Green Herons are beautiful creatures. Like most baby birds though, they are very vulnerable out of their nests. In August, we received our third nestling heron. These are neat birds to work with and, once they catch on to fishing, are no problems at all to raise. But, to coin a phrase, there’s the rub. Our August youngster threatened to literally eat us out of house and home - 60 to 70 small live fish a day! Fortunately you responded to our last urgent appeal and we were able to keep the fish coming. The heron was released late September.
It has been that kind of year. The joy of a beautiful bird. The reality of inadequate funds. Relief after the response of our kind supporters.
We are working hard to get our funding to a more secure level and are offering a variety of ways for people to help. All of them depend on you and your willingness to help us as you can: volunteering your time, using the eScrip card at Schnucks or shopping on line through OneCause; donating items from our wish list, attending our garage sale or Trivia Night/Silent Auction; bringing in a donation with the injured or orphaned bird; responding to our Newsletter and appeals.
We truly appreciate all of the support you have given this year. All at Wild Bird Rehabilitation wish you a happy and healthy New Year!
Green Herons are beautiful creatures. Like most baby birds though, they are very vulnerable out of their nests. In August, we received our third nestling heron. These are neat birds to work with and, once they catch on to fishing, are no problems at all to raise. But, to coin a phrase, there’s the rub. Our August youngster threatened to literally eat us out of house and home - 60 to 70 small live fish a day! Fortunately you responded to our last urgent appeal and we were able to keep the fish coming. The heron was released late September.
It has been that kind of year. The joy of a beautiful bird. The reality of inadequate funds. Relief after the response of our kind supporters.