{"id":393450,"date":"2026-04-11T15:42:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T15:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/393450\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T15:42:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T15:42:19","slug":"surreal-wings-sticking-out-of-car-lead-vets-to-animal-trapped-alive-inside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/393450\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Surreal’ Wings Sticking Out Of Car Lead Vets To Animal Trapped Alive Inside"},"content":{"rendered":"

What looked tragic ended in a way that no one expected.<\/p>\n

Last week, as a woman was test-driving a car in New Zealand, the unthinkable happened. She\u2019d accidentally struck a low-flying hawk, who then became stuck to the front grille of the vehicle.<\/p>\n

\"WingsVetsOne Hastings<\/a><\/p>\n

Hoping the bird\u2019s life could be saved, the woman then rushed to the VetsOne<\/a> clinic in the town of Hastings. Staff were stunned by the sight.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe impact had sent the bird straight through the front grille of her car, wings outstretched across the bumper like a giant, feathered butterfly,\u201d VetsOne Hastings wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter 20 years as a veterinary nurse, I had never seen anything like it,\u201d Nadine Hook told The Dodo. \u201cIt was surreal, confronting and unforgettable.\u201d<\/p>\n

VetsOne Hastings<\/a><\/p>\n

Realizing that the hawk was still alive, vet staffers got right down to work. They started by folding the bird\u2019s wings back toward his body, allowing him to settle into a more comfortable position within the grille\u2019s interior.<\/p>\n

But actually getting the hawk out would prove to be a more difficult task.<\/p>\n

VetsOne Hastings<\/a><\/p>\n

Unequipped with what they\u2019d need to extract the bird, vet staff enlisted the help of a local mechanic. He cut open the grille, allowing enough room for the hawk to be lifted out safely.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat happened next was nothing short of astonishing,\u201d VetsOne Hastings wrote.<\/p>\n

VetsOne Hastings<\/a><\/p>\n

Incredibly, the hawk was virtually unscathed.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite the dramatic impact, the entrapment, and the sheer force involved, the hawk had sustained no major injuries!\u201d the vet clinic wrote.<\/p>\n

VetsOne Hastings<\/a><\/p>\n

Just to be safe, the hawk was kept overnight for observation at the clinic, given food and rest. And the next day?<\/p>\n

\u201cA follow-up assessment in the morning confirmed what we were all hoping for: fit for release!\u201d VetsOne Hastings wrote.<\/p>\n

VetsOne Hastings<\/a><\/p>\n

The hawk was then taken to a safe place outside and set free.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe launched out with absolute gusto. He climbed effortlessly into the sky, circled overhead in a few confident loops as if to get his bearings \u2014 or perhaps to say a quick thank you \u2014 and then flew off toward the sunset, free once more,\u201d VetsOne Hastings wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cMoments like that remind us why we do what we do,\u201d Nurse Hook added. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing quite like watching our wildlife return to the sky where they belong.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Shelter<\/a>Shelter Dog Was Too Depressed To Move \u2014 Until Someone Finally Noticed Him\u201cI knew I needed to cheer him up.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What looked tragic ended in a way that no one expected. Last week, as a woman was test-driving…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":393451,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[174253,1285,68454,61,60,82,1284,15034,1282,263],"class_list":{"0":"post-393450","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-bird-rescue","9":"tag-daily-dodo","10":"tag-hawks","11":"tag-ie","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-science","14":"tag-standard","15":"tag-stephen-messenger","16":"tag-the-dodo","17":"tag-wildlife"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=393450"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393450\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/393451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=393450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=393450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=393450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}