The day started off with an extremely positive note.

Yesterday evening I went down to Galleria market to have some snacks and found a pigeon lying on the ground unable to fly and a lot of people and kids gathering around it enjoying the fun. I did not even think twice before going, grabbing the bird and moving out of the place.

Coming back to my office, I started looking for a nearby veterinary doctor. Justdial was of immense help. They put me in touch with someone not so nearby, but dealing with birds. The next obvious problem was how to take the bird to the doctor. The bird was being very restless. It was impossible to hold the bird as well as ride my bike. My colleague Parveen came to the rescue. He offered to drive me to the vet.

Thankfully there was nothing wrong with the bird and essentially it was suffering from fatigue. The vet gave me a bottle of Vitamin drops which he showed me how to administer.

The next problem was of course finding the bird a home for the night. The obvious place I would have taken it would have been to my residence. But that was another problem. I stay alone here in Gurgaon and it would be very difficult for me to administer the medicine should the bird have to stay for more than a night. Thankfully Parveen came up with the brilliant idea of putting it in the office itself under a perforated carton with food and water.

The first thing I did today morning was to come to office and check on my new guest the pigeon. It seemed to be in pretty good shape and I could make out that it had eaten a bit. One more dose of medicine and I took it to the balcony to set it free. Once I opened my clasps, it was dazzled for a few moments till it finally flew to freedom.

I wish I was carrying my camera today….