| baby birdies |
[07/12/09] |
Well, it's not like I had anything productive to otherwise do with my Sunday evening ... *G*
I was walking home from doing my walking exercise in the subdivision behind my apt. complex late this afternoon when a commotion made me turn off my music player and look around. The tree right in front of me, in the yard of the couple who let me cut through to go walking, was shaking, and I heard a *thumping* as something shook loose. A baby mourning dove fell to the grass literally at my feet! The little guy tucked his wings around him and sank his head in, trying to make himself small. Another noise, and another baby bird fell not far away. Suddenly, an adult dove and another bird (don't know if it was a dove too) fell-flew out of the tree and started fighting in the ditch, then across the street in another yard. A couple of minutes later, more tiny gray feathers floated down out of the tree, making me wonder if there was another adult or baby still up there, something happening to it.
I waited around for about 5 minutes for something else to happen, wondering if maybe the parents were just "teaching" the babies to fly, but I finally was able to locate the second baby on the ground and found the side of its head bloodied, and it pulling in its dying breaths. (Thank heavens it didn't take much longer to die. I really didn't want to have to bash its head in with a rock.)
So, I figured out there was no way the non-injured baby could get back in his old nest, nor would I want to put him there. I picked it up in my shirt and took it home, put it in a little box with some old leaves under it, and called my friend and birdwatcher ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) gryphons_lair. She advised me to call a wildlife rehab specialist, which I was able to find a list of through the state DNR website. Luckily, the first woman I called turned out to be a licensed avian rehabilitator. She was 30 miles away, so I changed and drove Baby Mourning Dove to his new home.
This woman has about 50 birds, both releasable and nonreleasable - including mundane robins, doves, etc., as well as less mundane birds of prey such as owls, redtailed hawks and even a peregrine falcon. She even had another baby dove mine could share a little container with, so he wouldn't feel alone.
( Anyway, here are some photos under the cut, for your perusal and pleasure )
Since I brought up gryphons_lair, she gave me permission to link to the banding of some baby peregrine falcons which she posted in her account recently, which you can find here. She also said if you page through to the end, there are some wallpapers for people who like that sort of thing.
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| I Saw Cygnets Swimming... |
[07/03/09] |
So I got a new camera and I happen to live a 15 minute bus ride from one of the few free zoos left in the country, I'm sure you can see where this is leading... :)
At this point in the year, most of the *baby* babies aren't so baby any more, but the cygnets were still adorable as the followed mom and dad around the pond...
( Cygnets. Swimming. )
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| More baby foxes! |
[07/02/09] |
Hello, I'm back for one more update. :) The babies have grown so much. They are huge now. They are getting old enough now that some of them are moving away. This may be the last time I get to see them. Still adorable. <3 It was fun to watch them grow up.
( Pics of the foxes- somewhat image heavy )
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[06/30/09] |
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Really, there's nothing cuter than a ( baby rhino )
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| Baaaaby bunny update |
[06/30/09] |
Just a few hours ago I posted about the baby bunny my dog caught in our yard.
http://community.livejournal.com/baaaaabyanimals/3894807.html
I posted the same general questions on my local community and someone gave me the name of a nearby 24 hour emergency vet clinic that has a wildlife rehab component.
I called and explained the situation and they said to go ahead and bring him in. I didn't want to risk me screwing anything up for him overnight so I took him in after getting off the phone. I got there about 11:20pm and they said he looks strong and should be a-ok.
And I did learn that the whole "baby animals handled by humans will be rejected or abandoned by their mothers" is actually an old wives tale according to the woman at the vet clinic.
So this story has a happy ending. :-)
Well, I do miss him though. lol I was sad driving home. I so enjoyed our brief time together and getting to cuddle him a bit. I will be haunted by the cute for a long while. :-)
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| Baaaaaby bunny - need advise, please |
[06/29/09] |
My dog caught a baaaaaaby bunny in our yard a bit ago. The bunny is soooo cute and tiny. It seems to be unharmed physically (though it may be an emotional wreck).
I have NO idea what I should do with it. I didn't know if injured at first or not so I handled it. I don't know if bunnies mom's reject it after it comes in contact with humans or not. So right now I have it in a little pet carrier thing and gave it some lettuce and water and put it away from my dog and two cats. What should I do? Is it safe to let it outside? If so - do I put it back where my dog found it? Or somewhere a bit safer (there's a wooded lot with a creek next to my house)? Is there a rescue group that should take it?
Thanks in advance for any helpful advice.
OF COURSE I took pictures of it!
( Tiny oh so cute baaaaaaaaaaby bunny! )
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