Saved this tiny little fella from impending doom going down a country lane, just caught my eye next to the grass verge, lucky I saw him from up in the cab! I picked him up and a car approached from behind, they lived just down the road and they’ve looked after stray birds before so you could say he landed right on his feet 
Anyone else feel a sense of pride doing a good deed when you could of quite easily turned a blind eye?
Regards
D’B
Once you have saved a drowning fly in you’re sink you will know what its all about 
PS Well done Sir
Many moons ago when I worked for First bus I was driving through ■■■■■■■■■■■ and there was a hedgehog crawling across the road infront of me. It was on my side of the road heading over to the other but it was quite a busy road. It was moving extremelly slowly and was going to get squished so I stopped and got out and nudged it to the side of the road. The car coming the other way saw me and stopped and waited. Poor thing curled up into a ball and was probably terrified getting rolled across the road but it was better than the alternative
Once curled into a ball you could have just kicked it away from any harm … 
reason for edit was a smelling mirror
Cheers lads, yes much better than the alternative snowman! I used to feed the hedgehogs in my nans garden at night. And I’m an animal lover so I couldn’t leave it there, I’m aware of the pun so feel free to bite
I’m not sure if it was a chick or a tiny wren type bird,
Any Richard Attenborough’s on here tonight!
Every year about this time we get attacked on a daily basis by bloody ■■■■■■■■■■ (seagulls) that have young as they nest across the road from where our house is and there are loads of the horrible things yet they are a protected species. I suggest whoever decreed that come and spend a few days at our place to see if they are so keen on them after being got at !
By the way the opening picture is of a Wren.
raymundo:
Once curled into a ball you could have just kicked it away from any harm …
True.
But if I had took a runny up and full on David Beckhamed it, I think as it was sailing through the air it would probably have thought to itself “id rather have taken my chances with the cars”! 
The-Snowman:
raymundo:
Once curled into a ball you could have just kicked it away from any harm …True.
But if I had took a runny up and full on David Beckhamed it, I think as it was sailing through the air it would probably have thought to itself “id rather have taken my chances with the cars”!
Even more true but a bit late by then me thinks for the true romanies lunch , but then Curryfart will most likely have the definite answer to the poor hedgehogs dilemma, as he is the eggs spurt on all things mortal an immoral …
raymundo:
Every year about this time we get attacked on a daily basis by bloody [zb] (seagulls) that have young as they nest across the road from where our house is and there are loads of the horrible things yet they are a protected species. I suggest whoever decreed that come and spend a few days at our place to see if they are so keen on them after being got at !By the way the opening picture is of a Wren.
Cheers Ray, I had a feeling it was. Seagulls opposite your house, it must be a lovely racket they make eh! 
And they may be protected but where’s your protection when they want to have your chips away lol!
While on the subject of hedgehogs, who apart from me has eaten one ? recipe available but it was when I was a kid under 10 year old and every year we used to get a family of true Romanies with bow topped trailers and horses visit near us every year when living in the country. No lucky heather or peg selling type either.
Dan Bear 87:
Any Richard Attenborough’s on here tonight!
What, legendary deceased film actors/directors?
You mean David Attenborough.
I drove over a still living but badly mangled pheasant last week to finish it off.
I’ve run over a few cats in my time but I keep going and leave them for kebab van owners to arrange the funeral.
raymundo:
Every year about this time we get attacked on a daily basis by bloody [zb] (seagulls) that have young as they nest across the road from where our house is and there are loads of the horrible things yet they are a protected species. I suggest whoever decreed that come and spend a few days at our place to see if they are so keen on them after being got at !
+1. Why are these flying rats protected? If you can’t shoot them or pigeons then exterminate the retards who feed them in the street. And shoot the people who 
when my son chases the pigeons away.
raymundo:
While on the subject of hedgehogs, who apart from me has eaten one?
Nope, wouldn’t know where to start. Spikes at both ends! Let me guess, it tastes like chicken
Dan Bear 87:
raymundo:
Every year about this time we get attacked on a daily basis by bloody [zb] (seagulls) that have young as they nest across the road from where our house is and there are loads of the horrible things yet they are a protected species. I suggest whoever decreed that come and spend a few days at our place to see if they are so keen on them after being got at !By the way the opening picture is of a Wren.
Cheers Ray, I had a feeling it was. Seagulls opposite your house, it must be a lovely racket they make eh!
And they may be protected but where’s your protection when they want to have your chips away lol!
If it were down to me it would be a small bit of carbide in a bit of bread ( they ingest it then explode) but the wife and daughter love the sweet lickle dickie birds so I’m outvoted, our young un used to put food out for them on the window ledge but the seagulls ended up tapping on the window for more, and ■■■■■■■■ all over the pathway. The deleted word was SH ITE HAW KES !
raymundo:
Every year about this time we get attacked on a daily basis by bloody [zb] (seagulls) that have young as they nest across the road from where our house is and there are loads of the horrible things yet they are a protected species. I suggest whoever decreed that come and spend a few days at our place to see if they are so keen on them after being got at !
+1.
I’m not too fond of sand martins either. The quarries aren’t allowed to dig any stockpiles with nest holes in them, but I stop them nesting in our soil heaps by collapsing sheer faces or putting a smaller stockpile up against the face. They wont nest then because a predator can climb the smaller pile and have a takeaway.
Good wording mate, escaping the mods clutches there nicely and your never gonna win that vote I’m afraid, but it’s in our nature to try anyway!
Dan Bear 87:
raymundo:
While on the subject of hedgehogs, who apart from me has eaten one?Nope, wouldn’t know where to start. Spikes at both ends! Let me guess, it tastes like chicken
It were in the late 50’s, how they were caught and killed I do not know but the hedgehogs were wrapped in clay then slow cooked over a wood fire and after a reasonable amount of time the clay which by now had gone hard was cracked and removed along with the spikes and the skin.
Years ago Spanish drivers in Pegasos would knock over big stray dogs at night in rural Spain for sport on a pack house to pack house shunt.
I would start my shift early am to see packs of dead dogs on the highways.
