Baby Hawk

[Genny]

Thanks for the pic, they are cute
Hector looks a lot like them in color, but he looks a little older than them to me. Hector's face has a LOT of brownish feathers--he still has some baby fluffy hairs, but only on the back of his head and under his stomach a little. My mom is going to call the place in B'ham again tomorrow. I hope they answer. The woman she talked to at 'Noccalula Falls' today said that the WildLife place in B'ham should be able to come and get him and she also said sometimes they release them back into the wild in the same place they were found (but she said that's not definite that they'll do that, she had just heard they do sometimes) so anyway that would be cool if they did.

Well I'm gonna go...it's about time to feed him...now I'm not sure what to feed him though....I guess we'll go with the mashed up, soft catfood tonight.

[Catherinedana]

Hi Genny,

Raw chopped meat is a good start, but he needs other things in order for his bones, eyes and feathers to develop properly. Mice (cut up, bones and all), chicken (raw and chopped up, baby chicks chopped up bones and all even better) and, depending on what kind of bird he is, even raw fish (osprey and eagles eat lots of fish). The best bet would be to get him to the rehab center - they will have what he needs. And like I said previously, with all the handling and attention he is getting, he may become too tame.

Also, at some point, he will become dangerous, if only for the fact that his talons (claws) can pierce your skin very easily. At the Sanctuary where I volunteer, hawks are handled with strong leather gloves. I have been grabbed by hawks and it's not a pleasant experience!!

The rehab will be able to tell you what kind of hawk he is. If you have a pic, I might be able to as well.

Keep us posted. . .but try to get him to the rehab as soon as possible.

Cathy

[Genny]

Hi Cathy,

I just got home from work and my mom isn't here right now, but when she comes home I'll ask about if she talked to anyone today and let you know. I would send pics but we dn't have a scanner anymore (our old one is in storage) so I can't......