R.I.P Little one.

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Whilst pottering in my back garden today,I noticed this little greenfinch sitting on the peanut feeder,he sat very still even when I moved a little closer to him,which they would normally fly away if anyone came near,I wondered if he was unwell simply because he sat so still,I even tried to tempt him with a little water but to avail.I went inside to get my camera assuming that he would have flown away by the time I came out,but he was still there sitting very still, so I took a couple of pictures of him,then a blackbird landed on the peanut feeder and my little friend was pushed off the perch,he landed on the edge of the lawn near the hedge I went over to him to see if he was ok he was just sitting there `stunned maybe`,sadly the next time I had a peep at him to check if he was ok, he had died…poor little fella,so I ended up doing the only thing I could and that was to bury him,I was not going to let the many cats thats live round here have him for dinner,so he is now laid to rest among the day lillies,conifer and pretty little pink flowers that I don`t know the name of…R.I.P Little one x

30 May, 2012
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Karenfrance

Aaw...poor wee thing...maybe he had a close encounter with a cat and died of shock...

It's never nice having to do the necessary... :(

30 May, 2012

Numbty

It`s the second time I`ve had to do this,last year it was a little goldfinch that also sat very still on the niger seeds and then suddenly he was on the lawn,so I went out and picked him up to try and help him but, he died in my hands,
Hence another buriel,that made me weep buckets...

30 May, 2012

Karenfrance

Ooh no!! You don't think there could be something nasty in the niger seeds, occasionally...do you?

30 May, 2012

Numbty

Oh, I hope not karen,it`s very strange that they are seemingly ok one minute and dead the next...

30 May, 2012

Karenfrance

Yes...I agree... :(

Are they spraying fields near you, or anything like that?

30 May, 2012

Numbty

Not as far as I know Karen...maybe these little birds are older than we think and it`s just there time to go to that little birds nest in the sky...

30 May, 2012

Karenfrance

Yes...maybe they just look for the best place to go...

I have that with ferral cats...they all seem to expire on my back doorstep...

30 May, 2012

Numbty

Oh dear,do you end up giving them a buriel too?

30 May, 2012

Pamg

Just put finch disease into google, it came up 'trichmonosis' I,d heard thast there was a virulent disease affecting finches......how awful, I,m going to read the rest of the article I think.....:0((

30 May, 2012

Pamg

Its an RSPB site I think that you should read it, they want to monitor its progress.......dreadful......

30 May, 2012

Numbty

Thank you Pamg ,I`ll have a look...

30 May, 2012

Waddy

Oh dear, we have quite a few Finches around here, I'd better keep an eye on them :0 Poor little things.

30 May, 2012

Stickitoffee

oh what a shame, he looks so fine sitting there!!

thats your little greenfinch and the bluetit stevietheterrible tried so hard to save this week

very sad.

30 May, 2012

Karenfrance

Yep!...although, sometimes after they've been in the vet's for a few days...

30 May, 2012

Hywel

Poor thing :o( I'm glad you gave him/her a descent burial. That was a thoughtful thing to do ...

31 May, 2012

Numbty

I can get quite upset about these little birds especially when I try to help them but they die anyway, I think he looks a little sad...
Pamg...went on RSPB and had a look at there article about finches,you can download a form and give information about any sick or dead birds that you find in your gardenwhich I did, so maybe my information may help them to find out more about this Trichmonosis assuming that my little finch had this disease...
Hywel...couldn`t do anything else really with many cats in the area they would have used him as a toy or eaten him...

31 May, 2012

Pamg

Not nice reading is it numbty, at least your information may help them

31 May, 2012

Numbty

I certainly hope so Pam...

1 Jun, 2012

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