Stork cut free from fishing line [January 2014]
There were some stressful moments while the bird lay on the blanket.
A WARNER Beach resident, Carol Lane came to the rescue of a stork which had its feet tangled in fishing line in the early hours of Sunday morning, 5 January 2014.
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“At about 5.30am, I managed to lure it into my kitchen with a trail of vienna sausages. I threw a blanket over it, while my friend cut the line, as it was tightly tangled around both feet. The bird did not move while we gently cut the line,” said Carol.
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However, when she attempted it release it, she realised the bird was in shock. “There were some stressful moments while the bird lay on the blanket. I think it was about three minutes, but felt like 30 minutes, before it flew off onto a neighbour’s roof. Within 10 minutes it flew back down and was eating again. Strangely, it took each step as if the fishing line was still tied to its legs. An hour-and-half later it was preening on the lawn with another stork.”
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