Big bird in a little box

[den]

Wedge-tailed eagle in a hospital box. She broke her right humerus mid-shaft, which is repairable. Not long after I took this, the zoo vets put a pin in the bone. You can see the right wing is being held at an odd angle.

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[ursulav.livejournal.com]

I know that I'm just anthromorphizing because of the way the eyebrow is drawn down to look like a human glare--I KNOW it--and yet that expression is just pure "You are not worthy to touch me, peon, and I am willing to eat your hand to make my point clear."

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

While I was taking the photos, the fellow caring for the eagle said "If she takes your camera YOU will have to get it back, or it'll stay there."