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I was used to photos shared by rehabbers – gory wounds, wince-inducing x-rays, fledglings with terrible feathering thanks to uninformed “rescuers.” Not only that, the blog writers were fabulous. I had a blog of my own, but eventually I thought, I wonder if Mike and Corey would let a bird rehabber into their birder world?
I didn’t get back to the hobby until about eight years ago, in the brave new world of digital cameras, field guide apps, digital listing, birders’ chat groups, and yes, blogging. In the best case, wonderful mixed-species forest would be reforested with a single species of pine.
This guest blog was written by Debbie Souza-Pappas, the director and founder of Second Chance Wildlife Rehabilitation in Price, Utah. The wound was also very contaminated with dirt and debris. The trap was not attached but it was obvious this was the cause, and the x-ray confirmed it.
Olive Sea Snake that has had a dog visit it on the beach Olive Sea Snake with obvious bulge Stoke’s Sea Snake Stoke’s Sea Snake with wounds Dubois’ Sea Snake Dubois’ Sea Snake being returned to the sea! I hope you enjoy these photos! These do lay eggs on land and are (reasonably) mobile once they hit the beach.
She has contributed many pieces to 10,000 Birds and writes about her birding adventures on her blog, newbirder.tumblr.com. Now, I don’t want anyone in the blogging audience to be alarmed. When I say “cut,” I mean paper-cut sized wounds here. Dry Tortugas National Park: Bird Banding Sooty Terns.
We birders don’t always like to ruminate on missed birds, for some of us the wounds are worn too close to the surface. In fact, even a cursory google search brought me results on several different incidences on several different bird blogs. So yeah, pretty cool. So I guess I’ll keep looking for Costa’s Hummingbird.
After the castle we wound our way through the Black Forest where we were able to watch a pair of Eurasian Three-toed Woodpeckers foraged a few feet in front of us. A great trip, made even better from the tips Jochen, and this blog, gave me. At the city castle I was able to watch, from a distance, a Hawfinch foraging on the ground.
This blog was written by Marge Gibson, founder of the Raptor Education Group, Inc. In mammals, maggots eat only dead tissue and are occasionally used to debride wounds. If there is an entrance wound, there is an exit wound. Her abdominal wound looked good … or as good as a horrific wound could look.
The sharp strings are a menace to passing birds – especially kites and other raptors – who cannot see them and sometimes suffer grievous, if not fatal, wounds. When Nadeem and Mohammed first began in 2003, few veterinarians would suture the wounds of birds, saying they were too small. We will not give up,” says Nadeem. “It
As anyone who follows this blog knows, outdoor cats are a veritable holocaust for wild birds, small mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and even insects. I can also remember the fleas they brought home to share with us and the wounds they would get from unknown sources.
This blog is written by writer, photographer, and animal advocate Ingrid Taylar. They pointed out the puncture wounds, likely infected with bacteria that could quickly kill. Years ago, I became a wildlife volunteer and advocate because of a cat who caught a bird. They simply helped me with my bird.
This guest blog was written by Mikal Deese, Wildlife Educator, Rehabilitator, and founder of On A Wing And A Prayer in Corrales, New Mexico. Luckily, she had no broken bones, but she did have a large open wound on her right wing. Over the next months, it healed very well. She could fly, but was impaired.
They also had signs of neglect, broken bones, wounds and infections. To read the full story, and for ways that you can help, please visit the ASPCA blog. On February 17th they rescued 26 Pit Bulls near Sandersville, Georgia. The dogs had been left to starve, no food, water or even shelter from freezing temperatures.
Hi, I’m Debra Stang , author of Hospice Tails and guest writer for today’s blog. Then I noticed that several family members were also nursing bleeding wounds. Hospice Tails is a series of true stories about my experiences with pets and patients as a hospice social worker. I swore and jumped back. He’s only about the size of a rat.”.
And of course, what you see in the background of these two photos is a Bronze Mannikin , giving me what is perhaps one of the best links in the personal history of my bird blog writing (low standards, admittedly). On the one hand, an adult will take nearly 100 blood-engorged female ticks in a day. T his is an African Sacred Ibis at Ndumo.
A month or so ago I stated my intention to alter the way I blog and one thing I wanted to get back into that I did for a brief time last year was podcasting. He was bleeding from several bullet wounds, and visibly in excruciating pain. I planned to make that a personal storytime. Black Bear.
That for the latter nature went on without them, letting them observe, seems to be proved by the fact that there doesn’t seem to be a big difference in your chance of getting wounded by a small to medium forest mammal if you are hunting them or if you are gathering plant products.
Older chicks are not only larger and able to withstand larger wounds from other siblings, but also have the ability to monopolize the food they are fed by parents.” That makes it even less justifiable that some people have to endure lengthy court battles just because they tried to overthrow election results.
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