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Man Finds Paralyzed Hummingbird On Garage Floor (Original Post) catbyte Sep 2025 OP
That was beautiful, and it's nice to know there are still people like that in the world Walleye Sep 2025 #1
How wonderful. Thank you, catbyte, debm55 Sep 2025 #2
love that Skittles Sep 2025 #3
"...a man never looks more masculine than when they are handling a tiny critter!" 3catwoman3 Sep 2025 #5
He was so gentle.................. Lovie777 Sep 2025 #4
When I was involved in Tae Kwon Do my instructor had a picture with a caption that read: LT Barclay Sep 2025 #11
It's all about kindness. Borogove Sep 2025 #6
That is so precious, catbyte.. Mahalo! Cha Sep 2025 #7
How beautiful Grim Chieftain Sep 2025 #8
I sometimes get them in my garage if I leave Emile Sep 2025 #9
This made me happy Wild blueberry Sep 2025 #10

Skittles

(172,892 posts)
3. love that
Wed Sep 24, 2025, 03:30 PM
Sep 2025

OMG I bet that fireman is HOT

and once again, a man never looks more masculine than when they are handling a tiny critter!

3catwoman3

(29,809 posts)
5. "...a man never looks more masculine than when they are handling a tiny critter!"
Wed Sep 24, 2025, 04:52 PM
Sep 2025

So true - regardless of species. One of my favorite parts of my peds NP job was getting to see first time dads fall totally in love with their newborn babies. If it was a baby girl, I would usually say, as if speaking to the baby, "I'll bet your daddy has already decided no dating 'til you're 30, FBI background checks on any boy who calls or comes to the door, and if anyone tries to get away with any of the things he hoped to get away with while dating, they'll have him to answer to." Pretty universally, the besotted new dads would say one or another version of, "You got that right!"

One dad even replied "If I could find a convent, I'd sign her up right now."

LT Barclay

(3,202 posts)
11. When I was involved in Tae Kwon Do my instructor had a picture with a caption that read:
Wed Sep 24, 2025, 11:16 PM
Sep 2025

“There is nothing as strong as gentleness and nothing as gentle as true strength” . The picture was a Norman Rockwell painting of a farmer who paused in his harvest to care for a baby bird he had found.

Cha

(320,603 posts)
7. That is so precious, catbyte.. Mahalo!
Wed Sep 24, 2025, 06:20 PM
Sep 2025

My granddaughter who is 7 is really into Hummingbirds.. I'm going to show her this Vid when I see her Saturday.

TY! I teared up a little.. I do that when I see Random Acts of Human Kindness. 💙

Grim Chieftain

(2,048 posts)
8. How beautiful
Wed Sep 24, 2025, 06:25 PM
Sep 2025

I was afraid to click on this because I thought it might be sad and I didn't want to cry. Happy tears here! Thanks for sharing this wonderful video with us, catbyte. You never disappoint.

Emile

(43,279 posts)
9. I sometimes get them in my garage if I leave
Wed Sep 24, 2025, 06:25 PM
Sep 2025

the overhead door up. They fly over and peck at the glass on the side window. Many times I have gently cradle them in my hand and release them outside.

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