Big Bird Down

Diggin It · Mar 4, 2021

Out walking this morning and I notice a fairly good sized owl scampering around on the ground. Didn't take long to figure out the right wing was very badly injured.

Made a few phone calls and got some rescue people to come catch it and take it to a rehabber. I don't expect them to be able to save it, but it's better than leaving it to suffer for several days.

fidowanttobe · Mar 4, 2021

BIG BIRD TOO??? First Dr. Seuss and now Big Bird??

Very honorable of you Diggin'.

Industrial Toys · Mar 4, 2021

I THANK YOU sincerely from my heart. (I think I may have one)

jaxs · Mar 4, 2021

Oh no! Not Big Bird! I hope Bluey isn't next on the chopping block. I watch him every morning with my 3 yo Granddaughter.

Alien · Mar 4, 2021

Several years ago I found a Galah on the road that had been hit by a car. He was fairly young. I managed to catch him and after a bite or two, sat him on the floor of my car and took him home. His wing wasn't too bad and no bad damage so I put him in our aviary to let him recover. Well after a couple of days that bird fell in love with me so we still have him. He is a real character and now lives in a cage in our lounge-room with our cockatoo. He is a very affectionate bird but couldn't be released as he can't fly very far. He has been outside flying a couple of times but won't go away. He talks and laughs when you play with him. In fact he talks better than the cockatoo. He loves nothing better than sitting on your lap cuddling in. I had planned to take him back where I found him and release him when he got better but other Galahs would probably kill him now.
He is a much loved member of our family now. I call him Rocky as I found him at Rockmount. He knows his name and responds when you talk to him. I think he was meant to find us.

Alien · Mar 4, 2021

Another time I was driving home on the highway from Brisbane and found a huge eagle that had a broken wing obviously from a vehicle strike. I took off my jacket and covered him and put him in my work vehicle and took him to a vet. Gave them co-ordinates of where I found him and they said if he healed he would be released in the same spot. Man that eagle was huge.

Industrial Toys · Mar 4, 2021

Trying to get wild animals help around here is virtually impossible. Thanks to our WORTHLESS government!

You are not allowed to help a wild animal.
A vet isn't allowed to help a wild animal.
and sanctuaries are few and far away, if they even answer their phone.

jaxs · Mar 4, 2021

It could be said Texas has tree huggers running the wildlife department. On a televised episode of Lone Star Law a game warden rescued a wild hog that had injured himself in a trap and took him to a place for rehab. Because of that silly Hollywood stunt, I haven't watched another episode since.

MoKelly · Mar 4, 2021

Diggin It said:
Out walking this morning and I notice a fairly good sized owl scampering around on the ground. Didn't take long to figure out the right wing was very badly injured.

Made a few phone calls and got some rescue people to come catch it and take it to a rehabber. I don't expect them to be able to save it, but it's better than leaving it to suffer for several days.

Nice. Reminds me I wouldn’t know who to call if I encountered to same situation. Need to find that number.

MoKelly

Rustyiron · Mar 4, 2021

Alien said:
Several years ago I found a Galah on the road that had been hit by a car.

I wonder how many OTHER people are searching the web now to find out what the heck a Galah is?

Good on you!

sd455dan · Mar 4, 2021

Read the post title and thought it was a reference to SpaceX's SN 10's flight yesterday.

great flight
stuck the landing

and a few minutes later Boom

Galah- will have to look that up

Alien · Mar 4, 2021

LOL sorry about that. One should never assume. Yep, it's a parrot.
A galah could also be a bloke that acts like an idiot here in Oz.

Here is Rocky.

Rustyiron · Mar 4, 2021

Cool looking bird. I did a search, YouTube came up. Looks like a popular pet.

Wakey · Mar 4, 2021

When my father was visiting my former property the first time we had an large injured hawk on the ground. I called our local vet and they had a rescue group call us within the hour. We already put a cardboard box on it and they came by to get the bird within a couple hours. They can help many of the birds.

the old grind · Mar 4, 2021

We've had local dogs* and a hawk wander into coyote sets. Throwing a coat over their head to release them was easier with the bird than with the dogs.

*BS-Tim showed up and demanded "who is going to pay my dog's vet bill?" I suggested he contact whomever let it out to run across the road, but gave him $75 just to get him off my porch.

Wagtail · Mar 4, 2021

About 20 years ago whilst posted to a Sydney Navy base (HMAS WATERHEN) I noticed a couple of ravens pestering something. It turned out to be a Tawney Frogmouth. I called over an Able Seaman to guard it while I gathered a towel to collect/wrap it & a box, then called Taronga Zoo who said to bring it on over; which we did.
Turned out that it was severely dehydrated due to drought conditions. They asked if I would agree to release it if it survived, which I did.
A few weeks later the Zoo's vehicle (zebra paint job

) delivers the bird, in a box. People asked what was going on and I said that I'd joined the Zoo's 'Bird-of-the-Month Club'.
I had to wait until dusk to release it... what a wonderful feeling to watch it fly off.

3Ts · Mar 4, 2021

jaxs said:
It could be said Texas has tree huggers running the wildlife department. On a televised episode of Lone Star Law a game warden rescued a wild hog that had injured himself in a trap and took him to a place for rehab. Because of that silly Hollywood stunt, I haven't watched another episode since.

That was an episode that should not have been aired. The hogs do so much damage to the ag areas, the Texas ag people have programs on how to trap hogs to help reduce their damage to agricultural areas. In addition to information on how to control/reduce/eliminate hogs, the state wants to put out a general poison for hogs, but there's been so much push back from farmers, ranchers, and hunters that they've not done that. (as far as I know)

The hog meat cannot be sold in the US, but I've been told that they are slaughtered and sold in the overseas Asian market.

sd455dan · Mar 4, 2021

Alien said:
LOL sorry about that. One should never assume. Yep, it's a parrot.
A galah could also be a bloke that acts like an idiot here in Oz.

Here is Rocky.
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Oh a parrot , that's a coincidence.
We have a ~50 year old Double Yellow crested Parrot.

I just never heard Galah in reference to them before, going to call our Bird by that name once and a while and see if he responds.

Jstpssng · Mar 5, 2021

the old grind said:
We've had local dogs* and a hawk wander into coyote sets. Throwing a coat over their head to release them was easier with the bird than with the dogs.

*BS-Tim showed up and demanded "who is going to pay my dog's vet bill?" I suggested he contact whomever let it out to run across the road, but gave him $75 just to get him off my porch.

My last dog got into a fox set out in back of my property. It was my fault as I knew that it was trapping season but I was occupied with something else and she wandered off. I tried the coat trick but she wanted no part of that... just get this GD thing off my foot and stop trying to play games.