Firstly, we got in my first baby pigeon. I have handled young dove nestlings in the past, but for the first time, I was faced with a young pigeon the size of a whole clutch of dove nestlings!
Aside from the fact that he is utterly handsome, he has also been a handful! He was brought into us because he was trapped in some oil or grease. Luckily, we were able to clean him up to make him the attractive guy he is in the photo!
We also took in a mourning dove that had just recently been placed in a flight cage. We rarely have problems with a bird once it gets to the playpen or flight cage phase of its recovery, however, it does happen on occasion.
Unfortunately for this bird, a nearby hawk spooked him, causing him to panic and fly into the bars of the cage. Other than some external trauma to his head and a small blow to his pride, he is doing well. For the time being, he is on antibiotics and pain medication to treat the injury on his noggin.
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