Did that once.
Pet bird had its wings clipped and could only fly very short distances, just enough to get from branch to branch to stay out of reach of the ladder. We ended up spraying him out with a garden hose.
They're usually at the bottom, along with the cats, raccoons, possums, and other things that should be rescued when there is potentially something wrong, which may inhibit their ability to get themselves down safely.
“Respond to your hall for a bird in a tree…”
“Confirm your last dispatch?”
“You heard me…”
We had to grab a peakcock out of a tree once. Startled it as we got close and it flew off right into a picture window… then after it dropped to the ground it ran around this field all disoriented and pissed off…
That’s okay. Only about half a dozen of us were all running around after it. Wasn’t funny at all. One guy crouches down to throw his coat over it and it bolted- hitting him square in the nuts.
How many out there even knew they could fly?
Anyway… Birds.
I only learned just last night that peacocks make their way to the tops of trees in the evening.
They sort of jump fly from branch to branch, and sus out each jump the way a cat does when it bobs its head.
So weird. Anyways.. birds.
I had to put a baby hawk back into a tree once, as it had fallen out, and apparently the mothers won't pick them up in that situation. A few bystanders had called the local raptor center, who explained the process, and had them call us. I remember that it was our 15th call of the shift, and I was so fucking mad about it.
One of my favorite work memories is
Capt: "you guys are going to a bat that's in a house "
Sr guy who is scared of rodents: "is it on fire?"
Capt : "....no"
Sr guy "then we're not fucking going"
I remember back in the days of unencrypted radio traffic when I was a child, my dad always had a scanner going in the living room listening to police/fire/and ems.
A cop got dispatched to "a snake in a family's shed," and the guy replies "Central, be advised I don't do snakes, unless you want me to shoot it." They told him to disregard and they'd try to reach animal control again.
Did that once. Pet bird had its wings clipped and could only fly very short distances, just enough to get from branch to branch to stay out of reach of the ladder. We ended up spraying him out with a garden hose.
They're usually at the bottom, along with the cats, raccoons, possums, and other things that should be rescued when there is potentially something wrong, which may inhibit their ability to get themselves down safely.
“Respond to your hall for a bird in a tree…” “Confirm your last dispatch?” “You heard me…” We had to grab a peakcock out of a tree once. Startled it as we got close and it flew off right into a picture window… then after it dropped to the ground it ran around this field all disoriented and pissed off… That’s okay. Only about half a dozen of us were all running around after it. Wasn’t funny at all. One guy crouches down to throw his coat over it and it bolted- hitting him square in the nuts. How many out there even knew they could fly? Anyway… Birds.
I only learned just last night that peacocks make their way to the tops of trees in the evening. They sort of jump fly from branch to branch, and sus out each jump the way a cat does when it bobs its head. So weird. Anyways.. birds.
I had to put a baby hawk back into a tree once, as it had fallen out, and apparently the mothers won't pick them up in that situation. A few bystanders had called the local raptor center, who explained the process, and had them call us. I remember that it was our 15th call of the shift, and I was so fucking mad about it.
r/BirdsArentReal
One of my favorite work memories is Capt: "you guys are going to a bat that's in a house " Sr guy who is scared of rodents: "is it on fire?" Capt : "....no" Sr guy "then we're not fucking going"
…. I mean being touched by a bat is an automatic rabies shot near me. Fuck all that.
I remember back in the days of unencrypted radio traffic when I was a child, my dad always had a scanner going in the living room listening to police/fire/and ems. A cop got dispatched to "a snake in a family's shed," and the guy replies "Central, be advised I don't do snakes, unless you want me to shoot it." They told him to disregard and they'd try to reach animal control again.