Dawn, It Takes Fish Oil Out Of Your Way
Thanks to Michele Hope for sending me this link for an update about the eagles that got stuck in some chum. I must say, Dawn is getting some mighty fine publicity according to this quote from the article:
"Cleaning the eagles requires scrubbing them off with unscented Dawn dish detergent to remove the fish oil and slime that soaked their feathers, then rinsing them in a wood-framed structure covered in plastic to keep things hot and humid."
Another interesting note about this case, all the eagles involved in the incident and recovering Bird TLC are male. I'm not sure what about that means. Be sure to check out this slide show of eagles getting a scrub down.
"Cleaning the eagles requires scrubbing them off with unscented Dawn dish detergent to remove the fish oil and slime that soaked their feathers, then rinsing them in a wood-framed structure covered in plastic to keep things hot and humid."
Another interesting note about this case, all the eagles involved in the incident and recovering Bird TLC are male. I'm not sure what about that means. Be sure to check out this slide show of eagles getting a scrub down.
Labels: raptors
posted by birdchick at 11:00 PM
4 Comments:
Thanks for the slide show! Very cool to see the birds; hear them & get the commentary by the caring folks there. Awesome!
Of course, the temptation would be to say that the female eagles were too smart to get anywhere near the fish scum but it would be a sexist remark so I won't say it.
Seriously, what are the hunting patterns for eagles males and female? Would everyone fend for themselves or would the burden of hunting be on one of them (thinking male while the female is nesting which is completely out of season here)?
I know it's silly, but I only by Dawn b/c I think they donate it for such causes as this. I just wish I could find unscented Dawn at the grocery store!
I'm fairly sure that young male bald eagles gather in groups outside of the breeding season, so I'm guessing it was one of these groups that came across this truck. Glad to hear they're doing okay...hopefully they're back in the wild soon.
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