COBB ISLAND 2013

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64784

Lousy pics because of the sun glare...

She's eating...but what a hot mess!!!

Here's your 00, Barb

best shot of head...which is still bad..

obxbarb · **Posted:** Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:39 am

The glare is so bad in the morning. Ugh. Thanks sgb.

Matrix, I will hunt down some Cobb pictures from banding, but there is no where to perch except on the platform. All the islands around are marshy and covered with the sea on the high tide.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64784

I believe this is a second food gift...didn't see it arrive...

Mitchell in the igloo while she ate.. (not well, I might add..she drops a lot.)

She then went into the igloo with Mitchell...maybe one bow before Mitchell left...

I do hope this girl heals ok...but, I wish 15/ AV could come back...I think Mitchell liked her better...

She's still in there...you can just barely see her on the inside cam.

obxbarb · **Posted:** Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:05 pm

I'm with you sgb. I'm glad the young one was by yesterday.

obxbarb · **Posted:** Thu Apr 11, 2013 1:56 pm

Mitchell delivered another meal, he is right behind her. You are right sgb, she is really struggling to eat. I've never seen anything like this.

catwoman · **Posted:** Thu Apr 11, 2013 3:20 pm

I remember something much worse than this in Harrisburg--I believe in 2009. Remember Yellow Girl? It is believed that she flew into something & broke her bottom beak. She was able to eat, but it took her a long time. There was discussion then about beaks, etc. so if someone wants to check with Reenie, she might recall some of what she was told by biologists. They finally agreed to try to trap & help her, but by then she already left the area. This is probably a jaw problem as opposed to a beak problem, but the info might still be helpful.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64784

Boy catwoman, I sure do remember that...and if I remember correctly, the bottom beak was totally gone..she had none...(if we're thinking about the same thing). I remember we all researching up a storm. Some documents were encouraging in terms of it possibly regrowing, if there was anything left of it...we know that beaks have to be trimmed on birds in captivity. Of course, then we have that famous eagle that they made the prosthetic for (upper beak)

Like I said earlier..I don't think this is a beak issue, but a lower jaw issue. I guess the other question..is it the result of the fight or has she had it for a while..I'm leaning toward the fight as it appears to be getting worse...Haven't seen her left eye yet today...

did get pics of a short bonding session..I'll post in a few.

obxbarb · **Posted:** Thu Apr 11, 2013 4:37 pm

Here are some photos from Cobb Island:

Coming toward the island. The structure on the right was a shack with an eagle nest on the top that was lost in Sandy. The structure on the left is the falcon tower.

The falcon tower. The igloo is not visible from this view.

The shack, now gone.

The tower.

We catch them perching on the wooden electronics enclosure a lot.

Precious

Matrix · **Posted:** Thu Apr 11, 2013 4:52 pm

Oh Obxbarb!!!!!!! That is Great!! Your super!! :superstar:

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64784

WOW....what a walk down memory lane (or a slosh through Cobb marsh)....so great to see those pics again...Thanks Barb...

bev. · **Posted:** Thu Apr 11, 2013 5:02 pm

catwoman wrote:

I remember something much worse than this in Harrisburg--I believe in 2009. Remember Yellow Girl? It is believed that she flew into something & broke her bottom beak. She was able to eat, but it took her a long time. There was discussion then about beaks, etc. so if someone wants to check with Reenie, she might recall some of what she was told by biologists. They finally agreed to try to trap & help her, but by then she already left the area. This is probably a jaw problem as opposed to a beak problem, but the info might still be helpful.

I was involved in that as I was asked to get Gords opinion and get some names for them on who to get to try and trap

i will go back an look but I think I was getting private messages

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64784

Earlier today...very brief bonding session in the box...wish I had had the inside cam open..I think we could have seen better...

This is about the widest I have seen her mouth open, which is good

Closed`sort of

obxbarb · **Posted:** Thu Apr 11, 2013 7:04 pm

Well, hopefully she's up for raising chicks because here they come!

catwoman · **Posted:** Thu Apr 11, 2013 7:32 pm

Oh, I don't like seeing that! I'm wondering if its painful for her to move her jaw to eat, & if it is, it would also be painful for her to feed young ones. I just don't think she's healthy enough to become a mother, but what can ya do? :girlsad3:

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64784

Oh My, Barb...that's the first canoodle I've seen...oh boy...

bev. · **Posted:** Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:04 pm

I really think she will be fine by that time ladies.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64784

bev. wrote:

I really think she will be fine by that time ladies.

Hope so, Bev. I don't want to go through another death again...and I hope Mitchell grows to like her more. Right now I think his hormones just make him see her as an egg maker. Silly as it is, I want Mitchell to be happy...since I think he adored Renetta!!

catwoman · **Posted:** Fri Apr 12, 2013 9:21 am

Looks like she's gotten in out of the rain...

bev. · **Posted:** Fri Apr 12, 2013 1:58 pm

good for her to stay inside.

SGb, I want Mitchell to go on also. some mates are like bookends and others are like oil an water WE see it all the time

Mitchel and Renetta wre like bookends :loveshow:

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64784

Earlier today...I thought I had a lot more pics, but realized I never turned on the recorder. Mitchell was doing some housekeeping..he was walking around the platform, picking up leftovers...

The female appeared right after this, in the box, but I wasn't fast enough for the pic. Guess he gave the above tidbit to her. Then poof...both gone..

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