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]

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.