Holy monkeys, guys!!!

carrie721 · #1 06-29-2006, 08:01 PM

So. I was driving home from Barnes & Noble today (I bought Steel Magnolias, the new Mark Knopfler & Emmylou album, and Trio (y'know, Dolly, Emmylou, Linda), for anyone who's interested), and after I got off the freeway, I saw this thing just sitting in the middle of the road, and I had no idea what it was. I pulled off the road a little ways up and walked back, and it was an injured bird! At first I thought it had been decapitated (

) since it had blood on the top of its head, but then I realized it was just scared ****less and hurt. I picked it up and walked back to my car and figured out that it's a young turkey vulture. It's about the size of a pigeon and UGLY! I called a wildlife rehabilitator whose number I got from my vet, but she's not answering and has no voicemail, apparently. Sooooo ... it looks as if I have a pet vulture for the night!! I'll have pics up in a min.

carrie721 · #2 06-29-2006, 09:05 PM

Some pics:

David · #3 06-29-2006, 09:08 PM

Wow, Carrie! That's amazing! You have your own turkey vulture! Good luck with it.

JazmenFlowers · #4 06-29-2006, 09:08 PM

omg. I hate to see an animal in pain.

bless your heart.

carrie721 · #5 06-29-2006, 09:20 PM

Thanks, guys.

I'll keep y'all updated on the goings-on. The Turkey Vulture Society has some more numbers for wildlife rehabilitators in my area, so I'll be calling around tomorrow before I have to go to work.

JazmenFlowers · #6 06-29-2006, 09:34 PM

so...I'm confused. is it a turkey or a vulture?

carrie721 · #7 06-29-2006, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

so...I'm confused. is it a turkey or a vulture?

A turkey vulture is a kind of vulture, but I think this one's a black vulture, judging from the shape of its beak.

MacMan · #8 06-29-2006, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

omg. I hate to see an animal in pain.

bless your heart.

THAT. Is a cool photo Jazmen.. Your sig!!

Livia · #9 06-29-2006, 11:50 PM

Aaaaw, the poor little baby...bless you for taking care of it!

The turkey vultures here are HUGE. They've got waddles, I think that's where they get the name from.

carrie721 · #10 06-29-2006, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Livia

Aaaaw, the poor little baby...bless you for taking care of it!

The turkey vultures here are HUGE. They've got waddles, I think that's where they get the name from.

Yeah, they're huge here, too. He's very young - you can see he still has some of his down feathers, esp. around his neck.

sparky · #11 06-30-2006, 12:34 AM

You rock for rescuing a bird. I am a friend of all birds and anyone who helps birds is tops on my list.

carrie721 · #12 06-30-2006, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by sparky

You rock for rescuing a bird. I am a friend of all birds and anyone who helps birds is tops on my list.

Thanks.

I just went and checked on him, and he's been eating & drinking, so hopefully he's on his way to recovery!

ragandbone · #13 06-30-2006, 01:09 AM

That was very sweet and kind of you! I am surprised he let you pick him up. I hope he recovers. I saved a pigeon once (and I am not really a pigeon lover) but that was because he flew in my house, and my cat injured him.

sparky · #14 06-30-2006, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by carrie721

Thanks.

I just went and checked on him, and he's been eating & drinking, so hopefully he's on his way to recovery!

If he is eating and drinking that is great. Birds also respond very well to heat, so if you have a heating pad or some kind of heat lamp kind of thing that can really help.

JazmenFlowers · #15 06-30-2006, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by MacMan

THAT. Is a cool photo Jazmen.. Your sig!!

thanks!!!