Great initiative.

That s the angriest fantail I have ever seen. Usually they're all *flit flit tweet tweet*, and ths guy is planning some whoop ass on an evolutionary scale.

Birds are so delicate.

I had the horror of the Parapara tree.. poor birds and I’d never even heard of it. Moved into a new property and found about ten little birds stuck to it. Managed to get the live ones off and took to vets… who sent them to a bird rescue near by. Cut the horrible tree down.

Glue traps...banned? Since when...

Poor wee thing love our little fantails that come into the house and garage and eat all our bugs for us, dont need sticky fly tape,

You can buy glue traps in nz they aren’t banned as far as I know

Can you please let me know how you remove it! I have pigeons arrive into care with a glue like substance that Dawn just doesn't remove.

Poor little guy

Thank you for caring for this wee chap/ gal and for educating us. I doubt anyone would intentionally want to harm to these cuties. Beep, beep.

Poor wee thing

The little angry eyebrows are very funny in this context. "Sir I demand to speak to your manager!"

Wow how terrifying for the wee thing. Thanks for helping this beautiful chappie ❤️❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😊

Aww. Poor little bugger. Glad it's being cared for!

No one needs to use sticky fly tape. Fantails take care of all those small flying insects and are so delightful to have around, even cleaning up allsorts inside as well.

This kind of info is really helpful. I ❤️ the wildlife hospital

Oh, wow, I was not aware of this. I knew about the native tree that sticks the birds though, and they die from exhaustion, dehydration or starvation.

South Island Wildlife Hospital Olive oil dissolves the sticky and may make it a lot easier to then wash and clean off. I had a fly trap fall on me and the only thing that helped was (olive) oil. Soap & water did nothing. I use a fly trap indoors, especially when neighbours cows bring tonnes of flies. Once a fantail flew in through door and did a loop around the fly trap - thankfully then flew out. A wonderful yet ‘scary’ experience.

Good job caring for this little buddy!! Hopefully it recovers and can be released without any issues :)

Jacqui Dunn Serena McGrannachan it's not only us seeing this happen!

I’ve also seen them stuck in codling moth traps in orchards. Not common but it happens. Glue traps are awful things but you can still buy them in some shops. It’s so cruel. When we lived in Asia they sold them for the house geckos 😔

Interesting fact: glue traps are banned in New Zealand? Some contractors may be using these to deter Swallows nesting on buildings around P Nth…. & they do get adhered to the glue substance. Horrible thing to do to this beautiful birds.

Stephanie Mercer

the day people stop trying to poison, kill, stick creatures, will be a good day. Not just for this little bird but for the environment in general, we need to stop thinking we can control everything.

I hope they make it. 🙏

Google says Coot birds are extinct 👀

Cat bites 2nd behind Human bites for infectivity for humans but cats have sharper teeth and can penetrate deeper. They are very efficient dispatchers but when they don't complete the deed poor prey!

Cats and their teeth and Apex Predator behaviour 👈🏻. Love cats but they need to be contained. Indoor cats rock ! This little guy coot is the devastating consequence of uncontrolled/ feral cats 🐈. When will cat- legislation change 🥹.

Oh, I've never seen one, hope you can work your magic on it. Look forward to next report

How cute is this little guy? Love Formaggio’s as well: great family restaurant.