DOWN THE CANAL WITH LOCAL HEROES

What a lovely day to get out, just a few miles down the Calder and Hebble canal, lovely wildlife, my partner snapped a grey pied wagtail. I also bumped into Abid Farid and his friend on their daily walk around the locality. 

Abid is a asian make up artist and owner of Abzolute Artistry and amateur photographer. 

Just a week before, he and his friend pulled a female bike rider out of the canal, her laces got caught in her chain; only her head could be seen bobbing up and down in the water.  Abids friend waded into the freezing cold water, the bike had dragged her and her bike to the bottom of the canal. Luckily Abid and his friend was there, as she could have drown, we had a chat on the towpath, they recalled her being very pale, shocked and very cold, they told me that even in this warm weather the water was freezing cold. Any later and they could have been dealing with a fatality. The lady didn't want any further assistance and wanted to remain anonymous.

On the day I bumped into Abid, he told me later that just after seeing me, further up the towpath he had rescued a baby bird, 

Keeping warm in a hoodie

we are not sure what it was, but he took it to a vets in Wakefield. Huddersfield Examiner got hold of his little story after he posted it on a local group on Facebook, the other story wasn't mentioned. See news report here 

One of his friends commented " You have a habit of coming across distressed beings whether its in human form or animal. You're a very kind human being "  Abid has caused a bit of a stir on facebook and he received many comments about his and his friends latest rescues.

Abid

My partner photographed a female pied wagtail. 

We are stuck!! Haha, maneuvering a narrowboat can't be easy.