Author Topic: Lots of Adventures on Decatur Island (Read 10321 times)

lokidog · « **on:** February 12, 2015, 02:59:31 PM »

Just before lunch I got a call from my son at school....

Can I bring a net and box to the school since there is a Bald Eagle hopping around on the playground? I grabbed my welding gloves and the two other items. By the time I got to the school, the Eagle had hopped across the street.

When approaching it, we saw that it had a broken wing. Not sure how it happened but the Eagles have been doing some of their tumbling mating dances and maybe one didn't come out of it quickly enough.

So we caught it and I brought it over to Lopez Is. in order for it to make its way to Wolf Hollow rehab center.

My son took a phone video of the capture. I wish I had grabbed a better camera.

http://youtu.be/3CJRN9KekmI

Becky · « **Reply #1 on:** February 12, 2015, 03:03:27 PM »

Now THAT is an awesome picture... glad you were able to get the eagle to help.

92xj · « **Reply #2 on:** February 12, 2015, 03:04:47 PM »

Looks like you're taking its temperature and it didn't exactly like it.

lokidog · « **Reply #3 on:** February 12, 2015, 03:10:44 PM »

Quote from: 92xj on February 12, 2015, 03:04:47 PM

Looks like you're taking its temperature and it didn't exactly like it.

It's actually just a very realistic puppet.

Here's how he was transported.

Yelper Guy · « **Reply #4 on:** February 12, 2015, 03:17:53 PM »

Good work Loki! That bird looks in pretty good shape, hopefully they can repair that wing.
If not it would make a good educational, hands-on display for kids. Just because a bird can't fly doesn't mean they have to go to waste. I've seen multiple large raptors that couldn't fly, but still were on display, or being used for educational purposes.

lokidog · « **Reply #5 on:** February 12, 2015, 03:27:51 PM »

Yeah, hopefully it will be fine. He looks pretty healthy, besides the wing anyways. A few years back, we got a call about an eagle with a broken wing. Upon responding, and catching it, we discovered it was also blind in one eye (an old injury). This might have been the reason that upon x-raying the wing, they discovered three other healed breaks.

They ended up putting it down which really POed us as we felt somebody would have been happy to have had that bird. That was was a fighter surviving three broken wings, or a wing broken in three places.

Bob33 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 12, 2015, 03:30:22 PM »

Great story, and picture. Well done.

lokidog · « **Reply #7 on:** February 12, 2015, 03:36:43 PM »

Here's his closeup.

Spawnstar · « **Reply #8 on:** February 12, 2015, 08:06:42 PM »

Beautiful

jay.sharkbait · « **Reply #9 on:** February 12, 2015, 08:10:49 PM »

Well Done!

Smokepole · « **Reply #10 on:** February 12, 2015, 08:13:54 PM »

Holy cow! Great pics Lokidog. Way to go on rescuing the bird. Hope he makes it o.k.

Bearhunter · « **Reply #11 on:** February 12, 2015, 08:15:53 PM »

As cool of a picture as any Trophy photo Ive ever seen! Way to help the beautiful bird out!

Boss .300 winmag · « **Reply #12 on:** February 12, 2015, 08:30:01 PM »

Good job Loki!

did he ever try to bite you?

h2ofowlr · « **Reply #13 on:** February 12, 2015, 08:31:12 PM »

Glad you were able to save it.

AntlerHound · « **Reply #14 on:** February 12, 2015, 08:32:43 PM »

That close up is amazing..

RB · « **Reply #15 on:** February 12, 2015, 08:34:01 PM »

Wow right on that is really cool! Love the eyes on those birds!

WAcoueshunter · « **Reply #16 on:** February 12, 2015, 08:37:36 PM »

Wow, that is sweet! I love the closeup pic. That's one intense bird. Mess with the good ol' US of A and you get this!!!

lokidog · « **Reply #17 on:** February 12, 2015, 08:52:23 PM »

Quote from: WAcoueshunter on February 12, 2015, 08:37:36 PM

Wow, that is sweet! I love the closeup pic. That's one intense bird. Mess with the good ol' US of A and you get this!!!

Definitely intense!

I think this was a male as they are smaller than the females and he didn't seem much over ten pounds. He did not try to bite me, luckily since I had to get pretty close to that beak while putting him in the box.

The one back in 2006 was a lot fiestier, though I knew what I was getting into with this one. That one got me good with it's talons. Here are some photos of that one.

Photo credits go to Weathergirl, a selfie would have been tough with that handful.

pope · « **Reply #18 on:** February 12, 2015, 09:08:54 PM »

Great photos! Thanks to you, I'm sure he'll be on the mend and back in flight in a few months.

hollymaster · « **Reply #19 on:** February 12, 2015, 09:11:02 PM »

Cool!

lokidog · « **Reply #20 on:** February 12, 2015, 09:29:08 PM »

Thanks all, no big deal, I think most on here would do the same. I sure look a lot younger in those last photos, wow!

grandpawrichard · « **Reply #21 on:** February 13, 2015, 07:25:57 AM »

Way to go Loki!

