I freed a shag caught on a bit of fishing line a while back..it was quite a task as the bird was caught beside a bridge pylon getting smacked by waves.It was nearlly stuffed when i got it in the boat ,but soon started to recover
manageing to bite me on the end of the nose ,thinking this was maybe just a lucky swipe ..I still held the bird a little tighter , it then snaped at my hand and just sliced me so good
..I realised then that its beak is like a razor ..confirmed a little later when i got to the carers to get the fish hook out... the first thing he did was get a long pair of leather welding gloves to handle the bird