We took a step into the unknown yesterday evening, helping a bird ringer check some Barn Owl boxes. It was in at the deep end straight away: I was sent up the ladder, extracted two chicks, and then Karen got to put a ring on one of them. The next box was empty and the last had a Stock Dove in.
No doubt there will be more pictures as we do a bit more, but thanks to Nick and Claire Oliver for taking these.
The perfect cure for fear of heights: you’re so terrified of damaging the blighter or getting skewered by her that you forget you’re teetering around on the top of a ladder.
A picture of concentration
Taking a chick out of a bag