Dear all,
Saw that Welcome Swallow??on the news and
couldn't help but have a laugh.
I'd like to recall an incident in Tasmania a couple
of years ago regarding a "hit bird".
We were driving near Port Arthur and the car in front
cleaned up a fully coloured male Superb Fairy-wren.
Absolutely thumped the poor thing.We turned around
and went back to show the kids up close just how
beautiful they are.It was as lifeless as visably possible.
Sally our then 5 year old insisted on nursing it in a tissue.
We drove off and a considerable time later arrived at
our campsite.Time for our burial I said to Sal and she said
that he's fine......Sure enough;still groggy he stumbled
around eventually flying off.
Lesson being that birds can cop massive blows and survive.
Lots of window hit birds survive so maybe a 150km per hour
tennis ball only stunned the little fella.......hope they gave that
swallow a chance before ditching him in the bin!
All the best,
Bill
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