Three things

Here are 3

Pick one. Each takes about as long as it says.

• Leave the fledgling where it is

  A feathered bird hopping on the ground is not abandoned. Picking it up is usually the thing that kills it.

  5 minutesFreeAn animal

• Keep the cat in at dawn during nesting season

  Fledglings leave the nest unable to fly properly for about a fortnight. Dawn is when both cats and birds are busiest.

  5 minutesUnder $10An animal

• Slow down at dusk, where the road meets the fields

  Most animals are hit in the half hour either side of dark, on roads people know well enough to stop concentrating on.

  5 minutesFreeAn animal