That’s one lucky bird! ð²
On the return journey from Kulin yesterday we witnessed a baby magpie get hit.
By a truck.
The little ball of fluffy feathers tumbled around and ended up in the middle of the road. ð¬
We did a quick turn around and headed back.
But before we reached it, another vehicle drove through (I held my breath ð«£).
Thankfully the bird kept still and the driver cleverly missed it. ð
Then it was on the move, hopping off the road in a daze.
I heard the parents warbling and the little one was alert and listening.
Colin grabbed some supplies.
I carefully draped a towel over the bird and placed it in a carrier.
Then told the parents that their baby needed to be checked out and we’d bring him back as soon as we could. ð¤
I wasn’t sure at that stage how injured he was, but I was hoping for the best.
It was after dark by the time we got home and I hadn’t received confirmation of which carer could take him yet.
So we gave him water, put a cover over the carrier and placed it in the only animal free room we have…
The toilet. ð
I quietly checked up on him during the night and he seemed to be quite active by morning.
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Huge thank you to local Wildlife Carer,
Trinette Evans, for taking this little darling in today. â¨ðâ¨
And on another note…
Sticky beak Gizmo snuck in while I wasn’t looking. ð¤¨
He was rather TOO interested in the magpie!
Cats and birds usually don’t mix well.
Which is why we encourage keeping cats locked up and closely supervised. â
Exhibit A – Gizmo! ð
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