Early Saturday morning no sight or sound of Bazas, but late in morning and here's junior in bigger trouble. Bird's travelled 200 metres west from nest island, and become grounded in long grass in an area swarming with green ants. What to do? Nature can be too cruel. Toss plastic parka over bird. Pick all the (now getting angry) ants off.
No sign of parent birds, so put junior up into the small tree from evening before. Today, juvenile Baza calls coming from deep within trees in flooded section of the wetlands. It's up to the parents now.
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Good on you, Tony. Hope the parents manage to catch up with their wandering offspring.
ReplyDeleteSometimes you have to intervene - I like what you did! Hope you young one survives and thrives.
ReplyDeleteHi Tony, in the second picture, does the Baza have a nicitating membrane or has it's eyeball rolled in some strange way?
ReplyDeleteThe first and third pictures are fabulous by the way.
Martin
G'day Tony,
ReplyDeleteGreat story. Hope it survives - keep us posted.
Seasonal felicitations,
Gouldiae.
Gidday all: Distant glimpse of parent Baza today. No sound of juveniles. Hope all's well. Yep, Martin, handy having membrane protection for eye.
ReplyDeleteNice images Tony. Just wondering if maybe taking this bird to a WIRES carer might have increased the odds somewhat in the bird surviving?
ReplyDeleteHi Mark: Not a believer in much intervention. And often not easy finding carers.
ReplyDeleteLooks like it hurts.
ReplyDeleteBravo on helping this bird.
Hi Tony
ReplyDeleteYou did well.
WIRES intervention not appropriate, for it would have involved removing the chick from its parents.
There is also the "live and let die" aspect of Nature. Not all chicks can survive.
Regards
Denis
What a beautiful bird - I'm glad you helped.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots of the Pacific Baza Tony! I think you did exactly the right thing. The bird was unharmed and you returned it to the place found. It is up to the parents now.
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