Artios
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A recent thread reminded me of some volunteer work I used to do. If you've got some sort of a wildlife rehab nearby, I can wholeheartedly recommend volunteering! It's incredibly fulfilling work, though not all of it is pleasant. I was volunteer coordinator at our local raptor rehab for a while, and usually got to be the one to take newly brought in birds to the vet since I live closest to them. I also got to head out on some exciting trips to go pick up birds that people had happened upon one way or another. I went in one day a week to feed and water birds, clean cages/flights, dispense medications and hospital care if needed, and generally kept an eye on everyone.
A lot of sweat and tears, and oh yeah some blood was spilled too. But my heart was always happy doing it. I've worked with wee babies, adults with issues, and everything in between. A special bird named Annie, I had a close relationship with. I'd often spend extra time there in her flight with her, just petting her and telling her how pretty she was. Just she and I, alone there deep in the woods. There's little that's as magical as running your fingers through a live hawk's feathers. <3 They're incredible animals.
For a while I did some documenting of some of the goings on, and I posted them weekly to a bird forum I was hanging out on at the time. Sadly, the forum went under so all of that is lost, but I do still have my videos and some pictures. If anyone would like to dig through and have a peek, my channel is here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/kachinabetta
(warning, it's not ALL raptors, there are a lot of other videos that can be skipped over)
Enjoy!
A lot of sweat and tears, and oh yeah some blood was spilled too. But my heart was always happy doing it. I've worked with wee babies, adults with issues, and everything in between. A special bird named Annie, I had a close relationship with. I'd often spend extra time there in her flight with her, just petting her and telling her how pretty she was. Just she and I, alone there deep in the woods. There's little that's as magical as running your fingers through a live hawk's feathers. <3 They're incredible animals.
For a while I did some documenting of some of the goings on, and I posted them weekly to a bird forum I was hanging out on at the time. Sadly, the forum went under so all of that is lost, but I do still have my videos and some pictures. If anyone would like to dig through and have a peek, my channel is here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/kachinabetta
(warning, it's not ALL raptors, there are a lot of other videos that can be skipped over)
Enjoy!