As regular CFZ-watchers will know, for some time Corinna has been doing a column for Animals & Men and a regular segment on On The Track... particularly about out-of-place birds and rare vagrants. There seem to be more and more bird stories from all over the world hitting the news these days so, to make room for them all - and to give them all equal and worthy coverage - she has set up this new blog to cover all things feathery and Fortean.

Tuesday, 25 August 2015

CARLISLE FIREFIGHTERS RESCUE BIRD STUCK IN TREE

Published at 16:47, Monday, 24 August 2015


It has to rank as one of the most unusual rescue operations undertaken this year by Cumbrian firefighters.

Sky the Harris hawk decided to go exploring after the lead which secures him to his perch snapped.

Initially, his owner Jonathon Graham, 20, was not too worried as the bird of prey was never likely to stray too far from his regular source of food at his home in Harraby Grove, off London Road, Carlisle.

But Jonathon was horrified when he caught up with Sky just along the road – and saw his bird’s tether had become tangled in a tree branch 50ft off the ground.

But thanks to the skill of firefighters Janice Scott and Steve Johnston expert help was at hand.

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