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Wildlife Rescues

The Birds Always Leave

This is not one morning. It is all of them. The kettle, the box, the folded towel, and the walk down to the wall.

5 min read · 8 illustrated scenes

Lodge House at golden hour with the ash trees beyond and birds high over the woodland
Jay in the kitchen gathering a towel and a small box, Bo watching from the doorway

Sketch panel — final scene artwork in progress

Scene 1 of 8

The first thing Jay does is put the kettle on. Not for the bird. It is for himself, because it takes four minutes. By the end of them his hands have stopped being in a hurry. Then he folds a towel into the box. Bo waits by the table leg. He does not bark. He has never once put his nose in.

Scene 1 of 8. The first thing Jay does is put the kettle on. Not for the bird. It is for himself, because it takes four minutes. By the end of them his hands have stopped being in a hurry. Then he folds a towel into the box. Bo waits by the table leg. He does not bark. He has never once put his nose in.

Narration coming soon

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