She passed away peacefully in September, and we miss her dearly each day.