Let’s discuss them in order of intake, shall we?
The MIKI was found grounded and didn’t seem to be able to fly, which is why his finders thought he had a wing injury. What I noticed first, though, was a funky right eye with a pinpoint, misshapen pupil and worm-like clumps of white cells floating around in it. Well, he had to be x-rayed anyway, to ensure no wing fractures, so that eye would also need checking out.
Oh, as y’all can see from the x-rays, he had no fractures, but he’s also learned to twist that neck into godawful positions to compensate for the eye injury. I suspect it was a nest injury of some sort that didn’t become a problem until he fledged.
Y’all know I adore red tails, so despite the fact that he bit the crap outta my finger on intake, bruised a couple more fingers through the raptor gloves with his death grip, tried to eat my raptor gloves, and shredded several exam gloves, he still gets a “good morning/afternoon, big boy” in dulcet tones…I mean, he’s a red tail—what’s not to love?