[NatureNS] very sad, that mourning dove

Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:43:49 -0400
From: Helene Van Doninck <hvandoninck@eastlink.ca>
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Hi Marg, if you can catch it, I would be happy to take it and see if
anything can be done for it. Sounds like his beak may be avulsed away from
the face and depending on how far back the injury happened...sometimes it
will regrow but he would need to be hand fed until then. I am located in
Truro, am a veterinarian, and run a wildlife rehab centre out of my home.
You may need to wait till he is weak enough it catch him if he can still
fly. I often throw a towel over weakened birds to catch them. Feel free to
call me at 893-0253

Helene Van Doninck

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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]On Behalf Of Margaret E.Millard
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 12:42 PM
To: naturens
Subject: [NatureNS] very sad, that mourning dove


The mourning dove that had the large "growth" coming from the side of the
face alongside a damaged or deformed beak has gotten much worse. I am pretty
sure I am talking about the same bird. The bird was here nearly constantly.
Yesterday when I saw it it was bleeding heavily and the beak looked like it
was actually coming away from the face. It was going around in circles
trying to feed but couldn't because the beak would move sideways.  I tried
to get close to it thinking I could maybe put it out of its misery, but I
couldn't. It still flies well.
I put out a variety of food, different sizes and it desperately tried to
feed but no go. I think it must have been a window strike, a slow
haemorrhage and a rupture.  Suddenly after nearly none for some time, we are
getting some pretty hard window strikes. Even with the curtains closed. I
have the highlighter grid on the window, have let it get dirty and put
things in it and thought it was working but the light will have changed as
the sun moves. Strangely, to me, it seems they always hit the same general
area of the window no matter the season.  Strikes are by mainly mourning
doves.
Marg, in Queens

http://margmillard.ca

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