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Month: June 2012

A murder of swarming crows

by Snow BirdFeatured, Wild Animals, WildlifePosted on June 29, 2012July 24, 20128 Comments

While cycling last night, Hubs and I  were almost deafened by the noise of thousands of shrieking crows  swarming across the sky nearly  blacking it out. I’ve always wondered why they only seem to do this at certain times of the year. In fact, despite a multitude of theories, nobody really knows. Crows are members of the …

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The mouth fight

by Snow BirdDomestic Animals, Wild AnimalsPosted on June 28, 2012July 24, 2012No Comments

We’re really bored and Mummy, won’t take us out to play. We cannot chew the furniture,  that fills her with dismay. Digging’s now forbidden, barking’s out as well. So what’s a girl and boy to do? we plead with you, please tell! So a new game we invented,  we play it every night, we both get …

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Not feeling very hopeful…

by Snow BirdWild Animals, WildlifePosted on June 27, 2012July 24, 20124 Comments

Wildlife is nightmarish at the moment. The first young hedgehogs are pouring into the rescue along with dozens of chicks. There are baby everythings everywhere and it really is stressful. It’s impossible to tell what will survive and what won’t. A hedgehog was brought in yesterday and gave birth to six youngsters overnight. The mother …

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Please release me…

by Snow BirdFeatured, Wild Animals, WildlifePosted on June 13, 2012July 24, 20122 Comments

  This collared dove came into the rescue as a tiny chick and needed to be hand reared. Once it was able to feed itself it was kept in an aviary, allowing it to revert to wild as birds will do quickly, if left alone. We have to be really careful with crows as human …

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