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EJ’s Pigeon & Dove Rescue & Rehab Due to being over run with permanent birds, doing this entirely on my own from home, unfortunally I can no longer take birds.. Thank you for understanding 🙏🏼🐦

the birds in my care take up all my time & funds, so I am now closed.

All these little birdies have come to me in the last 2 days alone 🫣First picture: severe cat injury, the little one has ...
29/07/2025

All these little birdies have come to me in the last 2 days alone 🫣

First picture: severe cat injury, the little one has got a very large wound to his back, he’s on pain relief, antibiotics and he’s had his wound cleaned out with manuka honey applied.
I have been honest with the finder, at this stage I am unsure how things will turn out, but he seems to be fighting 💜

Little blackbird came to me 2 days ago, again, severely catted. He had a huge swelling to his abdomen and within an hour or so after warming up in the incubator he started bringing up cat food that the finder had fed him. He hadn’t been fed by them for a couple of hours, however his body could not and would not digest the food.
He also had foul smelling yellow p**p/dischage, which indicated infection… he unfortunately had been with the finder without antibiotics over night, so the toxin from the cats saliva had taken hold. He passed away within a few hours of being with me 💔

3rd picture: little one came to me 2 days ago, he was with a wonderful rehabber prior to coming here but they were going away. He also potentially needs a permanent space in my woodie enclosure as he had a very nasty compound fracture on his wing - which was seen to by the vet. He also has a broken leg, but it doesn’t stop him from getting around.
He’s on pain relief, antibiotics and needs his wound cleaned and dressed with physio every couple of days. He’s doing really well, self feeding and has lots of spirit.

4th picture; young woodie with mild MBD, (metabolic bone disease), he has weak legs and can’t weight bear for long, however is self feeding and is very feisty. He’s on appropriate supplements, vitamins & calcium and is under a UV lamp.

5th picture: adult woodie who had a collision. He sustained minimal injuries, however has a bit of a wonky leg. He can walk on it fine, but it is strapped in to a natural position in hope it will heal fine. He’s not eating or drinking by himself yet, due to being too nervous in captivity, so is tube fed by me. Adult woodies do not cope well in captivity bless them.

6th picture: young feral from my garden flock , of course 🤦🏼‍♀️ struggled to take off from my garden. She’s emaciated - even with a crop full of food. So she’s very poorly. Foul, black, gooey p**p and has lice and mites! She’s on appropriate meds and supplements too 🙏🏼

It’s been an extremelyyyy hectic couple of weeks, it’s been hard to find the time to do a post, but these are just my latest ones!
I still have a few more older patients in rehab 🫣

23/07/2025

These adorable house martins came to me yesterday after their nest had collapsed.
I’ve been on the hunt for someone to take them as they have very specific requirements and needs, which unfortunately I’m not equipped to meet.

They’ve been in an incubator keeping nice and snug and have been hydrated with critical care formula every hour and they are much more energised today 💜

This afternoon they have gone to a wonderful rescue called Summer Wings Rescue 🙏🏼 where they’ll be getting the care and time they need 💜

The rescue is based in Ellesmere, go and give them a follow 🙏🏼

18/07/2025

Just wanted to apologise for the delay in sending out auction items and getting back to people through messenger.
It’s been a ridiculously busy few days and struggling to keep up with everything. I will post everything on Monday 🙏🏼

Edit: found space if he makes it over night 🙏🏼Just had this little fella dropped off with me, he’s in a bit of a state b...
18/07/2025

Edit: found space if he makes it over night 🙏🏼

Just had this little fella dropped off with me, he’s in a bit of a state bless him.
Extremely malnourished, bad quality feathers & freezing cold.

I’m looking for an experienced rehabber who can take him on (if he makes it) and has a space to wild him up 🙏🏼

I have messaged a couple of rescues & waiting response, but in the mean time if anyone could let me know if they have space etc I’d be very grateful. 💜
(I’m in deeside area).

Baby seagulls have started fledging in the local area… if a baby seagull has come off your roof please try and keep them...
18/07/2025

Baby seagulls have started fledging in the local area… if a baby seagull has come off your roof please try and keep them safe and support feed, they’ll be flying off in no time.

If they aren’t quite ready to fly and the area is not safe, then pop them back on a roof if you are able to, or in an enclosed garden away from roads.

Sanctuaries and rescues are FULL, they cannot take on any more babies and need any extra space to care for injured ones.
So please do you best to keep an eye out for them and keep them safe. 🙏🏼

18/07/2025

😍Happy Friday😍

We are all happy we have got cooler weather now, it was a tough week last week keeping everyone cool and hydrated.

As much as I like the sun, it’s hard going for these little guys.

I’ve got a handful of juvenile woodies who will be released over the next couple of days now the weather is more bearable for them. 🐦

This sparrow came to me Monday evening after being with the finder for 4 days.(The main reason I’ve been extra quiet ten...
17/07/2025

This sparrow came to me Monday evening after being with the finder for 4 days.

(The main reason I’ve been extra quiet tending to her 😬).

Unfortunately on arrival she wasnt opening her eyes, was falling on her back and had aspiration pneumonia- she had fluid on the lungs and very skinny.

Not only that, this little being has also got neuro issues, she struggles to stay upright and for the first 2 days spent her day on her back.
She had to be helped to p**p, she couldn’t eat and didn’t want to eat as she was so weak so I had to force feed her and to be completely honest, I didn’t think she’d make the first evening.

