Id dead bird

wannabedamned · 26 Jun 2011 at 15:16

OP is pretty awesome to be honest. Good on you!

androo · 26 Jun 2011 at 15:24

Well done!

SaBBz · 26 Jun 2011 at 15:25

Nice one! Much better outcome than stamping on it as suggested by some people!

BAppleton · 26 Jun 2011 at 22:18

those are starlings

Tom84 · 26 Jun 2011 at 22:47

Great job Tom!!

Malt_Vinegar · 26 Jun 2011 at 23:46

Awesome

tankskun · 27 Jun 2011 at 00:02

Awesome well done, nice pics and enjoyable thread.

Van Hellseek · 27 Jun 2011 at 01:19

I have successfully identified this specimen:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balut_(egg)

Cosimo · 27 Jun 2011 at 09:37

Tom84 said:
Great job Tom!!

Aye, big round of applause.

rG-tom · 27 Jun 2011 at 10:07

I have some videos of it that i need to cut down and upload, and some more pics. Might start a new thread when i've done that?

This is the last one before he was put in his travel box and taken to the centre:

It seemed to have grown a fair amount of feathers from when we first picked it up to when we dropped it off, in only an 18 hours period. Here's the last photo I took of it when i dropped it off, struggling to stand up on the shiny examination table at the rescue centre and looking slightly kerfuffled from the hour journey, although it's mainly his fresh set of feathers on his head that make him look confused lol:

I miss the little fellas chirping

he's been given an ID number and I can call in a few days for an update on his progress which is really nice

Tom.

rG-tom · 9 Sep 2011 at 09:49

Very late update to this, I have just called the sanctuary again. He was succesfully released after a few weeks of home care by one of the volunteers, and was identified as a Dunnock rather than a starling!

Thanks again for the help from the guys in this thread, especially the big cheese

Tom.

Rameses · 9 Sep 2011 at 09:53

Awww what a happy ending! <3

Cosimo · 9 Sep 2011 at 10:03

AmTechFox said:
Awww what a happy ending! <3

It's a

ending.

martinbeaver · 9 Sep 2011 at 10:12

i have piece of grit in my eye, sorry.

Tefal · 9 Sep 2011 at 10:17

rG-tom said:
Very late update to this, I have just called the sanctuary again. He was succesfully released after a few weeks of home care by one of the volunteers, and was identified as a Dunnock rather than a starling!

Thanks again for the help from the guys in this thread, especially the big cheese

Tom.

Awesome man you did a bloody good thing

I opened this thread saw the first page and thought "aww no not another one

" then noticed the dates

glad to see the little chappy is doing well and off in the wild

Don't suppose the sanctuary took any pics of him all grown up?

Sunbed · 9 Sep 2011 at 10:25

This is the first time I've seen this thread and it's probably the best yet!

Well done rG-tom.

PS the bird looks funny with its fluffy head.

rG-tom · 9 Sep 2011 at 10:27

Tefal said:
Awesome man you did a bloody good thing

I opened this thread saw the first page and thought "aww no not another one " then noticed the dates

glad to see the little chappy is doing well and off in the wild

Don't suppose the sanctuary took any pics of him all grown up?

i'm afraid not, which I am gutted about, i should have called and asked for some

panthro · 9 Sep 2011 at 10:28

Nice.

Also, I had no idea starlings were such good mimics.

mrk · 9 Sep 2011 at 13:48

Ahhh! good story tbh

Reminds me of my Cockatiels when they were wee sized and looked like dinosaurs

Good on you tbh

Sunbed · 9 Sep 2011 at 13:58

^ Baby Oviraptor if I've ever seen one! Which I have obviously.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oviraptor