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Found Bird

  • 06-09-2013 11:05am
    #1
    Blue Whale
    Closed Accounts Posts: 167 ✭✭


    I was driving to the gym this morning and I noticed a bird in the middle of the road.

    Cars were literally driving over its head and it was just sitting there. I drove over it too and then did a u-turn and went back, picked it up and put it in the long grass on the side of the road.

    I went to the gym, came back about 80 minutes later and it was still there. It doesn`t seem to be able to fly but is able to move around.

    I brought it home and have it in a cage. What bird is this? And any other recommendations on what to do next?

    Picture attached.

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Comments

  • #2
    DBB
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 9,770 Mod ✭✭✭✭DBB


    Good on you op.
    Looks like a female blackbird, perhaps a well-developed juvenile.
    This page and links from it should help:

    http://www.irishwildlifematters.ie/animals/birds.html


  • #3
    Blue Whale
    Closed Accounts Posts: 167 ✭✭Blue Whale


    Found the poor little fellow dead this afternoon, he was lying down in the plastic container I had water in. Sniff :(


  • #4
    Tropheus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,937 ✭✭✭Tropheus


    Blue Whale wrote: »
    Found the poor little fellow dead this afternoon, he was lying down in the plastic container I had water in. Sniff :(

    Sorry to hear that. From my experience, if they are easy to catch, then they are in a pretty bad way. More times than not they succumb to their illness/injuries.


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