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A GARDEN FIND

mousiegirl — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 15:42:28 GMT

Here is a picture of what I found in my garden in a large, deep empty flower pot yesterday, a long eared owlet. The Wildlife Rescue came and took it, hopefully it will survive, but did not look as good as it did upon discoverey, very hot day.

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KingstonsMom — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 15:46:38 GMT

Awww....hoping and praying the little guy makes it!

Kudos to you for calling the Wildlife Rescue to try and save it!

If you hear how he does, please let us know!

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catter70 — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 15:54:51 GMT

Sure hope he's okay. Will they let you know?

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Icegoddess — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:02:02 GMT

Poor baby. Hope they can help it.

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godi — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:03:37 GMT

Oh my! The poor thing. Boy I wouldn't begin to know how to handle this situation.

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mousiegirl — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:13:27 GMT

@KingstonsMom wrote:
Awww....hoping and praying the little guy makes it!

Kudos to you for calling the Wildlife Rescue to try and save it!

If you hear how he does, please let us know!

@KingstonsMom I never heard anything about the first two owlets I rescued years ago, so don't expect to this time, maybe better that I don't.

@KingstonsMom I have to edit to say that the first two were taken to my then Vet as one was injured, so I did learn through my Vet that they both survived.

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mousiegirl — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:07:59 GMT

@catter70 wrote:
Sure hope he's okay. Will they let you know?

@catter70 No, never let me know about the first two I rescued years ago, but it just so happened that the injured owlet from years ago, sibling to the first one, found a week apart, was taken to my then Vet, so I did learn that they both survived, but they were in better condition than this poor little owlet.

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KingstonsMom — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:13:08 GMT

@mousiegirl

I understand....sometimes it's better not to know and just hope for the best.

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mousiegirl — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:15:30 GMT

@KingstonsMom wrote:
Awww....hoping and praying the little guy makes it!

Kudos to you for calling the Wildlife Rescue to try and save it!

If you hear how he does, please let us know!

@KingstonsMom I have rescued many birds and baby squirrels through the years, not to mention cats, dogs, and bunnies should write a book, lol.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:19:42 GMT

What fantastic camouflage the little guy has. Looks like a knott on a tree trunk. Hope he makes it.

Were having reports of people here finding dehydrated birds all over the place. It is extremely hot, 102°, today and dry. I'm keeping my birdbaths filled.

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KingstonsMom — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:21:05 GMT

@mousiegirl

You sound like us, meet Rocky:

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mousiegirl — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:23:55 GMT

@KingstonsMom wrote:
@mousiegirl

You sound like us, meet Rocky:

@KingstonsMom Is Rocky a permanent member of the family now? How did Rocky come to be?

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KingstonsMom — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:32:58 GMT

@mousiegirl

'He came to be' by after a storm, DH was picking up tree debris in the yard and Rocky came running over, climbed up his pants leg to this shoulder.

DH looked for others but found none.

After Rocky rode around the yard for awhile on DH's shoulder, he took him over to a tree by our enclosed deck and he scrambled up.

He started a nest pretty soon.

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mousiegirl — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:29:04 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
What fantastic camouflage the little guy has. Looks like a knott on a tree trunk. Hope he makes it.

Were having reports of people here finding dehydrated birds all over the place. It is extremely hot, 102°, today and dry. I'm keeping my birdbaths filled.

@Kachina624 I told the guy that the owlet was probably dehydrated, and worry that by the time it received medical attention it would be too late.

Given we will be in the 90's through September, at least, much watering ahead, and I am trying to save my enormous Redwoods that were very stressed last year, some tops dying, so will be hosing and watering them for months tocome.

I have birdbaths all over, but the creek across the road is stone dry, I imagine, since we are in a draught, AGAIN, so critters will be looking for water, actually had a coyote in my garden a few eyars ago, discovered part of my chain link fence was bent way over, so he and deer were getting in.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:45:59 GMT

@mousiegirl Where do you live? For some reason I thought it was Florida but doesn't sound like it.

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mousiegirl — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:48:52 GMT

@KingstonsMom wrote:
@mousiegirl

Yes ma'am!

He lives in the tree next to our deck, fat & sassy!

@KingstonsMom LOL, I bet! I don't see as many squirrels as I used to.

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mousiegirl — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:50:02 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@mousiegirl Where do you live? For some reason I thought it was Florida but doesn't sound like it.

@Kachina624 No way Florida, too many reptiles for me! I live in No. California.

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KingstonsMom — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 17:01:26 GMT

@mousiegirl

Yep, northern CA where the redwoods be!

I used to live in CA (LA area) but truly enjoyed our visits to northern CA, gorgeous country!

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mousiegirl — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 17:07:12 GMT

@KingstonsMom wrote:
@mousiegirl

Yep, northern CA where the redwoods be!

I used to live in CA (LA area) but truly enjoyed our visits to northern CA, gorgeous country!

@KingstonsMom I am not that far North, more in the middle, but we have taken many road trips throughout my life to the Giant Redwood Parks up North, and hiked through them, beautiful indeed. There weren't any redwoods on this property, but we planted tons, but now realize they prefer cooler weather, so refresh them with hosing and watering at the drip lines, trying to save them through another draught which we are now in.

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mousiegirl — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 17:56:59 GMT

@KingstonsMom At my previous house, I rescued baby squirrels and many birds. Once, in the dark, I sat near a shrub where a baby squirrel was to keep the huge stray cat nearby from getting to it, had been chasing it and I just happened to see it so ran outside. The guy who came wasn't pleasant, lecturing me about having the cat outside and I told him it was a stray and feral to boot, and that I had been feeding it, but didn't intend to feed it a baby squirrel.

It took me two years, and the cat came to be one of the group of my rescues, sleeping on the bed at night.