|  While
I was drawing the flowers (see previous page) this evening, the
phone rang and a friend told me of an incident today where a neighbour
of hers had deliberately boarded up the nest hole of a starling
on his house. My friend said she could hear the young birds calling inside.
She was so upset about it she was shaking with anger and frustration.
She'd phoned the RSPCA (the Royal Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals) and she told me that they'd advised her that, although
the neighbour's action is illegal, their inspectors are so busy they probably
wouldn't be able to investigate immediately.
My friend was ringing me to ask for the number of our local RSPB
(Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) office. I gave her the number
and offered to phone the RSPCA to express my concern. I was upset when
after 24 minutes of hanging on, waiting to speak to someone, I was abruptly
cut off. Those poor birds.
 A
Happy Ending
As I was writing this up on the Sunday afternoon, feeling frustrated
that I'd been unable to do anything and fearing the worst, I had an e-mail
from my friend:
RSPCA came out this morning . . . and the baby birds are fine. The
parents can reach them once more as he had to undo his blocking work.
As my friend says, all's well that ends well. 
Related Links
RSPCA
RSPB
Richard Bell, richard@willowisland.co.uk |