Well today, she is doing much better, gaping for food , screaming all day for food, spending at least 50% of the day upright (large nest as she flops around). But it’s very early days.
So far I’m extremely happy with her progress.

Although it’s very difficult as she’s asking for food every 30-40 minutes. It’s why I don’t take garden birds as I do not have the time.
But she deserves a chance!! 💜

This poor little baby was in someone’s garden after toppling off a roof.Unfortunately, this baby had a badly injured & b...
17/07/2025

This poor little baby was in someone’s garden after toppling off a roof.

Unfortunately, this baby had a badly injured & broken wing and was being swarmed by flies. Which sadly means she has to be taken from parents and have her wounds and wing treated.

She came to me on the 3rd of July and at the time I felt she may have needed a partial wing amputation, due to the severe injury or euthanasia- as there are not many sanctuaries left with space for disabled seagulls.
However, with the care and time that she needed, she has gone from a very worrying case, to a bird that I am now 90% certain can be released 🙏🏼💜

The first couple of photos were at the finders house and the last picture is how her wing is now 😁
(Video in comments of her original wing and also of her progress)..

On the note of baby seagulls:

Baby seagulls have to be left with parents, if they are not injured and no direct threats to them in the garden / area.
Ideally they need to be put back on the roof, or garage roof / shed roof etc off the floor so they are safe, or left in an enclosed garden if it’s safe to do so.

Seagulls are protected by law and It is illegal under The Wildlife and Countryside Act, to disturb them or their nest unless it’s extreme circumstances such as injury, being orphaned, genuinely unsafe for the baby.
- this goes for all wild birds too.
So each individual case has to be weighed up, as it’s our responsibility as rescues/rehabbers/sanctuaries to make a responsible choice for the birds welfare.
There is always an extreme amount of babies who take up sanctuary spaces each year, so unless an emergency, then they have to be left, as sanctuaries cannot cope with the sheer numbers they get in…so aside from it being unethical, they’d also be taking up much needed space for genuine emergencies.

I have seen too many posts (and lots of people messaging me) of people complaining about seagulls in the garden, that they can’t let the dog out or they don’t like the parents swooping them, or they’re making a mess, or just being a pain In the bum..
Well that’s tough, babies only take a few weeks to fledge and will be long gone enjoying the wild 🙏🏼
If rescues / rehabbers took un-injured or babies who were not at threat constantly, then we would be breaking the law and obviously ripping a family apart for absolutely no reason is unethical.

Anyway, wish this baby luck, as I’m sure she may be flying to freedom soon 💜🙏🏼

I have had 4 woodie intakes today alone 🫠🐦 (Not this guy, he was the one with a swollen head and blind In 1 eye who’s do...
11/07/2025

I have had 4 woodie intakes today alone 🫠🐦
(Not this guy, he was the one with a swollen head and blind In 1 eye who’s doing really well).

I have had 1 healthy baby brought to me, no issues just needs to learn to be a pigeon and wild up 🙏🏼

1 juvenile who someone has had for a month or so, so said I’d help wild up and put in my aviary after quarantine- turns out he has a broken keel bone - this bone is detrimental to enable them to fly. So possibly a none release.

1 adult who’s been in someone’s garden, severely emeacited, one of the worst I’ve had, can’t stand up without falling as he’s so weak. Also seems slightly neuro. 90% he won’t make the night, however has been on fluids , followed by critical care formula.

Another baby just brought to me now, concussed, closing eyes and a broken wing.
Wing is now strapped, main meds given and fluids.

😮‍💨 😮‍💨 😮‍💨
It’s been one of those days!

08/07/2025

Here are some of my baby woodies 🐦 💜 (I have 12 wilding up for release).

All of them have come to me injured, poorly or a few days old.
If a baby woodie is found too soon out of the nest, I always advise to put them in as close as possible to the nest in a dense tree so parents can look after, it’s always last and worse case scanario (and illegal) to take a baby woodie away from parents if it’s not needed. (As long as they are old enough to perch).

So each and every one of these babies have had a tricky start, however after a couple of weeks of tube feeding, meds, probiotics etc as soon as they are self feeding they go in to my aviary.

I do not mix ferals with woodies, as ferals are aggressive and a completely different ‘type’ of pigeon, so their characters and needs are completely different. (I do have 2 ferals in with the woodies, but would never put the woodies in my feral aviary for example).

It’s paramount that baby woodies are brought up around other woodies & adults to wild up in an aviary, so they can learn their ways. I keep mine in for at least 3 months, depending on age.
I can be a long process raising and releasing woodies, they need a lot of time and patience.

My first couple I got will be released within the next 4 weeks, I’d have had them 12 weeks by then, which sometimes can be a bit soon, however I am confident they’ll be wilded up enough by then.

Woodies are my favourite 💜 but they are not the easiest bird to rehabilitate and release.
My little guys are doing amazing and very happy with their development 🙏🏼

‼️For sale for £8 (badger) 🦡or £6 (fox) 🦊 per print.‼️- they don’t come with a frame but are printed on photo paper.They...
07/07/2025

‼️For sale for £8 (badger) 🦡or £6 (fox) 🦊 per print.‼️
- they don’t come with a frame but are printed on photo paper.

They are on the auction too, but if anyone wants to outright buy a print, that I have painted, then you can. I have many available 😁

I will be finishing the auction this Friday 🐦 There are lots of lovely goodies to be had 💜
07/07/2025

I will be finishing the auction this Friday 🐦

There are lots of lovely goodies to be had 💜

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