Story and illustration by Karen Slote It was June 23, 2023. The middle of the busy season. Orphaned baby bats were arriving daily who required round-the-clock feedings, and people were bringing me other misfortunate wild animals who needed help. A fellow rehabilitator was trying to arrange a rescue of a couple baby ruby-throated hummingbirds. Hours later, there was still no word on when they would be arriving, but after finding out that the finders of the baby hummingbirds we