15 Lucky Encounters That People Never Planned to Have

Sometimes lucky encounters that leave a mark in our memory for a long time happen quite unexpectedly. And it’s so great that we can capture these moments with a camera.
At Bright Side, we love pleasant emotional events, even if we only see them online. The heroes of our article will charge you with positive energy for the rest of the day.
“I rescued this baby racoon in my yard. He was only about 6 weeks old.”
“I found my twin at work!”
“I saw a rooster on the train today.”
“I met basketball player Shaquille O’Neal today, I’m 6 feet tall for reference.”
“I live by the sea so this is what I get when I leave the windows open. Seagulls will grab any food I leave on the table.”
“I’m having morning coffee with my peacock.”
“These kids I saw today just cheering everyone up on their afternoon walk!”
“This little mockingbird fell out of its nest! Luckily it was within the reach of my ladder so it was returned to the nest.”
“Wild horses in my neighbor’s yard this morning”
“I captured this beautiful moment yesterday, while I was waiting for the tram in the center of the city.”
“Today I met a camel.”
“Look who I met today!”
“This handsome guy was brought to our vet clinic today. He is fine.”
“It’s Cruella de Vil. Call the police!”
“A hummingbird chilled on my phone today.”
Has anything like this ever happened to you? Tell us in the comments below.
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Comments
What that person who "saved" the mockingbird doesn't realise is that birds will reject any chick that has the smell of human on it. They essentially sentenced that bird to death as soon as they touched it.
That's a total myth. Most birds don't really have much sense of smell, and they really don't care if a human has been there, as long as the human is gone.
Not true. Most birds don't even have a good sense of smell. The smell of humans certainly won't scare them off - urban/suburban birds are around things humans touch all the time. This is an urban myth, invented to stop people, especially children, from unnecessary handling of baby birds which are fragile and easily stressed.
Fortunately that's a myth
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