Date: 4/18/24 7:28 am From: Maeve Kim <maevekim7...> Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] injured heron?
There was enough beak left to do some real damage. I’d estimate that it was missing an inch or so from the bottom mandible and less from the top.
Maeve Kim, Jericho Center
> On Apr 18, 2024, at 9:11 AM, Dory Rice <doryvrice...> wrote:
>
> Isn't this heron missing a good part of his beak? Wouldn't that make a
> difference when trying to catch it?
>
> Dory Rice, Barnard
>
> On Thu, 18 Apr 2024 at 07:10, Maeve Kim <maevekim7...> wrote:
>
>> I’ve heard that same story about a loon. Either way, you’re right,
>> Evergreen - Birds with huge strong bills have to handled with extreme
>> caution. I’m always in awe of what wildlife rehabilitators do!
>> Maeve Kim, Jericho Center
>>
>>> On Apr 17, 2024, at 6:54 PM, Evergreen Erb <evergreenerb...>
>> wrote:
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>>> I once heard from what I thought was a reliable source, but can't
>> confirm that as it was a long time ago, about a ornithologist handling a
>> GBH and it reared back and put it's beak through his skull. I don't know
>> if this is a true story, but I imagine it could happen, so great care needs
>> to be taken handling these large birds with very long, sharp beaks.
>> Evergreen
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vermont Birds <VTBIRD...> On Behalf Of Ron Payne
>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 3:17 PM
>>> To: <VTBIRD...>
>>> Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] injured heron?
>>>
>>> I once pointed someone who was trying to get aid to an injured Great
>> Blue Heron to rehabbers and heard back to them after, and apparently the
>> consensus is that they are too dangerous to handle.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ron Payne
>>> Middlebury, VT
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, 16 Apr 2024 18:47:27 -0400, Maeve Kim <maevekim7...>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I spent several hours Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at Brilyea and other
>> nearby birding hotspots. (Bernie gave me two nights in a b-and-b, and three
>> days solo birding, for my birthday!) On Sunday, I noticed a Great Blue
>> Heron standing completely still, with its bill open. Herons standing still
>> aren’t unusual, but this bird didn’t move for the whole twenty minutes I
>> watched, and it wasn’t fishing. It was simply staring straight ahead, with
>> its bill open. Then I noticed that the bill looked shorter than usual, with
>> the lower mandible shorter than the top. The possible explanation I came up
>> with is that the bird had tangled with a snapping turtle and was in shock.
>> I checked back after a half hour and it was gone; if it had still been
>> there, I was going to contact a rehabilitator for suggestions. Has anyone
>> else noticed this bird? Can a bird regrow an injured beak?
>>> Maeve Kim, Jericho Center
>>>
>>
