Yes .
43 yrs ago .
A χελιδόνι , swallow (?) , black bird with white tummy , a very beloved bird in Italy and Greece .
When we see these , we know spring is here . Every September they fly away south to warmer places , we were north .
I was sick w tonsillitis and fever and all that mess , and my dad took me outside to get some fresh air in the garden . Just underneath the house roof , was a nest full of them , every year they returned .
One of r house cats got hold on a baby one that failed off the nest
Psipsina was torturing the little guy and about to have a meal , but batman ( my dad ), gave her a slap on her ass and got the little guy to my hands .
I waved and waved and screamed to that nest to get attention of mommy and daddy to come and take their baby . Crickets . They ll come and go every 2-3 mnt w food for everyone , and never saw the one in my hands .
So I got in the barn and we started a hunting effort for flies . We found plenty and I tried so hard to feed the little guy .
I tried to give him water too , he did not had any
Then I took off the clothes of my doll and cover him and slept w him hoping he ll eat next day .
Batman told me next morning that he was able to get a ladder and reach up there and got him back to his nest while I was sleeping .
I was so mad that he did not woke me up !
For many years , I will think that baby boy or girl was always coming back , and I was certain we saved him .
I was 7 yr old when this took place .
At 36, while visiting my old dad in Greece at the time , I mentioned about r little bird and wondering if his kids are still up there and keeping it going .
My dad told me , honey , the little guy died that night , and I took him away . I ask my dad , damn it , y u dident told me all these years !!!????
My dad said , “ had no more shoe boxes for the funeral ?” ( every pet we lost , shoe box , dig and funeral , and my melodramatic ass had everyone on black clothes fir days . Yes . I know )
I haven’t seen a single χελιδόνι ever in USA . Not in 26 yrs that I am here . I miss them ♥️