A quick little pick-me-up

I had a rescue pick up tonight...it's been awhile!
A kestrel from way out in Adams County. If you don't know the Cincinnati area: It's like driving to the moon. But the nice lady met me more than half-way, and for that I am grateful.
Turns out that they have called us about another kestrel on their property, and this is the nest-mate of that one. They assumed that since it didn't fly away, it had a broken wing.
But if it's just a fledgling, sometimes they just need a little more time.
This one is a female, with just a few downy feathers on her head.
And she was quite lively...she got away from me for a minute in the parking lot where I picked her up. She looks just like a fledgling does....fluttery wing beats and able to do the run/pretend-to-fly thing.

I took her to Melinda, of Blastin' for Hawks fame.

The wing doesn't seem to be broken (birds have wing bones that are just like our arm bones...radius, ulna, humerus) and there were no lumps, swelling or blood.


Her mouth was a bit dry, so Melinda is going to soak a few cut-up mouse pieces and feed her.
If she just needs a little time, she may be placed back in the nest, where her parents are waiting.

There was a small amount of old blood on her feet and talons, so she may have been feeding herself.
Now, this bird may not have needed our help. But we are still thrilled when people care enough to want to assist a bird.

Melinda has soem very cool yard art...
This is a vulture sculpture. I know of someone who probably needs one of these.
And the best is that when the wind blows, the head nods up and down.

This is made from an old fuel tank!
It's about 3 feet tall.
I want one.


And since my style seems to be slightly disjointed, non sequiter, awkward segue-esque,
here's Swami's Magic Mist Lamp:

Whoooaaaa, man....trippy.....
I guess he uses it to eavesdrop on the yaks?