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Less than an hour ago, there was alot of bird noise in the garden to which I shot out there in case it was a cat. A magpie had this young thrush above pinned to the ground. Unfortunately, the scumbird flew off before I could deal with it, but now I`m left to sort this poor creature out. Same predicament as Jeane the other week. This is the reason I used to eliminate any magpies that appeared in our garden or hedgerow over the years. We`ve been free of them. Sorry Jeane, but this is why I have a passion of hate for them. It`s nature I know, but I make an exception in the magpie case. Not the first time I`ve seen them at work.
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Ah look at him, such a cutie.
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Colin
I know of a lady on the Buckland Estate who nurtures birds that need help. If you need details, ring me. 07740-287155.
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Aww what a little darling. I do understand how you feel about magpie's Colin, I chase many out of our garden for going for our visiting ring neck doves. We are having a cease fire this week though. Alas we lost both baby magpie's, but we have a visiting one plus mum for the last few days and they are all behaving!
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Thanks Jeane, I didn`t want to let off steam on your magpie thread at the time, as it wouldn`t have been right, as I know you`re caring, but it`s as though fate has moved it`s huge hand, and created this situation. A popular saying I`ve seen over the years is, save a songbird, shoot a magpie. They`re not native birds to this country in case anyone didn`t know.
This was taken at 14.30, and I`ve phoned Andy Cooper who has someone who takes them in. Thanks Andy.
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Colin
You're wrong; Magpies are natives of Tyneside...
See?
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I know Colin, thanks. Pity I didn't live nearer otherwise I would have happily taken this lil' baby in.
Andy
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Thank you Jeane, and great news, Andy has just come and collected it. In the last half hour, it`s been having a scratch and stretching it`s wings. Thanks alot Andy, and nice to have met you mate.
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Last shot, it`s gone now. Maybe another shot tomorrow at dawn of another bird?
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The Thrush was taken to Beryl Goodall, a friend of ours who's been taking in rescued/injured animals of all sorts since before I've known her, which is 20 years now - in fact, if you take an injured animal in to the vets in Castle Street, it's Beryl who they will pass it on to.
The bird had a protein drink and some antibiotics and promptly fell asleep! It had some damage to its right eye but was otherwise OK and Beryl thinks it should be OK after some rest and a few days' TLC. Quite a cute little thing, but clearly traumatised after its ordeal, and just wanted somewhere safe and quiet to recover.
Colin, great to meet you at last!
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Many thanks again Andy, and now you know where these boring threads, and terrible jokes are manufactured.
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A sad story with a happy ending. However, a word for the magpies. They are beautiful and intelligent birds. Everything has it's place in nature. I happen to think that seagulls, though common and a nuisance, are also really beautiful. Many of the birds we see around us are not native to this country, including the collared doves. Life would be much the poorer without birds. I am so pleased you managed to save this baby, but I would not want magpies to die out for lack of food either.
Diana
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I go along with most of what you say there Diana, however, being out in the early hours for many years, I have noticed how much magpies have taken over the hedgerows, the Alkham valley has been swamped with them in recent years, while our regular native birds are disappearing. A few years back, a nature programme the wife had on showed an area down in the New Forest I believe, and a warden down there, had caught a couple of magpies in a boxlike trap, and after getting them out, promptly hit them over the head with some hammer. No, I don`t like seeing that, but it tells you something if park wardens are doing that. Like the immigrants, they`ll take over areas, the same thing. The grey squirrel has already ousted our red native species.
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I see what you`re saying Colin, brilliant idea!
Boxlike traps for the immigrants and then dispatched with a hammer. ( but only the illegal ones of course! )
Just think how much this will save the country. Do you think we should send this idea on to Dave and Nick for consideration when the next round of cuts are announced?
Guest 694- Registered: 22 Mar 2010
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aww thanks for that Colin and Andy thank you for that bit of info.. he looked a little bit startled poor little fella!!
I know that when Cy ( the big earred german sheperd ) brought in a sparrow that had knocked himself out on the patio windows they were very nice down at Castle Street and let us take him to the whitfield surgery.. poor little thing, knocked out on the window and then taken into the house gently by the sheperd who was amused at having finally caught a bird..
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jenni, so your doggie pulled at last,i hope wasnt a one night stand.
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my moggie would use the poor little bird for elevenses.
horrible to see but true.
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