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Post by clt80 on Jun 6, 2018 12:24:22 GMT
....when I got home from the vets...a dead bird. i don't know what had happened to it - I'm not sure what type it was or even if it was a baby or not but it's tail was very short and it was quite beautiful. There was no feathers around and there was 'liquid' coming out of it, so I wrapped it up and buried under the trees at the back of the garden. It's as if it fell out of the sky. Poor thing  |
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Post by OP on Jun 6, 2018 13:54:07 GMT
Maybe something left you a present.
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Post by Hezz on Jun 6, 2018 20:33:18 GMT
It is possible it flew into a window or glass door at speed, and broken its neck. ?? |
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Post by samwiseg on Jun 7, 2018 7:48:45 GMT
Aww that always gives me a horrible feeling in the heart when I see things like that too clt80  but hopefully it went quickly x |
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Post by clt80 on Jun 7, 2018 15:53:53 GMT
I don't think a cat had left it OP as it looked quite pristine, not played with if you know ow what I mean. I had a pigeon that flew into the door once and broke it's neck Hezz so that is a possibility. I worry about bit about magpies, they always attack little birds. I stopped one attacking a starling the other week what walking the dogs. So, not sure what happened but quite sad. |
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Post by samwiseg on Jun 8, 2018 8:45:05 GMT
Ive had to do that before it was so disturbing :/ the bird was so badly tormented and beaten about by a group of magpies I had to put it out of its misery. Its like they were purposefully keeping it struggling for every bird to have a turn...it broke my heart but I do understand how things have to survive Nature can be so cruel though  |
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Post by clt80 on Jun 9, 2018 12:39:47 GMT
Oh god Sam that's awful, it makes me feel sick. Nature can be wonderful at times, and at others quite cruel.
I think this poor bird was a baby starling, others have come to eat from my bird feeders and they look the same.
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Post by Hezz on Jun 10, 2018 0:24:04 GMT
I've rescued a number of young starlings, definitely my most numerous of saves. They fly so quickly, I think this is why the young get caught out, keeping up with the flock must be hard enough, but not yet (possibly) having the skills to manoeuvre safely through the trees, etc. Bruised wings have been fairly common. And these are the lucky ones. |
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but hopefully it went quickly x