LWR had two releases last week, no intakes, and two more releases slated for early this week. And I’m awaiting a supposed Cooper’s hawk with a “flesh wound,” en route later this afternoon—the very term ‘flesh wound” immediately brings to mind the showdown between King Arthur and the Black Knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail; hopefully the bird’s injuries will be significantly less than the Black Knight’s were! (And if you're not familiar with Monty Python, my Lord, what kinda heathen are you?!)
The two releases were the barred owl who’d been patiently (sort of) waiting for several weeks and the red shoulder whose x-rays were perfectly clear. The red shoulder took off like a shot and I got no video or photos of him; he disappeared.
The barred owl was more cooperative; I at least managed a couple of maximum-range post-release photos of him.
The two releases were the barred owl who’d been patiently (sort of) waiting for several weeks and the red shoulder whose x-rays were perfectly clear. The red shoulder took off like a shot and I got no video or photos of him; he disappeared.
The barred owl was more cooperative; I at least managed a couple of maximum-range post-release photos of him.
The mourning dove and house finch will be released on Oct. 1, after the end of this first round of dove season. Both being adults when they came in, they’ll both likely skedaddle when the “escape hatch” is left open, so it’s doubtful I’ll manage any post-release photos of them.
The barred owl with the wing fracture is doing well and is a highly impatient patient. He wants OUT of that box; he doesn’t understand that he’s on cage rest till his wing heals.
Same for the screech, who still delights in puffing up and threatening to kill me every time his paper is changed or he’s fed. If screeches were as big and bad as they think they are, I’d never go outside at night again!
And Sisyphus the kestrel seems to be healing quite well. The place he’d opened up and plucked bald on his wrist has remained scabbed over (you can see it in both photos below, to the right), so he’s no longer picking at it, and he left the same bandage in place for most of last week. He’s off meds now and continues to eat well and show me just how fierce a little falcon can be. Honestly, I think he’s got the screech beat for dinging my hands nonstop.
One day I’ll manage a photo of him perching; as it is now, every. dang. time. I go near him he flips on his side or back in defensive mode. I have to laugh at him, even as I’m wincing at the damage those tiny talons can inflict.
The barred owl with the wing fracture is doing well and is a highly impatient patient. He wants OUT of that box; he doesn’t understand that he’s on cage rest till his wing heals.
Same for the screech, who still delights in puffing up and threatening to kill me every time his paper is changed or he’s fed. If screeches were as big and bad as they think they are, I’d never go outside at night again!
And Sisyphus the kestrel seems to be healing quite well. The place he’d opened up and plucked bald on his wrist has remained scabbed over (you can see it in both photos below, to the right), so he’s no longer picking at it, and he left the same bandage in place for most of last week. He’s off meds now and continues to eat well and show me just how fierce a little falcon can be. Honestly, I think he’s got the screech beat for dinging my hands nonstop.
One day I’ll manage a photo of him perching; as it is now, every. dang. time. I go near him he flips on his side or back in defensive mode. I have to laugh at him, even as I’m wincing at the damage those tiny talons can inflict.
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