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I was going to suggest that Dovekies have a lot of trouble taking off from dry land. However, your picture indicates that this one is in the water. If found on the land, the best thing to do is to place it in the water. Don Don MacNeill donmacneill@eastlink.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Librach & Sandra Znajda" <david.sandra@ns.sympatico.ca> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 3:15 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Injured Dovkie at Peggys Cove Hi all, I was out doing some photography this morning and came across an injured Dovkie. It was having quite a bit of difficulty flying and could only go a few feet before belly flopping along the rocks. It seemed quite agitated and for fear of distressing it, I made sure to keep my distance. I was hoping that it would improve but when I returned a couple of hours later, it was still there. It did manage to find some shelter but still had a lot of difficulty moving around. Luckily, it is far enough away from the main foot traffic area so hopefully tourists don't surround it and cause it further stress. If anyone out there knows of anyone who can help rescue it I would be willing to provide the details of where the Dovkie can be found. I realized that this is just a part of nature but humans cause a lot of harm to the other animals on this earth, it would be nice to help one of them out every now and then. I can be reached via email or at the phone# below. Unfortunately I had neither the tools nor the knowledge to do anything while I was there and I am back in Halifax now. Here is a link to the shot of the bird. Sorry for the quality, but I am not a wildlife photographer and it is heavily cropped as I did not want to get too close. http://dlphotography.smugmug.com/gallery/1476081/1/117141730/Large Cheers, Dave DL Photography www.Dlphotography.ca 902-877-1027
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