Bran
aka ‘the old gent’
Bran was found wandering down the A1 after being hit by a car. He was in a sorry state with a graze down his face and a badly broken wing. While the former healed up relatively quickly, the latter could not be repaired - mainly, we are afraid to say, because several local vets refused to help.
Luckily though, we have recently found a fantastic vet who is happy to work with all our corvids and Bran has now had an operation to have his wing removed to make him a bit more comfy as it had started to cause problems for him.
Because of his disability, Bran will never be able to be released. This does not seem to pose too much of a problem though as he is quite content with with his life in captivity. We think of him as a perfect old gentleman - so the laid-back lifestyle and bountiful free food suits him just fine. He has a wonderful temprement with other birds and we can put just about any corvid in the aviary with him.
In the past, he has shared his home with two magpies and at present, he lives with Eric, a young carrion crow who will hopefully be released this year. Until that happens, Bran is just happy enjoying Eric’s company and having someone to snuggle up to on a night!
Bran is not a tame bird - he was an adult when he arrived here and so has a natural distrust of humans, but he has gradually learnt that he can trust us to a degree and tolerates having us near him. Understandably, he much prefers his avian companions.
Bran is much loved both by everyone at Corvid Aid and also has plenty of admirers who have come to visit. He is our longest-staying resident and is now part of the family and we hope he will be with us for many years to come!