Hi everyone,
As many of you know, I've been busy rehabilitating 2 Blue Jay babies since July 4th. I thought it would be nice to post some pictures, so everyone can see how "my" babies are doing. ;D
Here's a picture taken 7-7-07, 3 days after the rescue. They were estimated to be between 2-3 weeks of age, with the older one being about 4-5 days older than his sibling. I named them "Swifty" (the younger one) and "Sammy", and yes, I did get quite attached. :-[
Here they are again, 7-10-07
Here's Sammy on the same date
Sammy became quite sick after a week, and I was afraid I was going to lose him. His illness was neurological, but he miraculously overcame it and recovered completely.
Here are 2 pictures taken of them 7-22-07 (they were spending all their time outdoors at this point)
Here is Sammy on 7-24-07
And here is Swify on 8-6-07, looking like a punk rocker with his crest and face in full molt
One more. Here's Sammy today, after taking a long bath in my soup bowl.
Both of them are fully flighted, and spend the majority of the day investigating the neighborhood and looking for food. However, when they are nearby and hear me calling them, they come flying over and get a morsel to eat. Alex and my boys tell me that my neighbors are now convinced that I have officially lost my mind because I go out and yell: "BABIES. Come here babies." But hey, it works each and every time, and I am rather proud of their progress.
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Wendy
As many of you know, I've been busy rehabilitating 2 Blue Jay babies since July 4th. I thought it would be nice to post some pictures, so everyone can see how "my" babies are doing. ;D
Here's a picture taken 7-7-07, 3 days after the rescue. They were estimated to be between 2-3 weeks of age, with the older one being about 4-5 days older than his sibling. I named them "Swifty" (the younger one) and "Sammy", and yes, I did get quite attached. :-[
Here they are again, 7-10-07
Here's Sammy on the same date
Sammy became quite sick after a week, and I was afraid I was going to lose him. His illness was neurological, but he miraculously overcame it and recovered completely.
Here are 2 pictures taken of them 7-22-07 (they were spending all their time outdoors at this point)
Here is Sammy on 7-24-07
And here is Swify on 8-6-07, looking like a punk rocker with his crest and face in full molt
One more. Here's Sammy today, after taking a long bath in my soup bowl.
Both of them are fully flighted, and spend the majority of the day investigating the neighborhood and looking for food. However, when they are nearby and hear me calling them, they come flying over and get a morsel to eat. Alex and my boys tell me that my neighbors are now convinced that I have officially lost my mind because I go out and yell: "BABIES. Come here babies."
But hey, it works each and every time, and I am rather proud of their progress.---
Wendy
