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Sea Moose

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I have to tell you guys about what happened today



I was filling my car up with fuel, and this dog came racing over the road. It nearly gets hit by a car. screeching brakes horns blaring and all that. The dog comes up to me and sits next to me. So i check his tags. Typical.
No phone numbers or owner contact details. So i out the dog in my car to take to the animal shelter which is nearby.

I finish filling my car up and pay for the fuel.

I proceed to drive to the animal shelter and i spot a baby Magpie sitting in the middle of the two lane road, shaking in fear being narrowly missed by cars.

I pull over and put on my leather work gloves and eventually am able to pick the baby bird up from the main road.

I get back to my car and i realise i cant put my seatbelt on cause i have to hold the bird and i didnt want it flapping about, risking wing damage.

And the stray dog wants to eat the bird so i have to fend it off with my driving hand.


I get to the animal shelter and hand over the baby bird and stray dog.

Epic morning.



Cliffs:

Rescued dog
Rescued Bird

Saved cute aminals


Update:

The bird has been checked over by the vet and has been released back into the wild.

The dog has been claimed by the owners.
 
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guyver01

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read the update guyver :awe:

ok..

(1) The shelter released the bird back into the wild, where it obviously couldn't fend for itself in the first place, which is why you found it playing frogger. dead in a week.. i stand by my original statement

(2) The shelter gave the dog back to the owner who couldn't be bothered to pay attention to the dog in the first place and let it loose to run thru traffic.. dead in a week... i stand by my original statement.

:awe:
 

Sea Moose

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ok..

(1) The shelter released the bird back into the wild, where it obviously couldn't fend for itself in the first place, which is why you found it playing frogger. dead in a week.. i stand by my original statement

(2) The shelter gave the dog back to the owner who couldn't be bothered to pay attention to the dog in the first place and let it loose to run thru traffic.. dead in a week... i stand by my original statement.

:awe:

D:
 

Newbian

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Aug 24, 2008
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ok..

(1) The shelter released the bird back into the wild, where it obviously couldn't fend for itself in the first place, which is why you found it playing frogger. dead in a week.. i stand by my original statement

(2) The shelter gave the dog back to the owner who couldn't be bothered to pay attention to the dog in the first place and let it loose to run thru traffic.. dead in a week... i stand by my original statement.

:awe:

Win
 

El Guaraguao

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May 7, 2008
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leather gloves for a baby magpie? lol

I bet the vets break room conversation went something like this;

vet 1 - so yea, this guy walks in this morning wearing leather gloves and a bird in his hands.
vet 2 - was the bird some type of bird of prey?
vet 1 - no. it was a baby magpie
vet 2 face - :|
 

Sea Moose

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yeah, i dunno i like my leather work gloves.

And maybe i didnt want to be pecked by the bird
 

SunSamurai

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Now all thats left is to let the sea moose back into the wild; I fear however that it has been domesticated.
 

El Guaraguao

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yeah, i dunno i like my leather work gloves.

And maybe i didnt want to be pecked by the bird

Come on man. Its not like its going to tear flesh off your skin. I could understand if you wear leather gloves if you're going to attempt to pick up a falcon or something...but a baby magpie? lol wuuuuuuuuuuut?

I'm sorry, I might be blowing this out of proportion. Good to see you helping out our animal buddies. +1 for you. :awe:
 

Rubycon

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Aug 10, 2005
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Wild birds are carriers of many pathogens. Wearing gloves is the least amount one would want to do before picking one up.
 

lxskllr

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I picked a baby bird up from the road once. I was about 1/2 mile down the road when I saw the lice exiting the bird, and entering my arm :^O I promptly dropped it off in a safe place, and brushed my arm off. Luckily I didn't end up with any permanent residents.

Anyway, good job Moose. You're ok for an Australian :^P
 

Nebor

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I was sure this story was going to end with your wrecking the car and killing at least one of the animals.
 

zinfamous

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ok..

(1) The shelter released the bird back into the wild, where it obviously couldn't fend for itself in the first place, which is why you found it playing frogger. dead in a week.. i stand by my original statement

(2) The shelter gave the dog back to the owner who couldn't be bothered to pay attention to the dog in the first place and let it loose to run thru traffic.. dead in a week... i stand by my original statement.

:awe:


Epic.

still, good job Seamoose. these weren't your dice to toss.
 

zinfamous

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Come on man. Its not like its going to tear flesh off your skin. I could understand if you wear leather gloves if you're going to attempt to pick up a falcon or something...but a baby magpie? lol wuuuuuuuuuuut?

I'm sorry, I might be blowing this out of proportion. Good to see you helping out our animal buddies. +1 for you. :awe:

b/c maybe if the baby somehow returns to its mother, the mother won't reject it b/c seamoose was cognizant enough to prevent the oils from his skin getting onto the bird?
 

Newbian

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b/c maybe if the baby somehow returns to its mother, the mother won't reject it b/c seamoose was cognizant enough to prevent the oils from his skin getting onto the bird?

I think the mother would be to worried about the fact that a dangerous sea moose is in the area then to care about it's offspring.
 

El Guaraguao

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Wild birds are carriers of many pathogens. Wearing gloves is the least amount one would want to do before picking one up.

Guess I should stock up on some leather gloves to handle everyday items.

what rubycon said.

i was worried about pathogens.....

No sir, you said you didn't want to get pecked.

b/c maybe if the baby somehow returns to its mother, the mother won't reject it b/c seamoose was cognizant enough to prevent the oils from his skin getting onto the bird?

Unless the OP told the vets where he found the bird, I dont see that bird finding its mother.