This photo came over the rehabber network, and I’ve been trying to track down its source ever since. Can anyone lay claim to it?
And can we not toss our beer cans?
Suzie Gilbert is a licensed wild bird rehabilitator whose shameful secret is that on one occasion (well … maybe more than one) she has received a little brown job, or a fledgling whatever, and has been completely unable to ID it. Luckily, she has birder friends who will rush to her aid, although she must then suffer their mockery. She runs Flyaway, Inc. out of her home, and has been caring for injured and orphaned wild birds for 20 years. Why go birding when you can just stroll through the house? Honestly, though, she is wildly envious of birders and their trips to exotic locales. She is the author of Flyaway, her bird-rehabbing memoir, and Hawk Hill, a children's book, and is the sole parent of two teenagers. Never a dull moment.
By google imaging it, I found it on a blog called atheistangel.
The text reads: This photo is from about 3-4 years ago.This heron stabbed a beer can that he thought was a fish. It took 50 hours in one week to track and capture him with a net launching rifle. he was released after a short stay at the hospital. I just think it’s important to remind Everyone the impact litter has on wildlife.
The blog seems to be defunct but here’s the tumblr I found it on: http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/herron
Ellen, thank you! I looked up the site … I wish they had ID’d the people involved. It’s such an effective photo.