26/09/2026
Sometimes, rescue and rehabilitation looks like healing. It looks like watching a frightened pigeon slowly learn to eat again. It looks like feathers growing back, strength returning, and eventually seeing them fly free.
But sometimes, rescue looks very different.
Sometimes, despite everything we do, their little bodies are simply too tired to keep going. And when healing is no longer possible, our job becomes making sure they don't have to face their final moments alone.
This is Olive. 🫒🕊️
Olive came to us after being found spending long periods sitting low on the ground. She was seemed interested in food, but she was unable to fly and just couldn't seem to get herself properly off the ground. When she arrived, we also discovered that she had quite a severe crop infection. We started treating her and keeping a close eye on her, hoping that with some time, care and a safe place to recover, she would begin to regain her strength.
For a little while, we hoped this would be another story of recovery. Another pigeon who would regain her strength, grow stronger and eventually fly away.
Sadly, things haven't gone the way we hoped.
Olive has now started deteriorating quickly. We're doing everything we can to keep her comfortable, but we're having to accept that she may not have much time left.
Aidan named her Olive in memory of his late grandma, which makes this little girl even more special to us.
He's barely left her side. He's just been sitting with her, keeping her warm, talking to her and making sure she knows she's safe.
We may not always be able to save every pigeon who comes through our doors.
But we can always make sure they're loved.
Sometimes, rescue means helping them heal.
And sometimes, it means holding their little world together while they quietly leave it.
Olive won't be alone 🕊️
