robin rescue

Its awful isn't it, I had the same problem last month, there were two young blackbirds on my veg patch, Rascal my Jack Russel spotted them before I did as I shooed her off one of them she went for the other and so on.. I wasn't quick enough and it upset me for the rest of the day, you just feel so useless, but at least you seemed to have revived the poor thing and given it a chance, lets hope hes ok, but I know how you're feeling......x

Bloomin Jack Russels! ;)) San, what a traumatic start to your week!! I'm amazed the bird was still alive by the time you released him; he/she must be a toughie - I have heard countless time that they die of shock within half an hour of such an event. I reckon you must have a 'special gift' with birds...'Sandra, the bird woman of Blackpool' ;) well done! You deserve a nice cuppa and a biscuit at the very least! x

OH My:( It is so sad sometime to 'have to do the right thing' even when our hearts tell us different. I just hope the little one is okay....I am sure he will be. And who know...maybe come the Autum/Winter he/she will come and visit your Garden x

I dont get many birds now since Smoky went , but I release all casualties in my wildlife area, and just hope they survive.As Karensusan63 says they normally die from the shock.

Wonderful story, lets hope he will survive. My son found a young bird on his doorstep and phoned me in a panic. I told him to put it back where he found it and look out for cats. He felt so responsible for its safety.
Best wishes
Linda

thanx guys i still feel a bit responsible and keep wondering if mum has found him, he had certainly calmed down and just kept looking at me bless, casper just seems to carry them very gently because up to know all frogs and this robin havent had a mark on them, if it had been younger and not been flying i could have done what i did with the blackbird and raised it but as it was flying already it wouldnt have stayed put, alot harder,
funny you should mention it returning silvisherr because the blackbird i had returned each spring for a couple of years and came right up to me and my mum, it knew us for sure ;o)) thanx again for all your kind words ;o)

Well done, Sandra on all your effort to save this little Robin, here's hoping he thrives for you. :o )))

I would have felt the same San,its an awful predicament,but the vet was right,and
it probably wouldn't have survived. Casper was only following his natural instinct.
you just think of all the hard work,their parents have to do,from nest building,and feeding,to help these lovely little birds survive.,don't you?It will probably be chirping away somewhere by now,having being made aware of the dangerous world out there...and its how they learn...don't we all ? It was lovely to see your pics,so something nice for you to treasure,..I would have loved to hold it too....

thankyou shirley and sandra, i hope all is well to and like you say sandra was amazing to help and hold that little bird, in the end it was so calm and i felt it trusted me completly ;o)) glad you liked the pics to..

ahhhhh poor little chap.. hope hes ok and found his parents... when i was a child my cat used to bring a lot of baby birds home.. i tried to save them but they nearly always died of shock....

its very sad isnt it holly, but nature can be cruel,,all we can do is try our best..

Ahhhhh i do hope he is ok, little jack as little and as young as he is as started watching the birds,so no more feeding on the ground anymore, for quite a few years now.

isnt it sad carol, i dont have ground feeders now either, not for a while now, no point in tempting fate ;o(

So kind of you Sanbaz.Let's hope for the best.I am sure the little birdie has already been found by its mum.All the bird mums are great at doing this.

thanx camillia im sure your right ;o))

What a brave and strong little Robin to survive such a trauma, you did the right thing Sandra by releasing him Im sure he will be coming back to thankyou in the very near future!

arhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh bless him xx

how lovely to save him...bet Casper didn`t mean to hurt him & he must be a strong little bird bless him...

Well done Sandra, I'd never have thought of the wet kitchen roll trick, must remember that. It's such a worry when there are fledglings about isn't it especially when you have a cat. That's the only time Daisy ever manages to catch any birds fortunately but we were chasing a tiny mouse round our dining room for an hour or so at 1.30am the other night! Glad to say we managed to catch it - it was very very lively but I think Daisy must have brought it in.

Well done Sandra. I'm sure Mum'll find it, and it'll tell her how kind you were. and I'm sure they won't forget you. :o) Fab pics too.

carole your right he must have been a strong little thing, im sure they know your trying to help ;o)
elsiemay im sure he doesnt mean it, they jusy cant help playing with anything that moves like all cats ;o)
hi lily yes i just thought if i give him water it may make him realise im helping and calm him down, i bet that was fun and games at 1.30am, glad you managed to catch the little mouse though, poor daisy ;o)
linda im sure they remember who helps them to ;o))
thanx cristina ;o)

We have a cat next door who keeps leaving us pressies, birds, mice you name it. Unfortunately she is very good at her job and there is never any chance of them recovering!

Well done you for taking such good care of the little fellow.

You are very caring Sandra to do what you did for the poor robin. You couldn't have done any more to help him.
I am sure he will get on OK now especially being able to fly also. Take care, Richard x

hi ian nice to see you, hope your recovery is doing well, im a softy when it comes to injured wildlife ;o)
thankyou so much richard cant bare to see an animal/bird suffer, hope your enjoying your attention and sunshine richard ;o)) x

Well done, Sanbaz, so pleased you were able to help the little robin. It's always difficult to know what's best in these situations but you were spot on :)

thankyou for your kind comment Gee, it was hard letting him go but im hoping mum came looking for him, i felt honoured to have helped and hold him ;o))

I am being looked after well thanks Sandra -just like your robin ;-)

thats good news richard, take care ;o))

Ah bless im! So lucky that Casper didn't go pu;ll-peg. Obviously meant to be. Maybe he rescued the little un and was callingyou to help him....

Well done you though and here's hoping the little fella has a long and healthy life:o))

thanx Dan, keep thinking about little robin and hoping mum came for him ;o)

thanx avis he sure must have been, i do hope he is still ok and with mum now ;o)