An Unusual Request

[Lambert58]

We have a nest of wild finches nestled into an odd spot outside our front door. Today I dragged out my indoor palm plants for a hose-down and discovered that one of this spring's babies had fallen out of the nest and died.

 

No less than an hour later, I found two more of them that had fallen but were still alive. I'll save you the rescue efforts, but a long (and tear-filled) story later, those two died in my hands.

 

It was an emotional afternoon. I did everything I could think of to save them, but God decided otherwise.

 

I wasn't content to let them be eaten by the local bugs, so I buried the three of them together, and they get their own small stone. That stone will move only after I've died, and can no longer wield a shotgun.

 

What I want for those 3 precious little wild ones is names. They get names. I'm too blurry-eyed to think of any, so any input would be great.

 

My wife thinks I'm nuts. But. I'm a physicist and an amateur astronomer. I know how precious life is, and I have a specific affinity to birds. Any life lost affects me (yeah, I literally refuse to watch footage from the BP oilspill, it would kill me).

 

Those little fids that died in my hands today deserve names.

[Spock]

Cassiopeia, Castor, Andromeda. PRAYERS.....

[Luvparrots]

Love, Hope and Charity are the three names I choose for these precious little lives.

[pearllyn]

This post really touched me. I can't think of any names at the minute but will get back to you if I do.....

[birdhouse]

I literally refuse to watch footage from the BP oilspill, it would kill me.

 

... same kind of "nut" & no problems admitting to it.

 

How about if you name them after 3 of the brightest stars in the sky... ?

 

Sirius, Antares & Vega

[Birdnut]

You have a beautiful heart.

 

I like the star and constellation names. They never got a chance to fly, so I would like to imagine them in the sky now.

[Georgiesmum]

I understand your sadness as only a few weeks ago i posted about a nest which fall out side my bedroom window by the time i had seen this the 3 little chicks were already dead Bless them ... We buried them in the garden too. I was thinking about them for days after... Best of luck with names