A Gift of Trust

Ashley rescued this cardinal from one of our cats and gave it to me to fix. It sat in my hand and let me check its wings and look for injuries. I couldn't find anything that appeared to be serious, so I just let him sit in my hand. After a couple minutes he got more alert and when I decided he was not injured, I opened my hand flat and he flew off into the trees. He let me hold him for about ten minutes and when he flew off I felt honored by his trust.