photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
Patricia Fisher | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> First Osprey release tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

First Osprey release

On June 10,2010 we got 5 calls on this bird down in Weyauwega Wisconsin. The first one came from Scott Bleck. The second one from the Wega police, the third from WI DNR at Wautoma,the fourth from a concerned citizen walking her dog and the fifth from a county worker.

She was on the ground under the nest site. We took her to the local vet and he found a single shot in her left wing. The next day we took her to our vet in New London, Jim Ziegler at Wolf River Vet Clinc and took more x-rays. Dr. Jim determined the shot was old and that what brought her down was some sort of blunt trauma to the head.

She was unstable, tippy and not with it.



Photos by fisher ©
First day in a cage
First day in a cage		 Tim's Lighting Company, Inc
Tim's Lighting Company, Inc		 Osprey chicks
Osprey chicks		 Because they care
Because they care
Outside in a flight cage
Outside in a flight cage		 Slow starting
Slow starting		 Her food tray
Her food tray		 She was banded
She was banded
She is flying for about a week now .
She is flying for about a week now .		 Getting much better.
Getting much better.		 July 10, 2010
July 10, 2010		 July 11, 2010
July 11, 2010
This is it.
This is it.		 Dr. Jim and the osprey
Dr. Jim and the osprey		 A few quick photos for the newspaper and she is ready to roll.
A few quick photos for the newspaper and she is ready to roll.		 From the box
From the box
I know where I am
I know where I am		 As a rehabber we look for even wings in flight, she looks good.
As a rehabber we look for even wings in flight, she looks good.		 Don't look down
Don't look down		 Thanks guys.
Thanks guys.

comment | share
Pieter Bos29-Jul-2010 18:04
Interesting set of images
Type your message and click Add Comment
It is best to login or register first but you may post as a guest.
Enter an optional name and contact email address. Name
Name Email
help private comment
click on thumbnails for full image