Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve Barbour wrote: >hi Doug...what does the term imprinted mean, and the connection of >this to the condition of being non releasable? It means the bird was raised by and has no fear of people (usually described as "the bird thinks it's a human"). It's not releasable because the bird wouldn't keep its distance from malicious humans and would also freak people out when it flies up and expects a piece of your sandwich. Wherever possible rehabilitators try to minimize contact with birds they expect will be releasable. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com >On May 4, 2009, at 8:26 PM, Doug Herr wrote: > >> I've got a few more photos of non-releasable raptors at the >> California Raptor Center at the UC Davis school of Veterinary >> Medicine: http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/calraptor/ >> >> Keep in mind these should be considered portraits of individuals and >> not necessarily representative of the species becaise of captive >> living conditions. >> >> Sadie is an imprinted Northern Saw-whet Owl >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/strigidae/nsow02.jpg >> >> Athena is a Barn Owl who was rescued and brought back to health >> after a collision with a barbed-wire fence broke her right wing >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/tytonidae/baow01.jpg >> >> Spar (already posted) is an imprinted male American Kestrel, full of >> spunk >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/falconidae/amke03.jpg >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/falconidae/amke04.jpg >> >> Annie is a female American Kestrel who is imprinted and missing her >> tail. She doesn't clean up well after a meal >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/falconidae/amke05.jpg >> >> Grasshopper is a Swainson's Hawk who has cataracts. He's a very >> gentle bird, easy to handle and most of the time puffs up his >> feathers and chills out >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/accipitridae/swha01.jpg >> >> Thor is a Ferruginous Hawk who collided with a Union Pacific freight >> train somewhere in Nevada and was discovered stuck to the front of >> the train barely alive when the train reached Roseville California >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/accipitridae/feha04.jpg >> >> technical notes: Leica R8 with DMR digital back, 280mm f/4 APO- >> Telyt-R, shoulder stock & monopod. Check Sadie's eyes to see how >> much light there was. All comments welcome. >> >> Doug Herr >> Birdman of Sacramento >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information