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Originally Posted by jerryh In hindsight, maybe I should have taken it to a sanctuary. |
Generally speaking I wouldnt advocate taking a wild bird into captivity in situations like this, it is better to leave it free. Also because magpies are on the vermin register it is actually illegal to release one that has been in captivity even for a short time - this law is widely ignored but it is technically there none the less.
Its just nature and you don't do the species as a whole any favours by interfering to save weaker members. Generally the strong healthy birds will drive out or even kill weaker or diseased individuals, this might be distressing to see but this is no reason to dislike them, humans do far worse after all !