Awesome video and photo of my Favorite Bird of Prey! Thank you for rescuing it!

Dick

lokidog · « **Reply #22 on:** February 13, 2015, 08:16:48 AM »

For all the good it did....

I got a call this morning relaying a message that they put this eagle down. They said its wrist was too shattered to do anything about it.

I just find it really hard to believe that there is no place that would be interested in taking in an otherwise healthy eagle even if it could not fly.

Yelper Guy · « **Reply #23 on:** February 13, 2015, 08:23:56 AM »

You did your part Loki, good job! I agree, this bird went to waste.

jay.sharkbait · « **Reply #24 on:** February 13, 2015, 08:24:20 AM »

Quote from: lokidog on February 13, 2015, 08:16:48 AM

For all the good it did.... I got a call this morning relaying a message that they put this eagle down. They said its wrist was too shattered to do anything about it.

I just find it really hard to believe that there is no place that would be interested in taking in an otherwise healthy eagle even if it could not fly.

That sucks.

Thanks for the effort though and is there is a different avenue for helping these birds?

I wonder if things would have been different if one of the tribes rescued it?

Not stirring the pot, I really am curious if one of the tribes up there would have more pull?

runamuk · « **Reply #25 on:** February 13, 2015, 08:24:44 AM »

Quote from: lokidog on February 13, 2015, 08:16:48 AM

For all the good it did.... I got a call this morning relaying a message that they put this eagle down. They said its wrist was too shattered to do anything about it.

I just find it really hard to believe that there is no place that would be interested in taking in an otherwise healthy eagle even if it could not fly.

Woodland park zoo has a small Eagle sanctuary blind injured otherwise unable to live in the wild.

Also the raptor center in Boise Idaho the one that has been instrumental in repopulating CA with Condors, they also have a fair amount of sanctuary animals and possible connection to other sanctuaries. You might look them up and have a secondary.

Just an fyi it used to be zoo's that were known for taking in and using some of these critters for their education programs now days zoos for some reason are considered evil so I think people forget the contributions they have made to our understanding of some of these critters.

sorry all your effort was for nothing.

lokidog · « **Reply #26 on:** February 13, 2015, 08:40:20 AM »

Quote from: jay.sharkbait on February 13, 2015, 08:24:20 AM

Quote from: lokidog on February 13, 2015, 08:16:48 AM
For all the good it did.... I got a call this morning relaying a message that they put this eagle down. They said its wrist was too shattered to do anything about it.

I just find it really hard to believe that there is no place that would be interested in taking in an otherwise healthy eagle even if it could not fly.

That sucks.

Thanks for the effort though and is there is a different avenue for helping these birds?

I wonder if things would have been different if one of the tribes rescued it?

Not stirring the pot, I really am curious if one of the tribes up there would have more pull?

My thought was that maybe they are encouraged not to put too much effort into them so that the parts can be used by one of the tribes without the negative PR of them actually getting caught shooting one... but then I am often quite a cynic.

I know it is expensive to keep an animal that may live a long time, but it seems money would be able to be raised fairly easily for an eagle.

lokidog · « **Reply #27 on:** February 13, 2015, 08:41:48 AM »

Another sucky thing is that we can't even get the carcass back to have a mount done for the school, which would be way cool.

RB · « **Reply #28 on:** February 13, 2015, 12:58:34 PM »

Quote from: lokidog on February 13, 2015, 08:41:48 AM

Another sucky thing is that we can't even get the carcass back to have a mount done for the school, which would be way cool.

How awesome would that be to have in a grade school science class!! The kids would love it and could teach several generations of kids about Eagles.

Boss .300 winmag · « **Reply #29 on:** February 13, 2015, 01:47:50 PM »

That sucks, man just think if they would have let Loki have it for taxidermy he could have answered the age old question of, does it taste like chicken.

kisfish · « **Reply #30 on:** February 13, 2015, 02:09:19 PM »

Bummer they had to put it down. Good on you for trying Ed. Had to be a cool feeling just to hold that bird.

pd · « **Reply #31 on:** February 13, 2015, 05:37:01 PM »

Many thanks to LokiDog and Weathergirl for the valiant effort. That is a great family memory (and, evidence that Decatur Island is paradise).

Now, go buy yourself a new video camera.

lokidog · « **Reply #32 on:** February 13, 2015, 06:58:13 PM »

Thanks all.

Quote from: Boss .300 winmag on February 13, 2015, 01:47:50 PM

That sucks, man just think if they would have let Loki have it for taxidermy he could have answered the age old question of, does it taste like chicken.

There is actually a permit that you can possibly get for a school now that the status of Bald Eagles has been downgraded. Weathergirl is looking into it.

Apparently it is a tough time of year for eagles, they have gotten seven in in the last two weeks, most have not made it.

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