An Uninvited guest in office! - A wounded Pigeon

@Sreekala (34312)
India
August 11, 2017 3:22am CST
Dear friends, We had a guest in office before sometime and she came without any invitation. I really don’t know how the guest entered inside the office as grilled doors were closed. It first spotted by our sweeper lady in kitchen, she thought that it was a cat ( as it hidden behind the gas cylinder) and she tried to shoo off. On getting closer she said it is not a cat but a pigeon. She succeeded shoo off and it gone out. The sweeper lady expressed concern; a Cat may eat the pigeon. I said as she gone out it can manage some how. After some time I went to backyard to check my mobile and I seen the bird has hidden near a hole. I inspected her closely to know what is wrong with her and why she can’t fly. But on getting near, it runs here and there suddenly I noticed a thread is hanging and attached to one of her wings. I managed to catch that thread then she sat there with fear as she can’t move further. The thread furled in her one wing and I also noticed there is a small wound in her one wing. I unfurled the whole thread with the help of a scissor. I could not do anything to the wound as medicines are not available in handy. I realized she caught with kite’s thread. Now children are engaged in kite flying, which is very popular here in this place at the time of Independence celebration. Most of the children are seen on the roof the building for flying kites in the afternoon. They will do this till August 15, the Independence Day. So the poor pigeon trapped this way and may be on trying to releasing the thread along with kite she got wound on her wings. The threat is made on plastic and cutting the same is not easy. I felt so bad, children are really enjoying with kites but it becomes a threat to birds. Is Kite flying is popular in your place along with any celebration? Is it make any threat to the environment in any way?
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
13 Aug 17
I feel sorry for this bird. I hope that she is much better now. Very often animals suffer because of the actions of humans. We are continuously polluting the air and destroying the natural habitat of certain animals and some of them are on the verge of extinction. Poor animals. Anyway have fun for the independence day.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
14 Aug 17
Yes, birds are really suffering. On Independence day 'Janmashtami' celebration also there, so will be a hectic day for me.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
16 Aug 17
@Nawsheen Yes dear, Independence day is holiday for all offices, whether it is private or public. But Janmashtami is a public holiday but not necessary for private offices.
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
16 Aug 17
@Sreekala Sorry for the late wish. Happy Independence Day. Was it a public holiday over there yesterday?
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
11 Aug 17
How's the bird now, is it flying again. Its not yet the season of kite flying in my country. Usually this happen in the month of October and November when its harvesting time to rice plants.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
11 Aug 17
I was checking in between how the bird feels. Now I seen she flied and gone away. The thread prevented her to fly then the wound too.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
12 Aug 17
@ilocosboy I am glad that she is safe and regained her flying capacity.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
12 Aug 17
oh i see
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@sishy7 (27169)
• Australia
30 Aug 17
Fortunately no... But my husband nursed a wild bird before that got caught by some fishing string...
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
30 Aug 17
It is really bad when they caught with strings. They can't do anything by themselves, especially when they can't fly it is really sad.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
30 Aug 17
@sishy7 He is so kind and I am glad to know it. Nursing a wild bird is not easy.
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@sishy7 (27169)
• Australia
30 Aug 17
@Sreekala Yes, luckily for that bird my husband saw it and was able to free him from being all tangled. He nursed him until it was strong enough to fly off on his own again...
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
17 Aug 17
Good to know the bird was able to fly away.Here more than August 15 kite flying takes place during Onam.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
17 Aug 17
Thankfully Independence celebrations are over dear. I am tired up with my children who were mad on kite flying in the evening. They promised me they will end up on 15. Actually children are still flying kites. I am relieved as they kept their promise.
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@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
11 Aug 17
@Sreekala Obviously the injury was not fatal or serious.A few months back we had the opportunity to treat a similar guest- a kite that had suddenly fallen in front of us in our backyard where I and my friends were gossiping.It had a wound on its leg.My and blood was oozing.My sister applied a paste of "haldi" on its wound.That night it spent in my room.The next morning we set it free and it flew away.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
12 Aug 17
Actually it trapped with the thread as it rolled up on her one wing. Once it is released it could fly. She won't bother much about the injury.
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@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
12 Aug 17
@Sreekala Have you ever seen thread ( Manjha) made in China?It's so fatal and sharp that it can behead a person.
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@MALUSE (69416)
• Germany
11 Aug 17
You've posted the same text twice!
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@MALUSE (69416)
• Germany
11 Aug 17
@Sreekala This has happened to me, too.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
14 Aug 17
Kite flying is no longer popular here. That used to be so popular when I was a kid with no harsh effect on birds but now the kids are more inclined to playing gadgets.
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• Pamplona, Spain
14 Aug 17
Poor little thing did you manage to get her to someone who can cure her? Kites here are made with harmful stuff sometimes too.
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• Philippines
11 Aug 17
I hope the bird is okay, that was just horrible for the birds experience.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
12 Aug 17
Yes, at the time of getting caught, it must be horrible for the bird. The bird is fine and able to fly once the thread is released.
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@shaynas (5488)
• India
11 Aug 17
Poor bird!! Hope she recover well :)
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
11 Aug 17
She flied away finally. Her wound is there but on releasing the thread she could fly. She was trying many times and could not up much but now she left. I am happy now, else Cats may catch her as big ones are around.
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@peachpurple (13880)
• Malaysia
30 Aug 17
flying kites in the open field, not on the roof top. Pigeons are usually hurt when cats target on them
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@dollaboy (6048)
11 Aug 17
yeah i have heard some incidents like that, You have done well
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
12 Aug 17
I am glad, the bird is safe and fly away. Hope she will take care on flying on watching the kites in the sky.
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