View Full Version : Baby Blue Herons... ??
Herring Impaired
07-01-2002, 09:49 PM
Anybody have a pic of a baby Blue Heron?
Coming out of the boat launch today we saw three kids carrying two baby birds that were about as big as a chicken. Grey fuzz, black beak about 4" long. Large wingspan, although they were not flighted yet.
They said they found them over in the trees...
It didn't dawn on me at the time that these may have been baby blue herons, but Until I see a picture, I can't be sure.
It's amazing that people still decide they are "helping" these animals, when the best they could do is simply Leave them alone!
Point-of-Sale Clerk
07-01-2002, 11:42 PM
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/ODFWhtml/Springfield/heron_baby.jpg
Straydog
07-02-2002, 06:47 AM
He didn't ask for your baby pic, ***!!! :grin: :grin:
Deleted User
07-02-2002, 08:55 AM
straydog, thats funny . Youre killing me with that one liner.
no offense ***
Herring Impaired
07-02-2002, 10:01 AM
These two guys looked a lot like that, but were covered with a grey fuzz.
Thanks ***!
hawgcatcher
07-02-2002, 10:42 AM
Did they take them away or what? These kids should be turned in to fish & wildlife so these birds get a chance to live. Most of the time, these birds wind up dying without proper care. I don't mean for them to get in trouble but to maybe learn something from experts. I hope they got some proper care.
David Johnson
07-02-2002, 10:45 AM
They should have left them alone so some racoon could get a meal...
Herring Impaired
07-02-2002, 11:22 AM
HawgCatcher;
I suggested to them that they should return them.
Who would be the person to call in such an instance. Is there a HOTLINE or something?
I'd love to store the number in my cell phone in case I see something like this again....
There are some great instructions for dealing with all kinds of found baby animals and birds at The Portland Audubon Society (http://www.audubonportland.org/wild/wwhat.html) along with a list of phone numbers for both helping the animals and protecting them. Perhaps the most important number is the Portland Audubon Wildlife Care Center: (503) 292-0304. Their focus is injured and orphaned wildlife.
David Johnson
07-02-2002, 11:33 AM
We have owls in the barn and the stronger chicks push the weak ones out of the nest so that the strongest ones get all the food and live. Servival of the fittest. If they were on the ground that may be the reason.
Stacie L. Kelsey
07-02-2002, 11:37 AM
You should contact ODFW and let them know if you can tell them who has the birds.
I don't know about Oregon, but in Washington, you aren't supposed to pick up any kind of stray or wounded animals. And only licensed rehab people can care for them.
We get calls all the time and usually the wildlife program says to leave the animals where you find them, even if injured (which I know is hard to do).
stace
Thumper
07-02-2002, 04:49 PM
Bye bye little herons. Sob .....
fishbait
07-02-2002, 05:56 PM
"Survival of the fittest". If that were still the way there would not be so many As$ holes and idiots roaming around. It used to be that they were just found dead in the spring as they were too stupid or too lazy to make it through the winter, but not no more........... Lots of members of the "do da" clum........ you know...... do da welfare check come today? Ok, sorry, I will get off my soap box, but DJ was probably right, if they were on the ground it probably for a reason.