THE JACKDAW RESCUER

”There is some bird indoors in the restaurant, could someone go check it out?” //
”Kati here, I’ll go.” ”Great, thanks.” //
”I came to help the bird.” ”Awesome! It’s over there, stuck under that bench.” //
”Well, it’s easier to catch from here than if it was flying. It’s a young jackdaw.” //
”Alright then, buddy, come now.” ”!!!” //
”Seems to be fine.” ”That’s a good thing!”

Minun ei ollut tarkoitus tehdä kesäsarjaa lintujen pelastamisesta, mutta nämä kaikki tapahtuivat suunnilleen viikon sisällä.
I wasn’t planning on making a summer series of saving birds but these all just happened to happen within a week.

THE SWALLOW CASE

”Hi, there’s some little bird that people are petting.” ”Okay?” ”We’ll check it out.” //
”Like… a wild animal? And people are petting it?” ”What’s wrong with them? Don’t do it, for hygienic reasons, if for nothing else!” //
”Hey! I think this bird needs help, it lets people touch itself.” ”Yes, we were looking for it.” //
”It’s a barn swallow chick. Probably fallen out of its nest. Its parents won’t find it here.” //
”We’ll take it to the Wildlife Hospital.” ”Good.” //
”So… what’s wrong with people?!” ”Well this is a zoo, so all animals can be petted, huh? Hmph!” //
”The swallow chick was luckily alright. It’ll live in the Wildlife Hospital until it’s old enough to fly and take care of itself. But seriously… You shouldn’t touch wild animals any more than is absolutely necessary.”

THE REVENGE OF THE RETURN OF THE SON OF THE GOOSE PERSON

”I saw I goose over there that I think has hurt its leg.” ”I’ll go have a look. Thanks for telling me.” //
”There you are. Yeah, your leg doesn’t look good.” //
”I’ve got a patient for you. Looks pretty bad.” ”Let’s see.” //
”It’s broken alright. We can’t do anything.” //
”I’m sorry, little friend. Soon it won’t hurt anymore.” //
”The end of this story was sadder that the saving of the sparrow in the staircase that happened the day before. So I caught a bird by tossing a raincoat on it on two consecutive days. Like — if I got a nickel every time a capture a bird using a raincoat, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice.”

STAIRCASE SPARROW

”Hello!” ”Evening!” //
”Are you the one who saved that sparrow from the staircase?” ”Yeah. Was she there already when you left?” //
”Yes, but I didn’t know what to do. So I hoped you’d know. What did you do?” //
”At first, I was a bit worried as she was flying so high up.” //
”But then she flew lower so I tossed my raincoat on top of her and she was trapped under it.” //
”The sparrow seemed to be fine so I just let her out.” //
”Wow, well done!” ”This isn’t the first time I do this. That’s why I’m the on-call biologist.”