It was Essential Energy to the rescue after local wildlife carers from WIRES made numerous calls to police, Fire & Rescue NSW, the SES and two arborists, to help help a magpie hanging upside high in a tree at Mogareeka.
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Michelle Strickland and Amanda Shane were at the Ray Whyman Reserve, Mogareeka on Wednesday, June 22 when they saw the distressed bird entangled in fishing line hanging upside down over six metres high from a large tree and called WIRES.
What followed next was a series of phone calls to see who could help. A police officer from Bateman's Bay suggested Essential Energy and contacted Essential Energy at Tura Beach.
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Happily for the poor magpie, Essential Energy employees Rob Bexterman, Ross Witcombe and Bryan Motbey were available to assist with a cherrypicker.
Bryan Motbey, who has been nominated as Essential Energy's apprentice of the year now has another skill to add to his cv.
The whole operation from receiving the call took almost four hours until Paula Park (WIRES member) was finally able to release the magpie back to the wild.
Birds are often entangled in fishing line and WIRES would like to remind everyone to take care with fishing gear in general. If you are interested in getting involved with WIRES please head to wires.org.au
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