Oh my goodness, I just went down to make a cup of tea, and ended up rescuing a jackdaw.
My housemate said that the birds had been making lots of noise for a while, and I went and looked outside and saw about 40 corvids flying over the house calling. I couldn't see anything immediately wrong, and thought they might be reacting to a red kite flying close to nests or something. But I heard a flapping noise, and couldn't work out where it was coming from. I looked again, and realised that a... 1/
jackdaw had somehow got stuck in the gap between two fence panels, with its head on one side and its body on the other. I went and got some oven gloves and a tea towel, and managed to get hold of it, and slide it up through the gap. It squawked at me, so I put it on the ground and it flew off. As it went all the other birds flew off. My heart is still in my mouth. 2/2
I've felt some flutters of concern this evening when I've heard the jackdaws chattering away, even though they've been at normal volume and at times when they do usually make noise.
@sheepnik jackdaws are very smart. I’m sure they won’t make the same mistake again.
@helenclayton I hope so. Being a frequent jackdaw rescuer is something I could do without (though it did occur to me that I could write my memoirs about it, and call it "I Capture the Corvids".)
@sheepnik maybe they’ll bring you gifts as a thank you.
@helenclayton @sheepnik This is what I was thinking!
@sheepnik Well done! Jackdaws are quite talented at getting stuck in places. You've done good work there.
@sheepnik oh well done! And quick thinking re the oven glove and tea towel,

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Well done! You will be a friend to all corvids now.

I had to rescue a starling once, that had got itself wedged head down in the wire tube of a peanut bird feeder. I had to get wire cutters, cut the tube up one side and bend it open, whereupon the starling looked at me, flapped and flew off.

@sheepnik Well done! You are officially a Friend of the Corvids.
@sheepnik That jackdaw will be your friend for life!
@sheepnik You’ve no doubt made a friend there. Brainy little thing, will no doubt remember you.
@sheepnik Nice work! A fine thing you've done
@sheepnik I love Jackdaws, so happy you managed to save them =)
@sheepnik well done, don't jackdaws have beautiful blue eyes
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oh my goodness! very well done you for doing the thing and saving the bird ✨

@sheepnik oh dear... !

Well done. [Ceremoniously gives you "wildlife rescue" badge of honor]

@sheepnik you are a great hero!

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@sheepnik Good for you, rescuing it!