A family found the Mississippi kite on the ground while outside barbecuing. They said it felt cold so they heated up a tortilla on the grill to wrap around it.
AMARILLO, Texas — It doesn’t get much more Texas than this!
An Amarillo family called the Wild West Wildlife Rehabilitation Center for help on Saturday after they found what they thought was a baby barn owl lying on the ground. They were worried because the little bird felt cold. The quick-thinking mom threw a tortilla on the grill to heat it up and then wrapped the bird inside it to keep it safe and warm until help arrived.
The wildlife center sent someone to the family’s home and they gave her the baby bird still wrapped in the tortilla.
“Undoubtedly, it was an inventive method to keep the baby warm, and surprisingly, it was effective,” the wildlife center said in a Facebook post. “Wildlife rescue is always filled with lively and unexpected …