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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
feathers ... did s/he manage toeat ?? what a beauty of a bird ...
and just to give you all some history - we have all here on the beachside followed these birds growth for weeks now ... we watched them sit and
squawk til mom and dad brought fish ...we watched them tentatively spread their wings in order to test them out and finally we watched as they took
their first flights. There were 3 baby birds in this particular nest, quite a treat. One of our guests made a video of them when they were tiny - I
don't remember how to load a video or I would.
I am so glad that Jose is experienced and can help the bird along.
So, the wrist is broken ???? meaning one of the talons is not functioning ?? but why then can't it fly ???
I will be over tomorrow to see what the latest update is .... |
The youngster hasn't eaten... so hubby just headed to the estuary for some live bait fish.
I think all our neighbors consider these chicks a part of the family. It was thrilling to see all 3 survive and flourish. I'm sorry *G* isn't here
because I have no doubt he'd move mountains to provide this baby optimal care... and quite possibly medi-vac transport to the nearest wildlife rehab
sanctuary. ;-)
On a bird, the wing is considered an arm; hence the wrist reference.
We'll keep him overnight in a larger enclosure and hopefully have him eating live fish before we send him to Jose's.
Will keep you all informed and pray for the best.
To Osprey: Thank you for the advice. I'll wrap him in a towel and examine his tongue for necrotic tissue later this afternoon. He's
not the least bit aggressive, thank goodness.
I'm also seeking advice via an email (w/pics) from a Raptor expert provided by FF.
"Leave no stone unturned." is my current motto... but I won't ignore Rule #1: Know your limitations.
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Feathers
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WOOT-WOOT!!!   
The youngster is eating! Hubby just lobbed a 6" herring at his feet and that boy came alive. He immediately grabbed it and started chowing down!
It's a GREAT day here in La Bocana. One hurdle overcome... YAY for the Osprey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Edited on 4-28-2012 by Feathers]
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BigOly
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You are wonderful people. Soon, the Osprey will be doing this!
 
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goldhuntress
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Congratulations! Job well done. I think I heard a big sigh of relief
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At our trout hatchery here in town I was watching the Ospreys taking catch-able Rainbows from the raceways one evening. Facing West, I was being
transported by the light, and the splash, and the reflections and wriggling as a big Osprey took a fish, rose a couple of wingbeats and shook-off a
thousand diamonds in the sunset. As it flew straight at me, a single ice cold drop of spring water, visible all the way down in that magic light, hit
me right between the eyes. Yeah, maybe there's a little something spiritual in me. I've sure told that story before, and couldn't resist now.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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Vag, almost the very same thing happened to me. Perhaps a little different >> it was sunrise and the fish must have been swimming in very muddy
water. The drop that hit me was an ugly brown with some gooey white stuff. A magic moment tho.
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Mulegena
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Yayyy! for the osprey!
Thanks for getting him some small, live fish.
Don't worry too much about his beak and talons; he knows what's up and that you're helping him.
Please note: Do NOT attempt surgery. Birds are a specialty among veterinarian practice. Their systems are highly delicate and their tolerance for
drugs-- especially anesthesia-- is very, very narrow.
"Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi
"It's the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle
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BajaBlanca
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such a magestic bird ! and we are so priviledged, as feathers said, to be able to watch them day after day. you done good FEATHERS !!!!
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BajaBlanca
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visited the bird today and it is doing really well, eating 4 fish a day ... amazing and hopefully onits way to recovery. we are trying to find
someone to care for it while feathers is out of the country
I will do it but I have zero experience with birds ..... so am hoping that someone who really knows their stuff steps up to the plate - even is only
to help me better understand these awesome birds if I end up taking care of it.
just wrote to a vet in guerrero negro - we shall see what happens ....
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Ateo
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You guys are awesome....keep up the care and good work!
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hip hip hoorah for the bird....have you named him yet? Please tell him/her we are all pulling for him...awesome he's eating...good luck Blanca.
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Feathers, Congrats. Hope the Osprey will make a full recovery. Thanks. Birds of prey are different critters.
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Here is a great osprey video - youtube
Hope this works for you...it sure did for me!
http://www.youtube.com/embed/nA3LtXnNIto?feature=player_embe...
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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Feathers
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Wow... What a beautiful video, Pompano! These are such amazing birds!
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Feathers
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Thank you so much to everyone for your kind words and well-wishes!
As Blanca said, the update and current condition of this little "Girl" is fantastic!
The research I read said that all fledglings have a white chest like the male, but develop a necklace fairly soon... and our youngster definitely has
a necklace. ;-)
We've currently got her in a soft sling-like cast that supports her wrist but doesn't interfere with her shoulder/elbow movement. We'll get some vet
wrap in the next day or two and fashion a better soft cast. My best guess is to leave it on for 10 -14 days. After the cast is removed, the wrist
will need to be gently flexed, then just see what she can do.
I have put emails into a couple of experts, but haven't heard back yet, so I'm really just "winging" it... forgive the pun.
The youngster seems perfectly content.
She's loving the herring and will eat it dead so that's good news. It took her a few minutes to decide it was ok to eat a different species
of fish (pictured), but I don't know what it is.
We decided it wasn't prudent to send this girl to our friend Jose. He just had hernia surgery and can barely get around.
Blanca, hubby and I have been brainstorming ideas, keeping what's best for the osprey as the top priority.
Blanca has generously offered to care for this little girl, but
ideally, we're hoping to find a forum member here who is more familiar with birds, feels comfortable around them?
My husband is going to Mulege on Thursday and can deliver her (and a supply of frozen herring) if someone lives in that area.
Dang... it just dawned on me that we really should name this little girl.
How about some name suggestions?
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How about Suerte?
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Feathers
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YAY... so many good things to report!!!
Our Osprey girl has a name... Isabeau... "Issy" for short. (I've always loved the movie "Ladyhawke" so this wasn't a huge leap of imagination. )
Blanca was fully prepared to rehab Issy when the eleventh-hour contact was initiated by yet another earthbound angel...
Mary Lynn.
She's a full-time Mulege resident, an avid "Birder" with love and experience AND she's friends/neighbors with David Rose, the PAWS Vet there.
The Universe doesn't just get any sweeter than this.
Updates and more pics to follow.
You all have been so supportive... I cannot thank you enough!!!
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Perhaps it may be important to eventually release him where you found him. Rather than Mulege. Just a thought.
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Mulegena
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Its not in the bird's best interests to move her, imo.
Its a traumatic car ride of several hours into an environment that is hot and humid, or worse, air conditioned.
Moreover, the PAW Clinic is closed in Mulege.
Are you sure you're doing the right thing in moving her? These are the reasons I didn't volunteer to take her on. She's already receiving the best
care and rehabilitation she can at the moment given all circumstances, imo.
Sorry to be a voice of negativity here, but I do have some experience with rehabbing raptors. Its not easy at best.
If she is moved to Mulege I will step up and help her, of course. Just let me know via u2u.
[Edited on 5-4-2012 by Mulegena]
"Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi
"It's the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle
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Feathers
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Perhaps it may be important to eventually release him where you found him. Rather than Mulege. Just a thought. |
I couldn't agree more... God Willing.
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