Blackbird looks injured (1 Viewer)

paul.cogni@virg said:

I have spotted a female blackbird in the garden and she looks to have been attacked by something as her tail feathers are missing and when she moves i can see a lot of under feathers missing from her back.She came and drank some water and kept closing her eye and then when she ran off, the movement was that of a slight limp. I do not know if to keep an eye on her or try and take her top the vets?She is drinking and eating but looks perhaps slightly shocked.
Thanks for any advice

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Mary Evelyn said:

If she is alert it will be almost impossible to catch her and would cause the bird so much distress.

Best thing to do, in my humble opinion is to put plenty of food and water out and hope she recovers naturally.If not you will have done your best for the bird Paul and that's what counts :flowers: .

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