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

5/17/2014

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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. 

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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

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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. 

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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. 
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