Pink Shell Beach, Ft. Myers-FL: MoM feeding two chicks
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CROW - Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Inc.
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Over the past few days, we received many calls concerning anthropogenic trash in the Osprey nest at Pink Shell Beach Resort & Marina on Fort Myers Beach. One of the chicks had already passed away and there was concern the second chick may be struggling amongst the waste. Wildlife Rehabilitation Manager, Breanna F., received permission from Florida Fish & Wildlife to go into the nest to remove the trash, retrieve the deceased chick (if it was still present), perform a life and wellness check on the second chick, AND cross-foster the nestling Osprey (22-1155) in our care.
The Osprey nestling (22-1155) was admitted to the clinic earlier this week after a fall from its nest. Since the osprey's nest was over water and inaccessible, our hospital staff made the best interest decision to foster the chick in the Pink Shell Fort Myers Beach nest.
Breanna was lifted in a firetruck bucket up to the Pink Shell Osprey nest where she removed the trash which included a few pairs of socks, plastic bags, ropes, plastic lipstick tubes, a child's flip flop, rubber, and even underwear (gross)! After the trash and deceased chick were removed, Bre performed a life check on the second original chick and placed it back in the nest with its new foster sibling (22-1155)!
Less than 7 minutes later, mom and dad had returned to the nest with food! There was a short adjustment period for the new family, but later in the afternoon both chicks were observed being fed again! The new family has seemed to settle in beautifully with mom and dad taking on full responsibility for the new addition!
Ospreys will use anything to build their nests so it is our responsibility as stewards of the environment to NOT LITTER or leave manmade materials in the wild. The future of our ecosystems, water quality, wildlife, and public health depend on clean and healthy environments free of anthropogenic waste!
Thank you to the International Osprey Foundation, Florida Fish & Wildlife, and the Fort Myers Beach Fire Department for helping to make this possible! Tune in to the live stream camera at https://pinkshellosprey.click2stream.com/ to watch them grow! Rescue & Renesting Video COMING SOON!
Breanna F., Wildlife Rehabilitation Manager & Certified Wildlife Rehabber
Kathryn B., President of The International Osprey Foundation
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