QuackMagicAndHerMagicalBeer
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Wanted to share an update on the hawk that was brought to me. He safely made it to Auburn and has wonderful specialists taking care of him, but the report I received made my blood boil.
Apparently he was shot with a shotgun which fractured his wing. Luckily the pellet is not still there so he just needs to rest and recover. This isn't the first and sadly, won't be the last that this happens. People around here will shoot first and not ask any questions. I see so many posts and comments about shooting birds of prey that it honestly depresses me.
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TheFastpaws
People do indeed suck.
owlfart
Might have been some dipshit kid with a pellet gun and not enough sense, or my second guess would be some small game hunters who blame raptors for their inability to catch any rabbits.
sageddd
The bird was hit by a shotgun not a pellet gun
drduffer
I thought Auburn were the Tigers. It’s Miami of Ohio that are the Red Hawks.
QuackMagicAndHerMagicalBeer
Hah! Auburn also has the War Eagle. ;D
strangeassfiction
Don’t they wave third mascot too? I was always confused by the multiple mascots…
LittleAzie
Ugggg, this makes my blood boil and I don't even know the hawk. At least bird bones feel pretty fast if set right (compared to mammals)
SmilinSloth
I wish I lived nearby, I would post up in a gillie suit and a months supply of electrolytes, for the plants of course. Soon they would learn neutons law of opposing reaction as I shoot them in the head with a bb
KittensForDays
Thank you for the update. People do, indeed, SUCK. But then there’s people like you who restore our faith in humanity 😊
bekindtoanimals
God people, especially ones with shotguns SUCK
QuackMagicAndHerMagicalBeer
Yup. We've passed along all info to the proper channels. At least it wasn't an arrow this time.
bekindtoanimals
No respect for other creatures. Assholes
CarbyD
Tobias! No!
PieSpie
he'll be fine, he just needs to morph and demorph
ookdabook
"Pigeon fanciers" have a reputation for killing hawks and destroying nests. Wouldn't be surprised if it was such a person who did it. There was a guy out where I live who was targeted by those assholes because of his work trying to preserve endangered hawks. Ended up committing suicide.
ConfusedConda
The report says it was a shotgun pellet, not a pellet gun. So, a hunter probably taking a pot shot. Not a kid being bad. And adult being even worse. Just speculation, of course.
QuackMagicAndHerMagicalBeer
Correct, when. I got the call I just heard pellet. Sad part was it was in a residential area. ;-;
ookdabook
"Pigeon fanciers" have been known to hunt hawks. My money would be on those fucking pricks.
Doomicorn
Thanks for sharing this update, @OP! Happy to hear the hawk is being taken care of. Boo on the BB gun shooter.
QuackMagicAndHerMagicalBeer
Absolutely! I look forward to the day we get to release him. Till that day, we'll keep rescuing those that we can. :D
NKato
Don't think it's a BB gun. Shotguns have a spread, and it's possible the bird got winged by an outlying pellet from the spread. Good thing the guy was such a bad shot!
allenvasher3000
This is what I read, shotgun pellet
koyote2033
Wouldnt this be a bird of predator, not prey?
Fishkeeper
"bird of prey" refers to a bird that preys on other animals.
koyote2033
That's.. so bizarre
Fishkeeper
It's quite an old term as far as I know. Probably used to make more sense.