Yep, it’s that time of year again, with Giving Tuesday coming up this week. LWR’s goal for this fundraiser is $2000 and, as usual, all donations are greatly appreciated! After evaluating a mind-numbing number of the various fundraising platforms out there, LWR is sticking with PayPal. What I didn’t know till recently is that not only does PayPal generate “Donate” buttons for websites, they also generate donation/”order” links for social media, making it even easier for donors! The link for our December fundraiser is below:
https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/4LRUMMCTB7RK2
Now on to the actual update, which will be fairly short; last week was quiet—always nice this time of year!
The sole intake was a late nestling/early brancher barnie from UGA’s Wildlife Clinic. I’m still awaiting the paperwork on the bird, so all I know is that he’d been at UGA since the week before Thanksgiving. He’s an aggressive, footy little fellow who steadfastly refuses to stop toe dusting for a photo. All the photos I attempted had lovely abstract blurs for his head. So we’re going with a video instead. He straight-up attacks and inhales his food, too, so he’ll likely go into the mini-pen this week.
https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/4LRUMMCTB7RK2
Now on to the actual update, which will be fairly short; last week was quiet—always nice this time of year!
The sole intake was a late nestling/early brancher barnie from UGA’s Wildlife Clinic. I’m still awaiting the paperwork on the bird, so all I know is that he’d been at UGA since the week before Thanksgiving. He’s an aggressive, footy little fellow who steadfastly refuses to stop toe dusting for a photo. All the photos I attempted had lovely abstract blurs for his head. So we’re going with a video instead. He straight-up attacks and inhales his food, too, so he’ll likely go into the mini-pen this week.
Last week’s barred owl appears to be blind. The bruising and swelling on the right eye have cleared up, but the left eye is cloudy, and he cannot find his food. I’ve been hand-feeding him, but if he doesn’t regain his vision this week, we’ll call it. The blindness could be from residual swelling from the head trauma putting pressure on the optic nerve, or there could be permanent damage to the optic nerve. He’s got the remainder of this week; 12-14 days is usually our time limit on a blind bird.
Please remember our fundraiser and share the link for others who might donate. Your donations will help us stuff the barnie’s Christmas stocking with mice!
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