tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post4066071521357109899..comments2024-02-09T06:24:16.626+00:00Comments on upside down in cloud: making a summerDru Marlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03697874363783821382noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-90802494508601971772008-04-21T10:54:00.000+01:002008-04-21T10:54:00.000+01:00Your seagull story reminds me of one we "rescued" ...Your seagull story reminds me of one we "rescued" as children... we kept it alive for a long time but I think it eventually died... it was hugely smelly, it did seem to have adapted to living in the old chicken run we gave it but I don't think its wing ever properly healed. And I don't think my mother was about to pay a vet to help with that...Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05635758748108011584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-54312888607003486252008-04-19T08:21:00.000+01:002008-04-19T08:21:00.000+01:00that figures, I suppose... wild animals especially...that figures, I suppose... wild animals especially don't know that you're trying to help, and can go for you. And they're so messy... we rescued a seagull with a broken wing on Whiteladies Road- I threw a scarf over it and contained it with that, and took it down to the RSPCA. Ended up throwing the scarf away after... yurk.<BR/><BR/>There was a R4 programme last week about the onset of spring, and apparently swallows have been seen over Chew Valley lake for weeks and weeks. Typical. Still, it's the one you see for yourself that counts.Dru Marlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697874363783821382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-74271803129751071172008-04-18T21:51:00.000+01:002008-04-18T21:51:00.000+01:00I read in New Scientist that one of the most stres...I read in New Scientist that one of the most stressing of jobs is that of rescuing animals... <BR/><BR/>Glad the cat got back to its owner, lets hope it recovered.<BR/><BR/>I've not seen any swallows yet - you are lucky to have spotted one!Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05635758748108011584noreply@blogger.com