Actually, it’s just a typical weather swing for Georgia this time of year, but after false spring last week, the coming week’s more seasonal temps just feel more…wintry…But as any Southerner worth his or her salt knows, we don’t have lasting spring-like temps till after Easter—which is why y’all shouldn’t be planting any gardens till after Easter. There’s a lot of truth in those old wives’ tales!
ANYway…only one new intake last week, brought by a local game warden. This late first-year/early second-year red tail was observed for several days flying around a construction site, and then the workers showed up one day to find him grounded and eating from a days-old carcass. And he smelled like that carcass on arrival at LWR, too… Nothing appears broken, and he’s alert and eating well, despite the ragged condition of those head feathers. I suspect he lost a territorial squabble or flew into a window head-first.
ANYway…only one new intake last week, brought by a local game warden. This late first-year/early second-year red tail was observed for several days flying around a construction site, and then the workers showed up one day to find him grounded and eating from a days-old carcass. And he smelled like that carcass on arrival at LWR, too… Nothing appears broken, and he’s alert and eating well, despite the ragged condition of those head feathers. I suspect he lost a territorial squabble or flew into a window head-first.
The mature red tail with the spinal trauma from last Sunday’s update did require euthanasia; he didn’t respond to steroids.
Meanwhile, the other mature red tail continues to recover nicely and should be ready for a flight pen in another couple of weeks.
Meanwhile, the other mature red tail continues to recover nicely and should be ready for a flight pen in another couple of weeks.
And the other first-year red tail also continues to tolerate his wing wrap very nicely, although he still has quite a while to go before he’s ready for a flight pen.
The sharpie has started alleviating his boredom with gymnastics. This week he should be ready for a flight pen, if the weather cooperates.
The screech is ready to go in a flight this week. Actually, he was ready last week but just didn’t get moved outside. If he does well this week, which he should, he’ll be good for release as soon as we have three consecutive days of low to no rain chances.
Y’all don’t let the wind that’s bringing in the next bout of cold weather blow you away today!
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