Keep Calm and Carrion

A couple days ago, a new patient arrived at the clinic: a young golden eagle who had been caught in a leg hold trap. He was emaciated and dehydrated, and spent a few days in the ICU. The last g...

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First off I want to say thank you to those who commented sympathetically on the news of Kakaaki/Ravey’s transfer. We’re all really sad to see him go, but at his new home in Baltimore, he’...

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I just got confirmation that Kakaaki, or Ravey to most of the others, is being transferred to Maryland this month. I’ll miss him!

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The new juvenile bald eagle started to perk up after a few days receiving chelation therapy in the ICU, so he was moved into a small outdoor pen and given a water basin. He took several baths and...

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Barred owls are a bit unpredictable. Most of the ones I’ve seen have stayed stock-still and silent when they see us, but this guy fluffed up and started hooting as soon as I walked in the door....

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Belated happy holidays from me and this blog’s namesake! Pumpkins and gourds are wonderful enrichment for birds like ravens, as they provide a nutritious snack AND facilitate every bird’s fav...

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I went in briefly today to meet with Katie, and discovered that we have a new juvenile bald eagle, admitted yesterday. We’re not exactly sure what’s wrong with him, but he won’t fly and isn...

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Here’s a collection of some of the interesting birds we’ve seen over the past two months. This is an Eastern whip-poor-will, a common member of the nightjar family. You don’t see these gu...

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At the start of the summer, this black vulture, Maverick would hiss and sometimes even puke at me. He’s calmed down a lot since then, with Katie F working with him every day, and he gets pretty...

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This gorgeous little red-phase screech owl has been with us for a few weeks. She won’t be releasable, because she’s blind in one eye - can you guess which one?

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Dr. F shared this video on Facebook the other day of him releasing a common loon. It came in while I was busy with exams, so I didn’t get to see it. So jealous! They’re really cool birds, and...

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I’m extremely busy trying to finish up this semester, but here’s a video from back in the summer of Baby Crow playing with my shoes and babbling a bit. He was always much more gentle about it...

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Yes, she did, several months ago. c: Thanks for your concern!

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Baby Crow being petted after he’d played in his water dish. You can see a bit of the mess he makes.

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By far the hardest goodbye of the summer, and deserving his own post, was Baby Crow. For a while it looked like we might keep him. Hopelessly imprinted, he wouldn’t even attempt to fly, and wou...

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Summer’s wound to an end, and so has my internship, but I’m still spending a lot of time at ACCA doing exactly what I’ve been doing. All that’s changed is that now I’m not having to cou...

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dangerscissor : > acongressofravens > :  >  >>  dangerscissor : >>   >>   >>>   @fawnestly here u go, not the best video but she’s v handsome >>>   so matter wha...

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dangerscissor : > @fawnestly here u go, not the best video but she’s v handsome so > matter what so I love how gentle she is about nibbling your socks! Kakaaki tries to strai...

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nambroth : > Above: Cinereous Vulture >  > portrait, done in Corel Painter. Who could hate that face? They are > declining/Near Threatened. >  > MY WONDERFUL PEOPLE OF T...

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dat-soldier : > shadowmaat :  >  >>  enrique262 :  >>   >>>   The disastrous Australian Emu War. >>   >>  Someone turned it into a comic. YES. >  > never forget t...

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