Beginning Saturday, our temps became more seasonal, i.e., moderate, and so that very afternoon, attempts were made to move birds outside.
The red tail, while managing a low perch, still favors his left side and has difficulty hopping onto the perches in both flights. Recall that his rads showed no fractures, so apparently he had some massive bruising/soft tissue damage on that side, in addition to the balance issues it took him a while to recover from. He’s unhappily inside for a while yet but still eating like he’s starving…and believe me, he ain’t! Six large-to-extra-large mice a day definitely qualifies as more feast than famine!
The red tail, while managing a low perch, still favors his left side and has difficulty hopping onto the perches in both flights. Recall that his rads showed no fractures, so apparently he had some massive bruising/soft tissue damage on that side, in addition to the balance issues it took him a while to recover from. He’s unhappily inside for a while yet but still eating like he’s starving…and believe me, he ain’t! Six large-to-extra-large mice a day definitely qualifies as more feast than famine!
The barred owl, on the other hand, was ready, willing, and able to perch and fly beautifully and will be released later this week, after the rain predicted for early in the week moves through.
Saturday a youngish red shoulder was found on the roadside by a Good Samaritan from a neighboring county, who brought it to LWR. Aside from a little blood on the beak, the bird seems alert, aggressive, and potentially releasable within the week, as well. There are no signs of fractures and he’s perching well, so he may go in the mini-pen within the next couple of days, as soon as he’s self-feeding.
And that’s it for this week; if the rain moves on through as predicted, there should be at least one release video for next week.
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