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Herndon Firefighters Rescue Hummingbird
A hummingbird that looked to be dying was taken in by some local firefighters, who nursed it back to health.
HERNDON, VA -- A tiny hummingbird is doing much better now thanks to the actions of some firefighters in Herndon.
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue tweeted Monday that crews at Fire Station 31 in Fox Mill -- right on the Herndon/Reston boundary line -- discovered a hummingbird outside the station that looked "weak and lethargic."
So they started feeding the bird sugar water using a syringe. After a little while, the little guy was well enough to head out on its own.
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Recently Station 31, Fox Mill, A-Shift flew into action as a patient winged its way into the station. The fly-in patient was a humming bird who appeared weak and lethargic. The crew fed the patient sugar water via syringe. After a short rest the patient got well and flew the coop pic.twitter.com/x19SFxwGUX
— Fairfax Fire/Rescue (@ffxfirerescue) June 25, 2018
No word on whether the hummingbird sent the firefighters a thank-you note.
Image via Fairfax County Fire and Rescue
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