Things You Find On The Way Home

[Mr Pig]

Right now I have a bird of prey sitting in a cage in the hall!

Spotted it sitting on the pavement near the centre of town. No obvious injuries but it didn't make any attempt to move or fly away when I approached it. So it's been carefully picked up in a shawl and brought home. Now it's getting piece and quiet while it waits for a bod from the RSPCA to come and pick it up.

I think it's a Kestrel. It's obviously a young bird but it's a good size. Hope it's ok, and it doesn't come back to get our rabbits when it's bigger! ;0)

 

[Nicensleazy]

There are laws protecting these birds, you can't go round stealing them from town centres!

 

[Cathryn]

How lovely. Is he called Kez? Well done, oh rescuer of birds!

 

[Mr Pig]

Is he called Kez?

Don't know, he didn't say. Not saying much actually, just a little cheep now and then. Beautiful animal.

 

[vernon]

Don't know, he didn't say. Not saying much actually, just a little cheep now and then. Beautiful animal.

I thought it was a bird

 

[Noodley]

He'll be waiting for the chance to pounce on you and peck your eyes out. A common feature of birds of prey.

Run away now!

 

[Mr Pig]

Woman from the RSPCA is on her way now. Bird is asleep...

 

[longers]

This thread is useless without pics (for those who haven't had their eyes pecked out).

 

[Mr Pig]

I took a couple of pictures but they're not great. I didn't want to freak the thing out trying to get a good photo of it. I don't know what's wrong with it so I don't want it to flap around too much.

Not got the software back on since the format though so can't upload the pictures!

 

[Mr Pig]

That's it away. Girl said that sometimes they can go into shock if they have a fight with another bird of prey, or if they fly into something, but they usually come round after a few hours. I'll post a picture once I get them sorted.

 

[gbb]

Last summer, I came across a young Jay with one of his eyes missing...just sitting there forlornly at the side of the road
Thats b'stard Kestrels for you.... Noodley was right...he's just luring you into a false sense of security.

 

[Bollo]

Had an owl fly with me for about 100 yards on a night ride before Christmas. It was probably just on a recon mission for the kestrels.

 

[longers]

We took a tawny owl that was missing an eye to a bloke who rescued raptors a few years ago. It was a great evening as he took us on a tour of his sheds.

He fed an Eagle Owl as it sat on my friends arm, that was a massive bird.

He had plenty of Kestrels and both of his own eyes were intact.

 

[gbb]

We took a tawny owl that was missing an eye to a bloke who rescued raptors a few years ago. It was a great evening as he took us on a tour of his sheds.

He fed an Eagle Owl as it sat on my friends arm, that was a massive bird.

He had plenty of Kestrels and both of his own eyes were intact.

Good job i wasnt drinking as i read that

 

[Maz]

I shot a ptarmigan once. Made a hell of a racket.