Friday, December 16, 2011 6:15:15 AM
Nearly Extinct Bird Blown Out of Nest During Storm: Rescuers Lend a Hand
by Laura Simpson .. December 15, 2011 .. 11:00 pm .. 7 comments
Written by the Saint Francis of Assisi Foundation of Zarzal, Colombia
During a windstorm, a very rare Coclí pigeon .. http://www.care2.com/causes/the-guerrilla-pigeon-feeders-of-paris.html .. fell out of his nest perched at the top of a tall palm tree. We made him comfortable in a special cage, and because his beak was slightly injured, we hand-fed him carefully with small worms for the next week.
When he was able to eat on his own, we at the Foundation made contact with the firemen who came with their very long ladders and were able to put him right back up in his nest, where his parents and sibling were anxiously awaiting his return.
We were very pleased to have been able to do this successfully, because this bird which is indigenous to our area has been
hunted almost to extinction — in fact, it has already been placed on the extinct list. To our knowledge, in the last seven
years only 38 baby birds have been born and we are hoping that they will re-populate other rural areas as well as ours.
More photos of the rescued Coclí pigeon. .. http://animalrescuechase.com/rescue_showcase/story.php?id=610
http://www.care2.com/causes/nearly-extinct-bird-blown-out-of-nest-during-storm-rescuers-lend-a-hand.html
WOW! .. Some creationists must see this animal (from yours) as a gap
seeking curve-ball .. one to another, "Sandy Koufax, anyone?" .. LOL!
The world's earliest known evidence for animals may be these 570-million-year-old fossils from China.
Shuhai Xiao
by Laura Simpson .. December 15, 2011 .. 11:00 pm .. 7 comments
Written by the Saint Francis of Assisi Foundation of Zarzal, Colombia
During a windstorm, a very rare Coclí pigeon .. http://www.care2.com/causes/the-guerrilla-pigeon-feeders-of-paris.html .. fell out of his nest perched at the top of a tall palm tree. We made him comfortable in a special cage, and because his beak was slightly injured, we hand-fed him carefully with small worms for the next week.
When he was able to eat on his own, we at the Foundation made contact with the firemen who came with their very long ladders and were able to put him right back up in his nest, where his parents and sibling were anxiously awaiting his return.
We were very pleased to have been able to do this successfully, because this bird which is indigenous to our area has been
hunted almost to extinction — in fact, it has already been placed on the extinct list. To our knowledge, in the last seven
years only 38 baby birds have been born and we are hoping that they will re-populate other rural areas as well as ours.
More photos of the rescued Coclí pigeon. .. http://animalrescuechase.com/rescue_showcase/story.php?id=610
http://www.care2.com/causes/nearly-extinct-bird-blown-out-of-nest-during-storm-rescuers-lend-a-hand.html
WOW! .. Some creationists must see this animal (from yours) as a gap
seeking curve-ball .. one to another, "Sandy Koufax, anyone?" .. LOL!
The world's earliest known evidence for animals may be these 570-million-year-old fossils from China.
Shuhai Xiao
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