It's fuzzy buzzard time and no jeopardy contestants here !

Warning ! The last picture on this page is very graphic.

It's late in orphan and many babies have started to fledge. I was rather surprised when Jim Heard called me with a rescued baby black vulture and a juvenile red shoulder hawk. He rescued them from people who almost made "pets" of them. 

He is a very healthy juvenile, think it's a he, and has enough of a wild edge that he should be an easy release.

The Owls

Here some updated pictures of the juvy Great Horned Owls, their horns are still fuzzy bumps on their heads. These 3 thought they wanted to be Jeopardy Contestants. I gave the 3 of them all day to spell "IQ". They finally decided to just make faces at the camera.

Guess you notice there only 3 of the 4 pictured. The fourth is in a fight for his leg and his life. He has been bitten by a recluse spider, our best guess, and has some serious issues. The following picture is of his 2 days after the bite. 

You can see the bite site on the side of his foot. The foot is currently coated with a special formula and wrapped to maintain moisture. Am hopeful about his prognosis but it is going to be a long haul. This is the first time in 25 years I have seen envenomation in a rehabbing raptor.