Post by Hezz on Dec 19, 2015 2:21:01 GMT
Unfortunately I don't take my camera everywhere I go, (or have one of those smart phones 
) so I have no photos to share, but I want to share the story, anyway ...... On Thursday when I went out to pick my budgie grass I came across a little starling fledgling on the ground, not able to fly any more than about a metre, and not able to get any height. We were right next to the off-lead dog park, in fact he hopped through the fence while I was watching him, so, as I didn't want him to end up being eaten, I threw a towel over him to catch him - it was the only thing I had in the car, and very lucky that I had that as it made catching him very easy. My vets are close by, and I have dropped off rescues there with them in the past, so that is what I did. He didn't seem injured, and was just the sweetest little thing.
Anyway, yesterday I rang to find out how things where with him - apparently he has some swelling on his equivalent of our forearm, and the same shoulder - the nurse says it is probably that he banged into a branch as the flock flew through the trees, so they are going to keep him in until the swelling goes down and he is back able to fully fly properly, and release him back in the same area, to reconnect with his flock. Besides the swelling, he is bright and active, and eating and drinking, so that was all very good news.
) so I have no photos to share, but I want to share the story, anyway ...... On Thursday when I went out to pick my budgie grass I came across a little starling fledgling on the ground, not able to fly any more than about a metre, and not able to get any height. We were right next to the off-lead dog park, in fact he hopped through the fence while I was watching him, so, as I didn't want him to end up being eaten, I threw a towel over him to catch him - it was the only thing I had in the car, and very lucky that I had that as it made catching him very easy. My vets are close by, and I have dropped off rescues there with them in the past, so that is what I did. He didn't seem injured, and was just the sweetest little thing. Anyway, yesterday I rang to find out how things where with him - apparently he has some swelling on his equivalent of our forearm, and the same shoulder - the nurse says it is probably that he banged into a branch as the flock flew through the trees, so they are going to keep him in until the swelling goes down and he is back able to fully fly properly, and release him back in the same area, to reconnect with his flock. Besides the swelling, he is bright and active, and eating and drinking, so that was all very good news.
I don't know exactly which house it is, but I do often think about knocking on doors and asking are you the ones with the chooks?? 
