Another frigid week in the South

And the insanely, unusually, mind-numbingly cold weather has kept people inside for the most part, so there were no calls, much less intakes, last week. Everybody was too busy hunkering down under blankets. And, oh frabjous joy, the long-range forecasts indicate we may see the same weather pattern through mid-February…

The barnie is currently the only resident at LWR and, given the long-range forecasts mentioned above, he’ll likely remain here through at least mid-month, maybe till spring at the rate we’re going. Releasing adults who have some survival experience behind them into this weather is one thing; releasing a juvie who’s never actually had to hunt his food (live prey tests don’t count—they just prove he can catch prey but still in an enclosed environment where the prey can’t really escape) is another entirely. We’ll hold off till better weather means prey is actually moving and offers a chance of being caught. (Sorry for the poor photo quality; between his bobbing and weaving and my hands shaking from the cold, good pix were virtually impossible.)

And now I’m going to curl back up under my blanket here on the couch and try to stay warm… I mean, dang, y’all, my heat ran for 17 hours straight, from 6pm yesterday till 11am today—didn’t even cut off once…The Southern people and our wildlife are NOT used to this kind of cold!