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lederhosen) wrote2006-01-16 07:22 pm
lederhosen) wrote2006-01-16 07:22 pm
Close encounter of the avian kind
Found & rescued one of these fellows (rainbow lorikeet) this afternoon:
It was on the ground just outside my work, and while I couldn't see any obvious injuries it wasn't able to fly more than a short distance at a time. It didn't want to be caught, and I wasn't well equipped to catch it without hurting it; eventually I had to chase it into a corner (yay for random modern architecture with previously-functionless sticking-out bits of metal) and get a couple of passing co-workers to bring me a box. Eventually managed to herd it into the box, not without a considerable effort and some very angry avian states, and then took it. I hope it'll be all right; it managed a burst of about 10 meters at one point while I was catching it, so it shouldn't be too badly injured. At any rate, it's got better odds at the vet than it would on the ground; that part of campus is home to quite a few feral cats, and one of them came out to start its evening prowl while I was catching the bird.
Incidentally, they're even prettier close-up :-)
It was on the ground just outside my work, and while I couldn't see any obvious injuries it wasn't able to fly more than a short distance at a time. It didn't want to be caught, and I wasn't well equipped to catch it without hurting it; eventually I had to chase it into a corner (yay for random modern architecture with previously-functionless sticking-out bits of metal) and get a couple of passing co-workers to bring me a box. Eventually managed to herd it into the box, not without a considerable effort and some very angry avian states, and then took it. I hope it'll be all right; it managed a burst of about 10 meters at one point while I was catching it, so it shouldn't be too badly injured. At any rate, it's got better odds at the vet than it would on the ground; that part of campus is home to quite a few feral cats, and one of them came out to start its evening prowl while I was catching the bird.
Incidentally, they're even prettier close-up :-)
Ahhh, the rainbow lorikeet.
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Good on you for helping out our flying friend.
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http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i6010id.html
Although that's not a very good picture...