poor ol pigeon

We had a dove in a similar plight, which then got worse, so I phoned the RSPCA who said that if we took it a local vet, they would give me a reference number to give the vet.
This ensured the vet received payment which I thought was marvellous of them. (Glad I donate). The poor bird apparently had brain damage and had to be put to sleep.Maybe because you use your vet, he didn't charge.

at least we dont have to worry and leave them to be attacked, i thought about calling vet to see what happened but to be honest i dont want to know, i could see how old and ill he was anyway mad

We had a yound bird fall inbetween the house[next door]and our fence it could'nt get out and it's mother could'nt get in to feed and help.The noise the mother made was terrible so we took the large panel out and watch from afar.... the mother came and sat with her baby till it had the strength to fly ..Is'nt nature wonderful

Aww San...you did the kindest thing for poor ole pigeon....good on you! x

Aww Sandra you acted with kindness and compassion, at least the poor old bird will be free from misery and pain now. We have a flock of pigeons which are driving us mad at the moment, but couldnt bear to see any one of the ill or injured, Proud of you!

aww the poor bird. well done tho Sandra taking it to the vet

well done swanky glad the little bird was ok ;o)
thankyou Di, carole and eileen, and yes he`s better off now than just waiting to die poor thing

Poor little pigeon .. it's so sad when this kind of thing happens in your garden , we had a young Chaffinch that did the same it sat on the lawn for ages until we picked it up I put it on a branch out of the way of cats , it was still alive then , next time we looked it was on the floor .. dead .. .
You did the right thing Sandra whatever happened it didn't suffer anymore ...

aww poor little chaffinch amy,, its so sad isnt it, im a big softy, baz called me dr doolittle when he came home and knew what had happened to the pigeon :o)

well done Sandra you have a heart of gold

Well done you. Its lovely to see all the animals lovers we have on GOY

Well do Sandra i'd have done just the same as you.

I don't like to see animals injured. I have a koi pond in my garden, and when I or my wife see any that do not look well ,we do worry about it (the koi) and we do our best to see that it is treated to make it better. It does not always work out good. In our garden we also have a tall slim conifur and there is a pair of pigeons nesting there. This is their third season now. I think they have 2 or 3 broods every year.They say you never see a young pigeon,I saw one leaving the tree and making a few bumps and starts then he or she flew streight into my opened greenhouse, and stayed there until it got it's bearings, and flew out again. see you franktf4

thanks john, donnah,carol, and frank, glad the greenhouse was open frank and the little one was ok :o)

I am so proud of you for helping the poor old thing. I know that they are classed as vermin but they still deserve compassion. I think you did the right thing! Love Sue x

thankyou sue, how kind :o) x

Sandra ~ well done :o) x

Poor Pigeon San :( Im glad it was your garden he found & not some Road where a car or cruel youngters may of given him a Unhappy ending :(

thanks Terra and jacque, doesnt bare thinking of jacque :o(

You're so kind Sandra.

hi dawn, thankyou, i just couldnt have slept knowing he was out there, poor thing

Well done Sandra, I've done the same in the past. Along with the occasional unfortunate in my garden my son was always bringing home injured or poorly wildlife! Well, you have to do your best for them and apart from that it's very distressing to just leave them isn't it?

yes your right lily,iv helped a few birds along the way, even mice lol, if you had seen me with the pigeon, stroking its head, with gloves mind,, and talking to him, im sure he knew i wasnt going to hurt him

Yes I think they do know when you're trying to help them. I had a tiny mouse in intensive care last weekend, I wasn't surprised it didn't make it but at least I tried. We have large windows which the birds are always flying into, usually they recover if I put them under the hosta! lol

aww normally just stunned lily lol poor things

I have read that sometimes they break their beaks with the impact and although they seem to recover and fly off, they then cannot feed and so they die. I prefer not to think about that, there's only so much you can do for them. :o(

You have a kind heart Sandra and done what was right, I know what you mean about they don't want to know, my son in law found a baby blackbird injured on the road, so he phoned the rspb, they said contact the pdsa, so he did they both said to him to put it back where you found it, near the nest, which there was no nest close to where he found it, they said nature or the mother will forefill what needs to be done.

Good for you San...you stopped him from suffering. Poor old pidge...he was a handsome chap.

awfull isnt it, i reared a young blackbird when i was at school cause mom never came back so i made a nest in outhouse where my dad use to have budgie cages, and fed him with worms chopped, bread and water, taught him to fly and eat for himself, he came back for a few years after to mate and nest in the garden, so even when i had left home mum use to see him about, so they can survive with human help morgana
thanx fluff

Yes they can, I know a lady who looks after all the injured birds in New Zealand and she nurses them back, one bird was set free yonks ago, he's come back nested near her garden with its young and one its young is poorly so it made it go to her door step so she took it in, so you see they don't forget and they know who cares.

what a kind lady :o)

Well done Sandra, A real star. :~))

There's a lady called Mrs Wren(!) nearby who takes in injured birds, I used to go to her a quite often when my son and cat were both bringing home casualties. She had a huge aviary of birds that she saved but were unable to be released. It just needs someone who is dedicated, a lot of people can't be bothered.

thankyou ian, we have to do these things dont we, well some wouldnt ;o(
lily she has the right name or does she call herself that,it does take dedication to do something like that, infact it would take all your time, she sounds like a very good person, very caring :o) i missed the bit you put about the birds beaks thats so sad lily and your right we cant think about it all to much to upsetting

Shows the type of person you are San! Well done for 'taking the time'.

aww thanx Dan :o)