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Smallholding => Wildlife => Topic started by: colliewobbles on April 23, 2013, 06:37:49 pm

Title: Rescued robin
Post by: colliewobbles on April 23, 2013, 06:37:49 pm

One of our students brought a robin chick into school this morning after her cat got it!  News of this got to me (I'm in a big high school) as the local 'mad animal woman'.  I found the girl in question - another teacher had told her she could take this robin baby in a box to all her lessons - it would be fine!!!    :o  :o  :o

Anyway - I rescued him/her from the 13 year olds and luckily we have an excellent bird wildlife sanctuary near Norwich.  I called them and they came out and collected which is so good of them.  It was very special to spend some time with the precious little thing - he/she seemed quite chirpy and bright so hopefully will pull through.

A couple of pics - for size reference, the beak was about 1/2cm long.

Donna

Title: Re: Rescued robin
Post by: sabrina on April 23, 2013, 08:04:00 pm

Poor wee thing, hope it does ok.

Title: Re: Rescued robin
Post by: little blue on April 23, 2013, 08:06:42 pm

hope it is okay... the shock of 13 year old girls is enough to frighten anything!!

I have a similar reputation at my school,... 
isn't funny the things kids find and want identifying?!"

Title: Re: Rescued robin
Post by: Mammyshaz on April 23, 2013, 08:35:03 pm

Ash, so cute. Hope it does well.

Title: Re: Rescued robin
Post by: colliewobbles on April 24, 2013, 03:47:33 pm

Bizarre week it seems - Today I ended up caring for a russian hamster that some students had with them!!  Turns out they stole it from the local Pets at Home  >:(   

Just like buses - no animals in school and then two come along at once.   :P

Title: Re: Rescued robin
Post by: little blue on April 24, 2013, 05:29:17 pm

comes in threes ... it'll be a penguin tomorrow!