[J Darcy]

Another old photo from several years ago............ this orphan was hand reared by me........ cracking bird it was.......I love the whole hand rearing side of things. Especially the smaller birds. Would love to have a sanctuary for waifs and strays one day!!! lol....JD

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[Tis TM]

lol - sound right up your street - a sanctuary for any greatfull needy bird!! :laugh:

(Sweet pic ;) )

[Kay]

Icant think of a better person to do it either :)

[shepp]

I had a Jenny on my finger once, but that's getting a bit off subject.
;)

[rich the rabbiter]

Nice pic that jd well done i've tryed taking in birds before that injured or kicked out of nests but just couldn't get them feeding
So i don't try and help them any more as i think could be doin more harm than good rich

[J Darcy]

rich the rabbiter, on Oct 27 2009, 11:41 AM, said:

Nice pic that jd well done i've tryed taking in birds before that injured or kicked out of nests but just couldn't get them feeding
So i don't try and help them any more as i think could be doin more harm than good rich

Hi mate, there is a big difference between birds that have just fledged and those who will genuinely die if they were left to do so. I have even taken in house martins that have fledged and been water logged after days of unforgiving rain. Its really not that hard once you know what you are doing. The list of birds i have reared is quite extensive but by no means exhaustive. I guess the biggest challenge would be to handrear gold crests, but i don't suppose that will ever happen.

Getting the birds to feed themselves was always the hard part, some being worse than others,but the satisfaction was a great feeling to know you have triumphed. If the young birds are not"educated" to feed for themselves they would just sit there are die rather than pick something up in their beak and swallow it! It really has got to be seen to be believed! :blink:

[SEAN3513]

had one or two myself jd.......not as many as you though

the most memorable being a jackdaw...........he was still tame 12 months after his release he would swoop down and land on my shoulder , even when i was out walking the dog !!!!!!!

the bugger used to terrorise the local kids sometimes as well......dive bombing them for crisps etc.

i have some pics on film somwhere i'll dig em out and scan 'em.

excellent pic

cheers

sean

[J Darcy]

SEAN3513, on Oct 27 2009, 10:32 PM, said:

had one or two myself jd.......not as many as you though

the most memorable being a jackdaw...........he was still tame 12 months after his release he would swoop down and land on my shoulder , even when i was out walking the dog !!!!!!!

the bugger used to terrorise the local kids sometimes as well......dive bombing them for crisps etc.

i have some pics on film somwhere i'll dig em out and scan 'em.

excellent pic

cheers

sean

Get 'em up sean.... :notworthy:

[Tis TM]

SEAN3513, on Oct 27 2009, 10:32 PM, said:

had one or two myself jd.......not as many as you though

the most memorable being a jackdaw...........he was still tame 12 months after his release he would swoop down and land on my shoulder , even when i was out walking the dog !!!!!!!

the bugger used to terrorise the local kids sometimes as well......dive bombing them for crisps etc.

i have some pics on film somwhere i'll dig em out and scan 'em.

excellent pic

cheers

sean

I'd love to see them :thumbs:

[rich the rabbiter]

Cheers for the advice jd i will let you know if i get any more in need of help i don't see gold crested round here i see loads of little owls in the hedges around one of my permission and like a finch type with red eye's and brown body cheers rich