01/24 Boomer AMPS 245 +3 207 +6 157 PMPS 155 +3 140, update on duck, photo

Judy and Boomer

Judy and Boomer

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Good morning!
AMPS 245 :eek::stop::blackeye::( shooting 2.5F
I guess a bounce and some NDW

Boomer ate most of his overnight food, leaving about a tsp.
He seems to be feeling pretty good lately! He's even been playing a wee bit! Nothing energetic enough to help him lose a bit of weight (which he does need to do) but it's still nice to see him showing an interest in his toys.

Update on the female Common Merganser that is in our river and has a lure through its beak.....I traded several emails with a wildlife rehab centre but because they are out of town they want confirmation that the bird is still there before coming into London to try to rescue it. And since it rained hard here yesterday all day I wasn't able to get there. So my plan is to go this morning. I have a bad feeling though that, because the bird is not hanging out on the edge of the river, they are going to tell me that they have no way of reaching it. I hope I'm wrong.

A few days ago I visited one of my local birding hotspots and found a bunch of finches hanging out.....some were American Goldfinches and some were House Finches. Today's photo is of one of the Goldfinches that decided to play nice and come down from the top of the tree where they were hanging out.
 

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Work that juice, Boomer!

Fingers crossed that the Merganser will get some help today from the wildlife rehab.

Beautiful pic of the Goldfinch. I have seen some this winter at our feeders, but they have not been here all the time. Interesting that you have House Finches. They are a west-coast species that were "introduced" on Long Island NY in the 1950s, I believe. A dealer in caged birds illegally brought them from California. When he was discovered, he let them out. They thrived! We had them all the time at our feeders when we lived in Brooklyn.
 
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I couldn't find the female Common Merganser this morning but most of the Mergansers were not on the river yet so I'll go back this afternoon. Meanwhile, I have spoken to the rehab agency; she was going to speak with the director but wasn't sure how they would capture the bird if it's hanging out in the middle of the river.
 
Ella & Rusty & Stu(GA) said:
Work that juice, Boomer!

Fingers crossed that the Merganser will get some help today from the wildlife rehab.

Beautiful pic of the Goldfinch. I have seen some this winter at our feeders, but they have not been here all the time. Interesting that you have House Finches. They are a west-coast species that were "introduced" on Long Island NY in the 1950s, I believe. A dealer in caged birds illegally brought them from California. When he was discovered, he let them out. They thrived! We had them all the time at our feeders when we lived in Brooklyn.
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I had not heard that about the House Finches! We have them visit our yard occasionally in the summer; it was nice to see them the other day at the park.
How is Gus doing?
 
Judy and Boomer said:
How is Gus doing?
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Gus is doing great!. He has tons of energy and enjoys extended play time every day. He gallops up the stairs 3 at a time! And when he goes downstairs he sometimes takes them 4 or 5 at a time. So far I've only been feeding FF T&G. He didn't like Paw Lickin' Chicken. I just ordered some Nulu Minced Turkey & Duck, which has good protein/fat/carb/phos/calorie numbers in Dr. Pierson's list. I hope he likes it!!

Awful weather here today. This morning it was warm and the rain turned the snow to ice and puddles. We had to wear our hiking spikes to get out of the house. Now the temperature has dropped below freezing and we have a bit more snow. That will help.
 
Ella & Rusty & Stu(GA) said:
Gus is doing great!. He has tons of energy and enjoys extended play time every day. He gallops up the stairs 3 at a time! And when he goes downstairs he sometimes takes them 4 or 5 at a time. So far I've only been feeding FF T&G. He didn't like Paw Lickin' Chicken. I just ordered some Nulu Minced Turkey & Duck, which has good protein/fat/carb/phos/calorie numbers in Dr. Pierson's list. I hope he likes it!!

Awful weather here today. This morning it was warm and the rain turned the snow to ice and puddles. We had to wear our hiking spikes to get out of the house. Now the temperature has dropped below freezing and we have a bit more snow. That will help.
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Happy to hear he is doing well! Would love to see more pictures!
 
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