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Injured collared dove
Cheerful Dragon Started conversation Jul 20, 2012
I was relaxing in our 'library' (back room) this afternoon when a very young collared dove wandered up and sat down by the French windows. It just sat there, so I went to have a look at it. It still has a lot of down on its head and breast, so it's not fully fledged. I went right up to the door and it didn't move. Then I noticed that its left wing has been injured. There are no wildlife rescue places nearby, not even an RSPCA centre, so there's nothing we can do. It's likely to fall prey to a local cat or a fox.
I know the mortality rate for young birds is probably quite high, so I can accept that this bird is likely to die. I just wish it didn't have to be in our back garden.
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