This is Bird No. Near the center of Delhi, the capital of India, there's a

three-story pink building that serves as an unusual type of hospital. Not for

people, but for birds. It's called the Charity Birds Hospital and the

institution is over 90 years old. At Charity Birds Hospital, a small staff takes

care of approximately 2600 birds at a time, providing antibiotics, medicine,

food, and a safe place to rest for injured or sick birds. Dr. Haraf, their

Singh, the lead veterinarian at the hospital, says the majority of the birds in

the hospital are pigeons, but they also take care of parrots, kites,

fultures, and peacocks depending on the season. A big city like Delhi can be

perilous to birds. Dr. Singh notes that fans in the summertime can trap them and

children's kites drink slice into their rings, but anyone can bring a bird to

Charity Birds Hospital, where they are cared for, completely for free. The hospital

is run entirely on donations, mostly from the Jane community, which follows the

philosophy, live, and let live. If the bird does recover, they're brought to

the roof of the hospital, where they're given food, water, and other necessities.

And at the very moment of their choosing, they take a flight, a free bird

again. For a bird note, I'm Trisha McCurty.