Yep, after a few rainless days last week, giving us a chance to dry out only slightly, the rain started back and is slated to continue through most of this week. Thankfully, LWR has no birds awaiting release at the moment, so the rain isn’t causing any delays there. (Although if it keeps up, I may see about stocking the “pond” in my front yard with some fish…)
No new photos of the Coop, who’s still in the mini-pen for the duration of this rainy period. I’ll move him to the raptor flight as soon we have another break in the rain.
I’m talking now with an organization that may be interested in Sisyphus the kestrel; no names yet, as I don’t want to put them on the spot and nothing is certain at the moment. We’ll know more next week.
I did manage a shot of all three flyers out of their nest box, though! I was running late putting out their food for the night, and all three scooted out to investigate the delay. It’s a cell phone photo, as that’s what I had handy at the moment, but it’s not too bad. Look at those sweet faces!
No new photos of the Coop, who’s still in the mini-pen for the duration of this rainy period. I’ll move him to the raptor flight as soon we have another break in the rain.
I’m talking now with an organization that may be interested in Sisyphus the kestrel; no names yet, as I don’t want to put them on the spot and nothing is certain at the moment. We’ll know more next week.
I did manage a shot of all three flyers out of their nest box, though! I was running late putting out their food for the night, and all three scooted out to investigate the delay. It’s a cell phone photo, as that’s what I had handy at the moment, but it’s not too bad. Look at those sweet faces!
Wednesday, a barred owl with an open wing fracture right at the wrist came in; he was euthanized.
Friday another barred came in, this one with no fractures but a really blood-filled eye and bruised ear. Hard to get photos of those injuries one-handed—it’s a four-handed job, and when one hand is restraining the bird and the other operating the camera, your average, normal human has no extra hands left to move feathers away from the ear or hold the eye open—so you’ll have to settle for a head shot of the poor fellow with his injured eye squinted shut.
And Saturday afternoon a red shoulder with a wing fracture and possible pelvic injury came in. The plan at the moment is to get x-rays Monday, but honestly, his general lethargy and lack of circulation to his feet—they’re stone-cold at the moment—leads me to believe he might not survive tonight. He keeps his head tucked and is nonresponsive when I touch his neck. Not good…
And that’s it for the moment, so if y’all will excuse me, I’ll be checking on that gopher wood for the ark…
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