Bad Fishing and other birds

By admin | June 24, 2009

Submitted by Bird TLC Blog

 

Young guys seem to get in the most trouble, no matter what species they might be. Because of the population of eagles in Alaska, we get to see quite a few.

This guy was sent to us by Liz of U.S.F.& W. in the Kenai NWR. He some how got tangled in tossed fishing gear. What we figure is that he got this treble hook caught under his wing. He reached down with his beak to pull it off. In doing so he got the hook right through his tongue. He had to be down for a few days.

He’s not feeling good now, but he has to be feeling a lot better than before. He gets to have Bird TLC hospitality until he gets back into shape.

The raven was sent to us from Nome. U.S.F. & W. shipped this raven down who wasn’t flying on its own. He has some major leg and foot issues. Dr. Riddle has fixed him up with his version of Nike’s for now. This is a young raven, probably this years bird. He’s very talkative.

Meet Gus. He’s an education bird that came to TLC in 1991 with a broken wing. They figure he was about 2 at the time. It was determined that he wasn’t releasable. He has gone through 3 caretakers and several presenters during that time. Now it’s my turn to try to present him. Gus and I are in training together with Lisa as my mentor. We’ll keep you updated.

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