Huge Thanks to Trevor Mail from Holdsworth Electrical, and Paul Bodle from Yardlands, Masterton.

A quick but heartfelt thank you to these two wonderful human beings that helped me with (or rather, thankfully took over) my panicked mission to save a nest of birds that had made itself evident behind my electrical fuse box.

In his usual responsive manner, one call to Trevor Mail of the Wairarapa's Holdsworth Electrical, had him on his way to sort out the problem.

Or one half of the problem, at least. With an equal concern for the birds' welfare, Trevor pointed out that we needed a strategy for their successful relocation. Not a simple exercise apparently, if one understands bird parent psychology and their propensity to reject their young if they detect human interference.

Placing a call to the SPCA, in the hope that they would help with assistance or on-site guidance regarding the relocation component of the problem, proved futile.

I remembered that, during my short tenure to date in Masterton, I had visited Yardlands, whose co-owner, Paul Bodle, had provided both friendly service and good advice on a matter.

Not knowing who else to call for help, I called him. This wonderful bloke dropped what he was doing and came straight around to assist Trevor.

The story had a (reasonably) happy ending. While two little birds had been "fried" by their entrapment in the volume of electrical cabling, the rest flew off just fine.

Trevor cleaned out their non-strategically located "home", cleaned up the fuse box, washed down the wall (what a guy) and Paul headed off knowing that we'd done our best - and that he wouldn't have to adopt a nest of orphan birds, as he had actually been prepared to do, if there'd been no other option.

What a couple of champions. My heartfelt thanks to them both.