Birds and reptiles are prone to getting stuck in melting roads. I once cared for a young Magpie that came to me with tar boots on. A kindly lady had pried her from the middle of the road. It took weeks of rehabilitation after removing the tar with petroleum jelly. Her burns healed eventually and she became a wild bird again. A friend de-tarred a Kangaroo Joey the same year.
If this heat worries us imagine how it is for birds and animals.
Yesterday it was hotter than predicted 44 degrees of it with howling, searing winds. Today the wind is calmer and from the West. It's only 40. Small miracles very welcome.
Joy