…which probably had to do with our soggy weather again. I have been unable to release the red shoulder and the house finch is ready to go, as well, but it’s rained almost all week…and it’s raining as I type this. So…
This week’s only new intake was an adult barred owl with a massively fractured wing—his “wrist” was facing his butt. He also had severe head trauma, as if a trashed wing wasn’t enough. I’m waiting on callers who spotted an injured hawk to get back to me; they called nearly five hours ago, though, before the rain started up again, so I’m not holding my breath.
And the FundRazr continues through the end of this month. Thus far we have $680 toward the $2000 needed for a raptor flight pen, and it’s really a very negative reflection on my fellow Georgians that the vast majority of all the funds raised thus far have been from out of state. Please consider donating through the link below!
https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/7ZfTd
This week’s only new intake was an adult barred owl with a massively fractured wing—his “wrist” was facing his butt. He also had severe head trauma, as if a trashed wing wasn’t enough. I’m waiting on callers who spotted an injured hawk to get back to me; they called nearly five hours ago, though, before the rain started up again, so I’m not holding my breath.
And the FundRazr continues through the end of this month. Thus far we have $680 toward the $2000 needed for a raptor flight pen, and it’s really a very negative reflection on my fellow Georgians that the vast majority of all the funds raised thus far have been from out of state. Please consider donating through the link below!
https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/7ZfTd
So… with little else new going on, welcome to another Igor edition! It’s been absolutely delightful having Igor when things have slowed down enough that I can really spend time watching him and just hanging out with him. During the brief lulls in the rain this week, I recorded some short clips of Igor being Igor…which is to say, being a typical inquisitive, playful crow. While he hangs out with me from time to time—and really enjoys clipping me with his wings as he flies in for treats—his philosophy seems to be “is permissible to SEE Igor; is verboten to TOUCH Igor”—well, aside from the occasional gentle beak tugging; for some reason, he does enjoy that. And as you’ll hear in one of the clips below, his name has…ummm…morphed from Igor to Igawa to Gaaawaaa. Crows invite silliness; what can I say?
It had rained all the previous night and all this morning; Igor was delighted to have an afternoon break in the downpour to preen himself properly.
Yes, that’s a puppy pad I’m sitting on. The ground was wet and I wanted to sit outside with Igor, so…puppy pad to the rescue!
Sorry about the weird angles and jerkiness on this one—I was bending down filming, as I’d forgotten to bring out a puppy pad to sit on.
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