Living in the countryside you never know what you might see. Today's wildlife find was an injured buzzard (for US based blog followers, the buzzard in the UK is our largest hawk - not the same as the American bird of the same name).
The bird was perched on a log following our movements, but not taking evasive action. Closer inspection revealed a closed eye. This eye injury made the bird unable to hunt.
Ian picked the bird up with almost no struggle and it was taken to a nearby rescue centre. Today's good deed was completed before 9.30am - so plenty of time to feel righteous and glowing!
THe buzzard connection continues today as we are finalising the walking stages on the Shropshire Way - the blaze marks for the route consist of a buzzard in silhouette.
The last connection, not too tenuous I hope, is that yesterday we took one of our daughters for her interview at Harper Adams University in Shropshire where one of the students who showed us around this rural college is a hawker who carried his bird of prey with him. It would square the circle nicely if the hawk had been a buzzard - but it was a Harris Hawk, a magnificent bird in its own right.
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