Rescued a female blackbird this morning

dooderooni

dooderooni

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Poor thing had got some of that flat plastic garden twine wrapped round its wing and it was caught on the guttering.
Once I'd got it cut down I put it in a pillow case while we gently cut the thread free from its wing then we put it into a sheltered part of the garden. Took her a long time to compose herself, but she's now flown off.
 
If it's the one who lives in the garden then she definitely has young ones.
It was quite distressing to see her struggling. She had a few scars on her back where she'd clearly hit the wall, but I think her main problem was that she was completely knackered.
 
I keep having to rescue bees from the garden pond. It is really time they evolved a bigger brain to at least invent arm bands. And do they thank me? No they bloody don't.
 
Not always the brightest of birds is your blackbird mind, I’ve seen them nest in some really stupid places where cats or other predators can easily see them . Still, there’s plenty of them about so they must be doing something right !




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Chicken you've gone right up in my estimation.

You've gone from a childish bumbling idiot to a seasoned political commentator and ornitholigist....

Has somebody stolen your identity :D
 
dooderooni said:
Poor thing had got some of that flat plastic garden twine wrapped round its wing and it was caught on the guttering.
Once I'd got it cut down I put it in a pillow case while we gently cut the thread free from its wing then we put it into a sheltered part of the garden. Took her a long time to compose herself, but she's now flown off.
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Did you climb to the guttering to rescue blackbird? If so that was Fireman Samesque! Well done!
 
Given the title of the thread I was trying to think of a smart ársed comment. All of the ones I can think of are completely inappropriate.
 
spanishman said:
Given the title of the thread I was trying to think of a smart ársed comment. All of the ones I can think of are completely inappropriate.
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Go for it mate.
Latest update is she's hanging about in the front garden under the bushes, looking very dishevelled with a few feathers still out of place, but she's up and down onto the bird bath and I've broken up a fat ball and put it in a little tray for her.
Her mate has been down and is patrolling the garden.

This is Dan Pet Rescue handing you back to the studio.
 
One thing I’ve noticed about birds that pick up little injuries or become stressed, as the one you’ve rescued, is they can go into a state of shock. They often stand around on the ground in a disorientated state an make themselves vulnerable to cats in particular


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Latest update from Blackbird Hospital.

Great news. After a day of rest and recuperation I can report that Mrs Blackbird has been seen successfully worming and she has now retired to the safety of the conifer in next-doors garden for the night.
I expect a minutes birdsong on Thursday evening in appreciation ;)
 
dooderooni said:
Latest update from Blackbird Hospital.

Great news. After a day of rest and recuperation I can report that Mrs Blackbird has been seen successfully worming and she has now retired to the safety of the conifer in next-doors garden for the night.
I expect a minutes birdsong on Thursday evening in appreciation ;)
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I will certainly clap for the key workers & you dood 👏
 
dooderooni said:
Latest update from Blackbird Hospital.

Great news. After a day of rest and recuperation I can report that Mrs Blackbird has been seen successfully worming and she has now retired to the safety of the conifer in next-doors garden for the night.
I expect a minutes birdsong on Thursday evening in appreciation ;)
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That’s excellent news - I do like to see our garden birds doing well 👍🏻



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In our old house we used to have a blackbird nest in our ivy, they would return to the same nest each year. Often 3 broods a year, used to laugh at the poor bloke as by the end of the 3rd clutch he used to look so knackered and his feathers were a state. We used to feed them loads and keep the local cats away.
 
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