Author Archives: everyfeaterwildlife

We have always been quite cautious about taking in anything we aren’t confident about dealing with. It’s why if we accept hedgehogs, bats or birds of prey they are sent on to our specialist friends as soon as possible. When we decide to expand from just birds into wildlife I did as much research asContinue reading “Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit”

This year’s lockdown has caused an increase in birds being handraised by finders. With the influx of patients coming to rescues it is sometimes virtually impossible to find one that is still open – so who can blame people for trying to raise baby birds themselves? I certainly can’t when even I know how frustratingContinue reading “To Pet or Not To Pet”

As alot of you will know the minority of wildlife rescue in the UK is done in large centres. The majority of the work is done by small back garden rescues – which is why it has always infuriated me when people make comments about how wildlife rescues don’t belong in back gardens, or howContinue reading “Hats Off to Back Garden Rescues”

Baby Bird Season this year has probably been the craziest yet. I currently have a nursery of baby corvids that are feed on demand – this includes lots of baby crows, magpies, rooks and a little baby jay. These are my absolute favourite to raise but they are a huge commitment – feeds can’t reallyContinue reading “Crazy Crazy Crazy Time”

I started this rescue because I love animals, wildlife and helping. I trained, did courses and made contacts with vets and other organisations. I wanted to run the best rescue i could. What i never really thought about was Baby Bird Season. I had no clue of the chaos it brought or the constant callsContinue reading “Angels Everywhere”

Birthday in a lockdown is weird. I spent most of the day alone enjoying the outdoors and the sunshine. I missed my friends though. Missed gin with Gillian and laughing with Patrick. Yesterday was hard. Too many idiots who continue with their selfishness despite a world desperate for kindness. I was attacked for not beingContinue reading “Birthday Madness”

This lockdown is hard for everyone. Everything is so uncertain and there are so many worries and stresses. Running the rescue and dealing with keeping the birds clean and having nowhere for rubbish because the tips.are closed, finding seed and putting protocols in place to receive patients has all been ALOT. On top of thatContinue reading “Lockdown – a Diary of Madness”

There are a couple of months (possibly weeks) in the life of a bird rescue when we are simultaneously recovering from last BBS and preparing for the next one. It usually happens around November to January – depending on whether you receive a large number of baby feral pigeons. Baby Bird Season is the timeContinue reading “Baby Bird Season”

I’ve touched a little bit on this in the past – the fact that people can make running a rescue so much harder than it needs to be. With the suicide of Caroline Flack on Saturday it made me realise that sometimes social media can be our biggest enemy. It is this necessary evil –Continue reading “TROLLS”

Yesterday my friend sent me the following quote and it couldn’t have come at a better time for me: “even if you are in a minority of one, the truth is the truth” Ghandi Since working in rescue one of the hardest aspects has been knowing when to open my mouth about something and whenContinue reading “Walking The Line”