Today's Rescue

[den]

Eastern Rosella. This bird was hit by a car and has a broken back just behind the pelvis. Apart from that he is fat and healthy.


He'll never fly and can't be released. The tail is floppy and doesn't move to keep him balanced, so it won't help him fly.




And because he's so wild, he can't be kept in captivity. The Zoo has no place for him.



I euthanased him.

Comments

Re: Gray horned owl

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

Coomon Owls around here are barn owls, barking owls, boobooks, powerful owls, and frogmouths (not really an owl, but close.) I've rescued all but the powerful owl.

The eastern rosella is quite a common bird around here. In the mountains they lose all colours except for the red and blue, and down south they're more yellow and green.

Re: Gray horned owl

[ladyursus.livejournal.com]

How about hawks, do you have them? We always say them in the desert, and the quail and the wild dove. That was in Nevada. Here in California, I couldn't begin to recognize the birds. And the deer here are so small, the deer in northern Nevada were sometimes the size of elk (rarely). Do you rescue any of the big animals? Anyway, the powerful owl. Sounds like a majestic creature.

Re: Gray horned owl

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

We have kangaroos instead of deer here, and I usually only see the joeys orphaned by motorcar or shooter.

As for raptors, I've rescued kestrels, letter-winged kites, hobies (a small falcon) whistling kites, brown falons, and wedge-tailed eagles. Not all the rescues had a good outcome.

Re: Gray horned owl

[ladyursus.livejournal.com]

Ya, I suppose that's true, no deer there and no roos here. Do you have an ICQ by the way? It might be nice to converse sometime besides on the comment pages, that is my number is 194231806. I won't be home again until Monday. My email address is tracyrv@sbcglobal.net. I will get that on Thursday. Until then or if I don't hear from you, I'll just keep replying.

Anyway, is it possible to have a favorite animal (besides the bat, or maybe you can educate me a little more about that. We have those here, in the dusk hours. They love the bugs, of course)

Re: Gray horned owl

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

I am rarely on ICQ, but my number is 340356, battyden on MSN and batbloke on AIM.

I see insectivores and flying-foxes here. Remember, without bats there would be a lot more insects, a lot less rainforest, and no tequila.

Re: Gray horned owl

[ladyursus.livejournal.com]

I haven't used my ICQ much either yet, but what the heck, it is worth a try. And I I don't know how to enter battyeden on MSN. what is the suffex for msn? Should I just plain resort to asking the old bear tomorrow? Sorry I am not more adept at this stuff. All I knew about was email until I met him last spring. The ICQ number you will see right now is not mine, it is Ursus, so you may want to just wait till I get home next week, but I will give it a try...

Re: Gray horned owl

[ladyursus.livejournal.com]

Couldn't get you from where I was. That's o.k. I'll try again next week.