Sheepnik5d ago
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/
Show threadSheepnik5d ago
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
Show threadSheepnik5d ago
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.
Show threadHelen Clayton5d ago
@sheepnik jackdaws are very smart. I’m sure they won’t make the same mistake again.
Show threadSheepnik5d ago
@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".)
Show threadHelen Clayton
@sheepnik maybe they’ll bring you gifts as a thank you.
May 20 at 8:30pmWeb
Show threadSheepnik5d ago
@helenclayton That would be cool.
Show threadAegir5d ago
@helenclayton @sheepnik This is what I was thinking!