next message in archive
next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects
Index of Subjects --0016364eff062eb19b04989056c6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 HI Joan, I can attest to this 100 %....both as being a vet for wild and domestic birds. I could tell PILES of stories on this topic but I won't ramble on. Maybe fodder for my blog. This topic tends to bring out arguments on anthropomorphic issues...and tends to divide camps. I am a scientist..and a great admirer of birds..and believe wholly in special bonds between species. This fact makes it extremely difficult to do rehabilitation well..the constant struggle between wishing I could interact more with my patients..but knowing their chances for survival plummet if they are not afraid of people. I am happy to say I have never had a problem bird here that became imprinted or a problem on release. I have had imprinted birds sent to me that have been raised by others...and will not release those...they need to find permanent placement. Just my 2 cents Helene On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 1:36 PM, Joan Czapalay <joancz@ns.sympatico.ca>wrote: > One of the joys of holiday gifts are the new books which highlight > Christmas in our family. A favourite of mine this week has been Wesley the > Owl: the Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and his Girl by Stacy > O'Brien.(Toronto: Free Press, 2008). > The book is packed with factual information since Stacy is a scientist. > (e.g. Did you know that Barn Owls have a comb below the third talon on each > foot to groom the feathers on the top of their heads?). But the book also > started me thinking about animal communication "language", and the emotional > rapport between people and their pets. I know that when Rachel was aged 2 > (about 13 years ago) she had a rapport with our baby Starling "Chirpy", > which was special. Have others on line had special experiences with birds? I > am interested, but Is this appropriate to share on naturens? > -- Helene Van Doninck DVM Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre RR#1 Brookfield NS B0N1C0 902-893-0253 birdvet@hotmail.com www.cwrc.net 2011 Wildlife Calendars Now Available http://www.cwrc.net/images/2011_calendar/CWRC_2011_Calendar_lo_for_web.pdf Online order form : http://www.cwrc.net/2011_calendar.shtml --0016364eff062eb19b04989056c6 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable HI Joan, I can attest to this 100 %....both as being a vet for wild and dom= estic birds. I could tell PILES of stories on this topic but I won't ra= mble on. Maybe fodder for my blog. This topic tends to bring out arguments = on anthropomorphic issues...and tends to divide camps. I am a scientist..an= d a great admirer of birds..and believe wholly in special bonds between spe= cies. This fact makes it extremely difficult to do rehabilitation well..the= constant struggle between wishing I could interact more with my patients..= but knowing their chances for survival plummet if they are not afraid of pe= ople. I am happy to say I have never had a problem bird here that became im= printed or a problem on release. I have had imprinted birds sent to me that= have been raised by others...and will not release those...they need to fin= d permanent placement.=A0<div> <br></div><div>Just my 2 cents</div><div><br></div><div>Helene<br><br><div = class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 1:36 PM, Joan Czapalay <span = dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:joancz@ns.sympatico.ca">joancz@ns.sympati= co.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">One of the joys of holiday gifts are the ne= w books which highlight Christmas in our family. A favourite of mine this w= eek has been Wesley the Owl: the Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and his Gi= rl by Stacy O'Brien.(Toronto: Free Press, 2008).<br> The book is packed with factual information since Stacy is a scientist. (e.= g. Did you know that Barn Owls have a comb below the third talon on each fo= ot to groom the feathers on the top of their heads?). But the book also sta= rted me thinking about animal communication "language", and the e= motional rapport between people and their pets. =A0I know that when Rachel = was aged 2 (about 13 years ago) she had a rapport with our baby Starling &q= uot;Chirpy", which was special. Have others on line had special experi= ences with birds? I am interested, but Is this appropriate to share on natu= rens?<br> </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>Helene Van Doninck DVM<= div>Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre</div><div>RR#1 Brookfield NS B0= N1C0</div><div>902-893-0253</div><div><a href=3D"mailto:birdvet@hotmail.com= " target=3D"_blank">birdvet@hotmail.com</a></div> <div>www.cwrc.net</di= v><div>2011 Wildlife Calendars Now Available</div><div><a href=3D"http://ww= w.cwrc.net/images/2011_calendar/CWRC_2011_Calendar_lo_for_web.pdf" target= =3D"_blank">http://www.cwrc.net/images/2011_calendar/CWRC_2011_Calendar_lo_= for_web.pdf</a></div> <div>Online order form :</div><div><a href=3D"http://www.cwrc.net/2011_cale= ndar.shtml" target=3D"_blank">http://www.cwrc.net/2011_calendar.shtml</a></= div><div><br></div><br> </div> --0016364eff062eb19b04989056c6--
next message in archive
next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects