Sparrowhawk Rescue

When I was in Devon we drove down lots of narrow country lanes with high hedges. Mum does not like these very much ‘cos you cannot see the other cars coming until the last minute. One day we came round a bend and found a bird standing in our path, and he did not move at all. We jumped out to see what was wrong and realised it was a young Sparrowhawk with an injury. Fine, but how can we help him? Mum said. Then a car came in the other direction and the man got out. He told us he was experienced in handling raptors, and he knew the local vet. He would take the bird there to get help. The man took his shirt off to wrap round the claws of the Sparrowhawk, but he could not go into town bare chested! so I donated one of my spare t-shirts to wrap the injured bird in. We were so relieved that the bird was going to be cared for. After my Dormouse Rescue adventure I am thinking of taking up full-time Animal Rescue work, do you think I would be good at it?

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