Meet Mordecai

 Say hello to Mordecai, who recently joined the family. We've become roomates he and I. He likes hanging out on my book basket and eating the cookies I left for him.
I first met Mordecai while mowing the lawn a few days ago. He hopped out (hopped because he can't fly) from under the pine tree, and onto my deck. I spent the next bloody hour trying to catch him...
I won't go into detail on that but, long story short, he got away. I was sure that he was a goner then. And that the neighborhood cats would've eaten him. But:
A few days later a few girls from my neighborhood brought him to me in a box. So while I don't get to cross "catch a bird" off my bucket list and I don't know how long he's staying, he's here for the time being.