Today we released three birds back into the wild.
We released a blackbird and a pigeon which we had hand reared from young chicks. We also released an adult pigeon that came to us injured.
All of our birds spend time in our aviary to prepare themseves ready for release.
A few moths ago we took in a signet who had been brought to us by Guardian Angels Bird Sanctuary. The signet had unfortunately got into trouble, she had gone over a weir and got separated from her family, sustaining a leg injury in the process. Thankfully after weeks of treatment and convalescence, she’s made…
We have another swan in our care. This chap was found on a back lawn, it appears he crash landed hitting the house on his way. He’s been checked over and apart from a few minor injuries, the main concern is an eye injury which we are treating him for.
This Tawny Owl was brought to us from Shipley County Park, where he was found lying on the ground, cold, wet and at deaths door. After a few hours in an incubator, he was warm enough to be force fed and treated. Over the next few days he gained strength, within a week he was eating by himself….
These two doves were released together in early July. One came to us as a chick which was hand reared, the other had a broken leg, which was repaired prior to release.
We often refer to Spring as the silly season, that’s because we get a constant precession of baby animals that need rescuing, everything from pigeons to foxes, hedgehogs to birds of prey. These two chaps are scwabs, baby wood pigeons. Unfortunately due to limited resources, we cannot cope with the shear number of calls to…
This young Sparrow Hawk came to us with an injured right wing. Fortunately for this beautiful bird the damage is repairable. The wing is now tied back to allow it to heal, the bird will be kept confined for around 4 weeks before being moved to a large aviary and prepared for release. Update 27 September Today…
