little bird

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 3:35 am

i dont know where to put this so am hoping here will be ok

i need advice about a little bird

as i was sitting here upstairs in my room i heard all this noise coming from the kitchen, i was thinking what's that daft dog of mine doing & went down to look

there was this little bird fluttering round on the window sill, poor lil thing trying to get out

it was so scared & it was pooping all over the sill (shame)

so i dident want to scare it anymore but wanted to help it get out

so i thought well im just going to have to be tough here & somehow get a t-towel round it so its wings dont flap all over the place & risk injury, im also nervous of things that flap around

after 3 attempts the poor wee thing was in a right state & so was i

frantically searched the kitchen for something i could use, found quite a big tupperware box & scooped it in

the window is right at the back door, so only toook seconds to move, i was taking it into the garden when it fly's out the box

phew relief thinks me, looks like its flying ok

however its still in the garden hopping around, now i know it can fly as i seen it, of course it wasent very far, do you think its hurt & what should i do?

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 7:31 am

Leave it alone is probably best. If it's very young and newly fledged, it

might take it a while to get going again after a "trauma" like that.

john8pies · Post by **john8pies** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 7:44 am

Alternatively, it might have a damaged wing or leg. I agree with Valerie`s advice, leave it for a bit and see how things develop

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 7:45 am

awww thanks valerie, i was a bit frantic about it earlier, the poor wee soul sat around kinda stunned for a half hour or so & then took off

you should have seen the state i was in last year when the fish had an eye infection & the vet wouldent do anything about it other than advise me to take it out the tank, total wimp that i am cried about that

thanks to john also

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 4:37 pm

Pluck em, cook em, eat em.

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 12:13 am

buttercup wrote: awww thanks valerie, i was a bit frantic about it earlier, the poor wee soul sat around kinda stunned for a half hour or so & then took off

you should have seen the state i was in last year when the fish had an eye infection & the vet wouldent do anything about it other than advise me to take it out the tank, total wimp that i am cried about that

thanks to john also :DYou're not a wimp Buttercup, just very caring.:-4

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 12:24 am

unlike lon

thanks all for reply's, the lil bird was back today for some munchies, if it calls again tomorrow i guess i'll have to give it a name, will try to get a pic to post as well

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 12:00 pm

here's lil bird, if anyone knows what type it is or have any suggestions for names, it be great, its a regular visitor now

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abbey · Post by **abbey** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 12:06 pm

buttercup wrote: here's lil bird, if anyone knows what type it is or have any suggestions for names, it be great, its a regular visitor now :DLooks like a blackbird to me Buttercup.

Maybe you should call it snowdrop.