A baby kestrel which suffered a broken leg when it fell out of a tree is recovering in hospital after nurses fixed its injury with metal pins. The bird, named Kevin, has had his leg strapped in a colourful purple cast following his treatment at St Tiggywinkles wildlife hospital in Buckinghamshire.
The bird is expected to be released back into the wild in the autumn after recovering from his injury, which nurses fixed
using a hypodermic needle as a pin, some thin pieces of wire and dental cement.
The bird, believed to be about four
years weeks old, was found lying on the ground in woodland near St Alban's earlier this week. Les Stocker, founder of St Tiggywinkles, said: "Doing the best job possible was very important.
"Kestrels will hover over their prey and then drop, using their legs to grab a mouse or something, so having the use of their legs is absolutely vital. Fortunately this one is a marvellous little bird and started hobbling around almost immediately."
3 comments:
Four years old? I think not. Maybe four weeks.
Thanks for pointing that out Barbwire!
I really should pay more attention to what I'm posting.
wonder if it wants the plaster signed by an eagle
or so
:)
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