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Title: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: Barrister on June 15, 2011, 07:16:20 PM
It's, I dunno, a sparrow or something.  It can't fly.  What should I do with it? 
Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: Jaron on June 15, 2011, 07:34:52 PM
Quote from: Barrister on June 15, 2011, 07:16:20 PM
It's, I dunno, a sparrow or something.  It can't fly.  What should I do with it?

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Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: jimmy olsen on June 15, 2011, 08:01:42 PM
Any animal rescue organizations in Edmonton?
Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: Razgovory on June 15, 2011, 08:48:11 PM
Do you have a cat?
Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: Ed Anger on June 15, 2011, 08:48:46 PM
Shovel and trash can deals with that situation nicely.
Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: sbr on June 15, 2011, 08:48:57 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on June 15, 2011, 08:48:11 PM
Do you have a cat?

Or a shovel?
Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: citizen k on June 15, 2011, 09:02:10 PM
Heal it back to health and one day it might be in a position to return the favor.

Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: Ed Anger on June 15, 2011, 09:03:26 PM
Quote from: citizen k on June 15, 2011, 09:02:10 PM
Heal it back to health and one day it might be in a position to return the favor.

Beeb is out of clerical healing for the day. He needs to rest for 8 hours.
Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: Grey Fox on June 15, 2011, 09:08:44 PM
Sounds like your cat is getting a nice treat!
Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: Camerus on June 15, 2011, 11:06:42 PM
Nurse it back to health, and then occasionally ruminate on the good deed you have done until the end of your days.
Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: Barrister on June 15, 2011, 11:08:03 PM
After many phone calls, we located an emergency animal clinic that would take a wounded injured bird.

Wife went to put him in the box we prepared when the damn thing took off flying.   :)

Guess he was just stunned and needed a rest.
Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: Barrister on June 15, 2011, 11:12:38 PM
Of course now we can't seem to convince the feathery bastard to leave our garage.
Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: Syt on June 16, 2011, 12:41:26 AM
Slay it and offer it to the Blood God.
Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: The Brain on June 16, 2011, 02:44:21 AM
Maybe it wants something?
Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: Slargos on June 16, 2011, 02:51:38 AM
Quote from: Syt on June 16, 2011, 12:41:26 AM
Slay it and offer it to the Blood God.

This may be a bad idea.

What if it's an ancestral spirit come to deliver some sort of message?

If you sacrifice it, there may be consequences.

I vote Nay on Sacrifice.
Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: Maladict on June 16, 2011, 04:45:44 AM
Quote from: Barrister on June 15, 2011, 11:08:03 PM

Guess he was just stunned and needed a rest.

Norwegian Blues stun easily.
Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: Josquius on June 16, 2011, 04:47:57 AM
Ask it if it wants a drink.
Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: Caliga on June 16, 2011, 05:00:41 AM
A bird flew into my house once and attacked me. :(
Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: Admiral Yi on June 16, 2011, 05:18:29 AM
Coincidentally the lady next door just showed me a baby bird she had picked up off the street.  Two siblings were dead already.  She said another lady she knew had offered to take care of the chick.
Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: Josephus on June 16, 2011, 07:13:51 AM
The benefits of moving "south".
Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: Ed Anger on June 16, 2011, 07:15:47 AM
Quote from: Tyr on June 16, 2011, 04:47:57 AM
Ask it if it wants a drink.

Anybody surprised that josq thought first of the booze? Anybody?
Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: KRonn on June 16, 2011, 08:53:32 AM
Quote from: Barrister on June 15, 2011, 11:12:38 PM
Of course now we can't seem to convince the feathery bastard to leave our garage.
Lol... did the bird leave yet? I'd assume if you keep the door open, once the bird recovers enough then it'll fly out in search of food. I'm thinking that it might have been attacked by a hawk or something, escaped and became stunned and fearful to move away from safety.

Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: KRonn on June 16, 2011, 08:54:37 AM
That reminds me. I saw a bunch of feathers in my back yard. Looks like one of the neighbor's cats must have gotten a bird. 
Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: Martinus on June 16, 2011, 10:18:43 AM
Throw it at high speed at a nearby house where pigs are hiding.
Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: Caliga on June 16, 2011, 10:46:21 AM
Quote from: KRonn on June 16, 2011, 08:54:37 AM
That reminds me. I saw a bunch of feathers in my back yard. Looks like one of the neighbor's cats must have gotten a bird.
I like my backyard better, because it features coyotes getting cats. :menace:
Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: Caliga on June 16, 2011, 10:47:03 AM
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2011, 10:18:43 AM
Throw it at high speed at a nearby house where pigs are hiding.
KRonn is an IT guy, so wouldn't get that reference, as he knows to avoid Apple products. :)
Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: Grey Fox on June 16, 2011, 10:50:02 AM
Quote from: Caliga on June 16, 2011, 10:47:03 AM
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2011, 10:18:43 AM
Throw it at high speed at a nearby house where pigs are hiding.
KRonn is an IT guy, so wouldn't get that reference, as he knows to avoid Apple products. :)

:huh: Angry Birds is  available on android & PSP. Plus PC, PSN & Xbox Live versions are coming.

But nice dig at Apple.
Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: Caliga on June 16, 2011, 10:57:07 AM
But Mart would know it from the iPad, yes?

I confess I didn't know it was available on multiple platforms, though. :blush:
Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: Valmy on June 16, 2011, 11:00:21 AM
Quote from: Caliga on June 16, 2011, 05:00:41 AM
A bird flew into my house once and attacked me. :(

I was walking down the street once and this big black bird was flying in my area and I was pretty much ignoring it...and then randomly it turned and rammed me right in the head. 
Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: The Brain on June 16, 2011, 11:08:46 AM
Quote from: Caliga on June 16, 2011, 10:46:21 AM
Quote from: KRonn on June 16, 2011, 08:54:37 AM
That reminds me. I saw a bunch of feathers in my back yard. Looks like one of the neighbor's cats must have gotten a bird.
I like my backyard better, because it features coyotes getting cats. :menace:

Coyotes can't get cats. Different species.
Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: BuddhaRhubarb on June 16, 2011, 11:19:55 AM
Quote from: The Brain on June 16, 2011, 11:08:46 AM
Quote from: Caliga on June 16, 2011, 10:46:21 AM
Quote from: KRonn on June 16, 2011, 08:54:37 AM
That reminds me. I saw a bunch of feathers in my back yard. Looks like one of the neighbor's cats must have gotten a bird.
I like my backyard better, because it features coyotes getting cats. :menace:

Coyotes can't get cats. Different species.

:nope:
Having lived in a Coyote and Cat filled city for a long time I can tell you first hand that Coyotes do get a lot of pussy
Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: viper37 on June 16, 2011, 12:01:26 PM
Quote from: citizen k on June 15, 2011, 09:02:10 PM
Heal it back to health and one day it might be in a position to return the favor.


yes, never hurt the small animals, they might save your life one day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBUcG7xZB-g
Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: Caliga on June 16, 2011, 12:08:01 PM
Quote from: Valmy on June 16, 2011, 11:00:21 AM
I was walking down the street once and this big black bird was flying in my area and I was pretty much ignoring it...and then randomly it turned and rammed me right in the head.
Ouch.  This bird was a starling and it flew in my front door as I opened it one morning to throw the coffee grounds in the bushes.  It flew right into my head and was flapping its damn wings all over my face.  I had to herd the goddamn thing out of my house... took like 10 minutes.  If I wasn't indoors I would have grabbed the rifle.  I hate starlings--little bastards keep trying to build nests in my roof,chimney, etc.  I want to time travel back and kill the sonofabitch who introduced them to America because "they were featured in Shakespeare's plays".  Fuck Shakespeare and fuck the starling. :ultra:
Title: Re: There's an injured bird in my garage
Post by: viper37 on June 16, 2011, 02:49:51 PM
Quote from: Barrister on June 15, 2011, 07:16:20 PM
It's, I dunno, a sparrow or something.  It can't fly.  What should I do with it? 
use a broom, leave the door open, and try to chase him away gently outside.
Or you push him into a corner, try to capture it (wearing gloves), see what's going on and heal him.