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Sekhmets Daughter

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4. We had a young pelican
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 03:05 PM
Feb 2013

fly into our clerestory window and injure itself too severely too fly. No one would come for it and we called everyone...for days. It wouldn't eat, we tried fish and an assortment of other things, to no avail. It was perched on a narrow ledge outside of the window and right above the pool screen. We worried that if it didn't recover it would fall through the pool screen and into the pool...not good. After 5 days it wobbled its way to the end of the ledge away from the pool and the hubby shot it. We were sick about it, but you could see it growing weaker with each passing day.

Hope the guy does finally arrive.

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call your: dept of local wildlife control, fish and game commission, city hall In_The_Wind Feb 2013 #1
that's the guy we've been waiting on all day Maine-ah Feb 2013 #3
Or look up your local wildlife rehabbers Mojorabbit Feb 2013 #2
We had a young pelican Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #4
sometimes an animal is too far gone... Maine-ah Feb 2013 #6
Awwww. Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #8
ugh Libertas1776 Feb 2013 #12
That sounds a bit weird. Open a can of tuna and the back door. That should deal with it. Gorp Feb 2013 #5
and we'll have all the neighborhood cats lol.... Maine-ah Feb 2013 #7
BTW... Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #9
he's down by the damper. Maine-ah Feb 2013 #10
They carry lice.... Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #14
from what I just read on the subject Maine-ah Feb 2013 #15
Excellent! Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #16
Cuddles in a towel might help. They like that. Gorp Feb 2013 #13
Yes - the local ones are like that csziggy Feb 2013 #11
self deleted RILib Feb 2013 #17
later, cap the chimney RILib Feb 2013 #18
I don't know. Never thought about it. But it makes sense. Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #19
Did you get him out yet? nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #20
What happened with the raccoon? Did it die? nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #21
He's not an uncontrollable animal officer Generic Brad Feb 2013 #22
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