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Kinderchick:
Ha!!! What a story! Certainly felt sorry for the hawk. Still, couldn't help but chuckle when I saw the photo and read the story. Poor thing. Glad that he was okay, when all was said and done. ;)
The Peregrine Chick:
Fat Hawk Down
13 Jan 2013, The Daily Mail (UK)
Bird of prey left sprawled on its back after it ate a coot and was unable to take off again
We all know that feeling - a large lunch leaves us sprawled out on the sofa. Similarly, this juvenile red-tailed hawk was rendered immobile after scoffing down another bird. Photographer Steve Shinn managed to snap the stricken bird of prey on its back after a meal of a coot near a nature preserve in Long Beach, California.
'I shot this just after a big holiday meal and think I could feel this bird's pain,' he explained. 'I found this bird in a very unhawklike position looking very distressed. It had attacked a Coot near the stream and chewed away on it for about a half hour before it waddled about 50 feet and fell flat on his keister.'
'It seemed to be breathing well so I called some folks who work for South Bay Wildlife Recovery, a wonderful organisation that mainly works with raptors and other animals. They had one their members on the way in minutes so I opted to not to disturb the bird by getting it upright as being on its back is not a good position as it can interfere with breathing.'
'The stuffed critter was collected and taken in for some rest and recovery. A day later it was sitting on a perch and seemed none the worse for the gluttonous rampage. They plan to return it to the same area as soon as recovery is complete.'
You have to check out all the photos: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2261735/Fat-hawk-Bird-prey-left-sprawled-ate-coot-unable-again.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
The Peregrine Chick:
Stumbled across this rehab and release story today ... just to prove that sometimes things got all to heck due to Murphy's Law ...
Raptor release turns into rescue
Sarnia Observer - 21 June 2012
It had already been a harrowing year for a female red-tailed hawk that was set to be released Thursday.
She was seriously hurt last fall when she collided with a tractor trailer windshield on Highway 402. She dodged a trip to the taxidermist and ended up at the Bluewater Centre for Raptor Rehabilitation. After months of recovery, she was all set to be released at the Wawanosh Wetlands Conservation Area.
But things didnt go quite as planned for the hawk.
Find out what went wrong at Raptor release turns into rescue - you'll want to follow the link, there is a great video of the rescue!!
The Peregrine Chick:
Alert after rare bird found poisoned
One of the country’s rarest birds of prey has been found poisoned at a North Yorklshire beauty spot. The stricken red kite was found by a dog-walker as he exercised his pet in woodland at Cawthorn Roman Camps, north of Pickering. The creature was examined by a vet and is currently being cared for at the Ryedale Wildlife Rehabilitation centre at Malton.
The species has been the subject of the longest continuous conservation project in the world, and in the 1980s was one of only three globally-threatened species in the UK. In 1989 a reintroduction programme began with a total of 93 birds being released at sites throughout Scotland and England, with the last birds being released in 1994. The first successful breeding was recorded in 1992 and in 1994 the birds raised in the wild had young themselves.
However they still face the threat of illegal poisoning - and North Yorkshire has the highest number of reports of raptor persecution in the country. PC Stewart Ashton said "Despite it being illegal to harm birds of prey, we have intelligence that people are still actively killing them in areas of Ryedale and adjacent districts. Some areas of land are particularly dangerous for these birds and I would urge anyone with any information regarding their persecution, to contact North Yorkshire Police on telephone number 101.” He added: “If anyone wishes to remain anonymous then that isn’t a problem, but we really need the community to work with the Police in trying to stamp out the illegal shooting, trapping and poisoning of these wonderful birds."
Dog-walkers have also been warned to look out for dead animals that may have been laced with poison as the poison used in these cases can often be dangerous to both humans and pet animals. "If we receive evidence that someone is killing birds of prey, they will be arrested," said PC Ashton.
Link to story: The Advertiser - Alert after rare bird found poisoned
Ellie:
Wonderful news. Great to know there are others out there who are clued in to wildlife that need help and know what to do when they find them. :)
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