On Wednesday we saw some very cute fluffy goslings. Their parents were not at ALL cute and fluffy and were quite insistent that folk not get too close to their offspring! However, I managed to get a few photos and we all managed to not get pecked :)
Today, while out on a walk with my husband and June, December discovered a baby bird lying on the verge.
My husband tried to phone the RSPCA for advice but only got automated messages. So then he telephoned the non-emergency local police number (101) who advised that they put the bird into a well-ventilated box and take it to the nearest vet. As they were in the middle of a walk they didn't have easy access to a box, until December thought to look in someone's recycling bin where she found a small box suitable for the job. Then they walked a mile into the nearest village where there is a veterinary practice and the receptionist kindly took the little creature into their care, saying that they would look after it.
I found out all about this when they got home (an hour later than expected!). My husband told me that whilst the bird was moving around quite a bit when they first found it, by the time they reached the vet's it had become still and he wasn't sure how good it's chances of survival were. Fingers crossed it makes it.
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