Bunny Naughtiness and a Gull
I know Cinnamon has this rep as the conservative disapproving rabbit, but she is after all only a lagomorph and therefore not the brightest bulb on the tree. Case in point:
Sitting on the lid of a container of bird seed that she wants to open. It took a good ten minutes for her to finally give up. Sigh. On top of that, she keeps tripping all the "cruelty free" mouse traps around the apartment (I have to use those so a certain bunny butthead doesn't get caught in any of the other kinds: no poisons, no snap traps--bunny nose and ears are a big risk, no sticky traps--I've never cared for those anyway, not to mention I don't want to deal with a sticky disapproving rabbit).
I wonder if the mice are bribing her?
"I disapprove of my naughty behavior being displayed to all my fans on the internet!"
We had a ring-billed gull dropped off at The Raptor Center today. TRC doesn't generally take non raptors but the person who dropped the gull off thought that the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center was still right across the street from us. Someone at TRC took the gull over at the end of her clinic shift.
You will note in the above photo that there is a hook sticking out the side of the bill. Here is the lure that was attached to that hook:
That is my hand next to the lure for a size comparison. The gull has not eaten since it had this blocking its mouth. It looked like someone snipped off the lure and placed a can of cat food in the crate with the gull. Though well intentioned, it's never a good idea to feed an injured bird or animal. Number one, they may need surgery and the stomach should be empty and number two as in the case with the gull, it thrashed around so much it was now covered with cat food that will at some point have to be cleaned off its feathers.
Hopefully the gull will be okay and it has an excellent chance at the WRC.
Sitting on the lid of a container of bird seed that she wants to open. It took a good ten minutes for her to finally give up. Sigh. On top of that, she keeps tripping all the "cruelty free" mouse traps around the apartment (I have to use those so a certain bunny butthead doesn't get caught in any of the other kinds: no poisons, no snap traps--bunny nose and ears are a big risk, no sticky traps--I've never cared for those anyway, not to mention I don't want to deal with a sticky disapproving rabbit).I wonder if the mice are bribing her?
"I disapprove of my naughty behavior being displayed to all my fans on the internet!"
We had a ring-billed gull dropped off at The Raptor Center today. TRC doesn't generally take non raptors but the person who dropped the gull off thought that the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center was still right across the street from us. Someone at TRC took the gull over at the end of her clinic shift.You will note in the above photo that there is a hook sticking out the side of the bill. Here is the lure that was attached to that hook:
That is my hand next to the lure for a size comparison. The gull has not eaten since it had this blocking its mouth. It looked like someone snipped off the lure and placed a can of cat food in the crate with the gull. Though well intentioned, it's never a good idea to feed an injured bird or animal. Number one, they may need surgery and the stomach should be empty and number two as in the case with the gull, it thrashed around so much it was now covered with cat food that will at some point have to be cleaned off its feathers.Hopefully the gull will be okay and it has an excellent chance at the WRC.
posted by birdchick at 9:40 PM
9 Comments:
I just want to squeeze that cute little muzzle!
The antics performed by your rabbit made me smile but then I ended up feeling sad because of the poor gull. I sure hope the gull will be okay.
Like Birdchick’s Pavlov I am…
I was walking up Market Street in from the ferry building this morning when a large group of pigeons took flight. Rather than watching the birds (as I would have prior to reading the Chick), I found myself hunting for what was stalking them and a large shadow loomed overhead. At first I though it might be George or Gracie, but they have long since left their nest, and I know it was not a hawk. It was twice the size of a red-tail (I have a red-tail who nests outside of my bedroom, so I know what they look like).
Any ideas??
BTW I though it might be an Osprey - do they get that large?
Next rabbit I get I think I'm going to ditch my tradition of naming pets of food or flavorings and name it Phelony Jones--I love that name!
Sorry about the downer gull. It has a really good chance at the WRC, let's face it, those guys are troopers--they love to eat garbage, they can take a lot.
diva kitty's mom,
good for you for noticing the birds around you! Without knowing anything about the coloring or shape of the bird, it's hard for me to speculate.
If its twice the size of a red-tail then it would be an eagle. Eagles, especially those under five years of age can have various degrees of black/white/gray plumage.
If you are near a large body of water like a river or huge lake, osprey are a possibility but they are strict fish eaters. Many bird species learn to recognize it as a non threatening shape and don't react to osprey like they would other raptors.
I see that the blue nail varnish has returned. I know that you used that colour despite Cinnamon's feelings on the matter.
We're right by the ocean... but it could have been a Golden Eagle. There are quite a number of those zipping around.
PS - thanks, I just saw the reply!
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