Texas family saves orphaned baby bird by wrapping it in tortilla: ‘That’s all I had’

Family found a tiny Mississippi Kite alone and worried that it was getting cold, so they swaddled it in a warm tortilla

A Texas family got wrapped up in an unforeseen animal rescue mission and saved a baby bird by cocooning it in a tortilla, earning them praise for their quick, compassionate actions.

In a viral 13 July Facebook post, the Wild West Wildlife rehabilitation center in Amarillo, Texas, recounted how its employees first learned of the saga upon receiving a call from the Adlongs, the family at the center of the story.