nigewoodcock 1,728 Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 Lewis came up to mine at the weekend to fish as a guest on one of the mere's. We had a few laughs and a few interesting occurrences. The link was just one of them: http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2014/05/29/oswestry-anglers-net-kingfisher-in-rescue-mission/ I will post a few pictures up when I get chance. nealjt, sharpy86 and andy52 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
newmarket 2,078 Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 Lewis came up to mine at the weekend to fish as a guest on one of the mere's. We had a few laughs and a few interesting occurrences. The link was just one of them: http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2014/05/29/oswestry-anglers-net-kingfisher-in-rescue-mission/ I will post a few pictures up when I get chance. Thats a lovely story nige .look forward to seeing the piccies. We had a similar experience with a woodpecker that our cat had got hold of . One of the reasons that i think cats are a waste of fur , they dont even eat their victims just torture them. Anyway we had to drive 10 miles to the nearest animal hospital to get it seen to . There were EIGHT other woodpeckers there with similar injuries AND they expected us to pay We didnt mind in the circumstances but you can understand why some nasty people would have ignored the injured bird. They were really nice people at the hospital and emailed me several pics during "woody"'s recovery . And they only manage to keep going via donations. Amazing stuff really. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sharpy86 170 Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 Lewis came up to mine at the weekend to fish as a guest on one of the mere's. We had a few laughs and a few interesting occurrences. The link was just one of them: http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2014/05/29/oswestry-anglers-net-kingfisher-in-rescue-mission/ I will post a few pictures up when I get chance. Top respect Mr Woodcock. The wildlife we share with deserves this and more. I was once spodding at range, and hadn't noticed that a duckling had come into the area to feed on probably some floating hemp. Somehow I managed to hit the thing with my spod After a while the bird which could no longer swim properly drifted into the edge of the bank where we was fishing. We netted it, and I took it to the local vets to be told at my real disappointment it had a broken leg, and the best course of action was to put it down. It put a real downer on the whole trip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nigewoodcock 1,728 Posted May 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 sharpy86 and hawkman 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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ianfrog 191 Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 That's fantastic guys well done! Be nice if some of the RSPB people got to see that we aren't all out there killing our feathered friends. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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bobcross 121 Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 Great story and brill pictures well done chaps Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnplumb 274 Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 Fantastic , such a nice thing to do , well done guys . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
welder 1,138 Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 I'm fortunate enough to have fished and spent many hours of banktime with Nige and Lewis.They are cracking people, both, so I'm not the least surprised by this tale of true kindness and care. Is there a living person who doesn't just love Kingfishers? I think not and like to think that the parents of the saved mite are now rather fond of humans. Ian nigewoodcock 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jules007 13 Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Excellent, thanks for sharing, as welder says, we all love the Kingfisher Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brookesy 20 Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Great story. Well done and thanks for sharing. As Welder says, who doesn't love kingfishers - a rare blaze of colour in our much camouflaged wildlife. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dalthegooner 1,242 Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 That is absolutely fantastic. Hats off to you both Quote Link to post Share on other sites
muftyboy 1,944 Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 May the carp gods shine on you on your next session , you both deserve a whopper. nealjt 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andy52 425 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Great result Nige especially considering your phobia. Well done both of you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nigewoodcock 1,728 Posted May 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 That's why lewis did all the feeding and drinking!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sharpy86 170 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Great result Nige especially considering your phobia. Well done both of you Is he scared of birds? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andy52 425 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Is he scared of birds? Scared no......... Terrified yes nigewoodcock 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nigewoodcock 1,728 Posted May 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 And they all have great pleasure doing things like putting feed down for the ducks and swans outside my brolly whilst I sleep! I feel like a prisoner sometimes!!!! nealjt 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
newmarket 2,078 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 All the more credit to you then nigel , it couldnt have been easy for you . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andy52 425 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 And they all have great pleasure doing things like putting feed down for the ducks and swans outside my brolly whilst I sleep! I feel like a prisoner sometimes!!!! I'm sure I don't know what you mean Nige, we'd never do such a thing, duck just seem to be attracted to you mate nigewoodcock and welder 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
welder 1,138 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 I'm sure I don't know what you mean Nige, we'd never do such a thing, duck just seem to be attracted to you mate Same. It's Dr. Doolittle in reverse. Ian nigewoodcock 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dougmoon 38 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 i have never seen anyone try to get swans in your bivvy :) nigewoodcock 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nigewoodcock 1,728 Posted May 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Watching muck trying to get one in bed with him!!! That was funny. And when it bit his lip! Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iambunn 22 Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Nige's fear of anything with wings has provided me with many many hours of entertainment over the last five or six years! welder and andy52 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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