A racing pigeon—lost and exhausted—had the good fortune to land outside of Robert Fulton. Good Samaritans Betsy Anderson and Lisa Rosenbloom gave the weakened bird water and food. Though a nice place to visit, no racing pigeon would want to live there. Bob Paxton pointed out that it was banded. There was hope! Sadly, the owners could not be found. After multiple calls, a bird rescue organization from Jefferson Valley offered to pick up “Kendal Snowy,” (a name bestowed by the Samaritans). In the meantime, he (Snowy)—nourished and safe from predators—took up quarters in an Amazon box on Betsy’s balcony, awaiting a better life.
Snow lands at Kendal
Good Semaritan Betsy Anderson announces its dinnertime
Snowy (a bit bashful) in his new (though temporary) digs.
The next day, a rescue lady in Jefferson Valley arrived to take Snowy to an animal sanctuary in South Salem where he will live in a farm silo with other pigeons or doves, open to the outside at the top so he can fly out whenever he likes. (First, however, he’ll be treated for mites. How embarrassing!)
As he rode away to his new home, some were sure they heard him coo, “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers." Probably a fan of Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire.