Spirit is looking for his new home! Spirit has been my biggest medical case to this date. (Gore warning for last photo of injuries right before he got sutures.) He was found by a caring security guard in the Asheville Rankin Parking garage, huddled in a corner bleeding on the Friday night of 8/3/26. I met them at the emergency vet and while there, we discovered he had abrasions all along his right side as well as a puncture wound that led into his crop. He was likely a victim of a predator attack. He also appeared to be a new fledgling at about a month or two old so was still learning how to survive life on the streets. The initial vet was doubtful about his survival and surgery risks. However, I know pigeons are tough and he had spirit (hence the name) to get through this. I opted to wait for the avian specialist to take a look the next morning. While spending the long night keeping him company and waiting, I reached out to everyone in my contacts who could help me find a trusted vet willing to do the urgent surgery to clean and suture the wounds. After discussing options with the avian vet, I elected to take him to an out of county vet who had done crop repair surgeries with success before and was willing to take a look that weekend. Luckily, everything worked out and Spirit was able to get his surgery done that Saturday evening and I took him home to recover with pain meds the same day. He has now fully recovered and you can hardly tell he had those injuries (second to last photo). Spirit gets his name from his bright eyes and strong spirited self through the whole ordeal that told me not to give up on him. He has a slightly cautious pigeonality (I don't blame him after everything he went through though). He gets a bit nervous about hands coming towards him, but with a little bit of work and patience, I believe he can warm up to whoever adopts him and enjoy hanging out around people and and possibly on your head or shoulder. He's very curious and playful. One of his favorite things to do is play with a hanging cat toy mouse in his enclosure. He is fully flighted and also loves napping next to his plush pigeon. He would do best with someone willing to spend time to get to know him as a house pet, or in a predator proofed outdoor aviary where he doesn't have to worry about predators ever again. If you're interested in adopting this strong spirited little guy, please submit an adoption application! (All my rescues are DNA sex tested, treated for parasites, and vaccinated for PMV prior to being posted. I also personally vet all potential adopters.) Location is Asheville, NC, USA but willing to meet up to two hours away.