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From: sandra@pyrtech (Sandra Macika)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: Injured Hummer
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Date: 3 Aug 90 22:35:28 GMT
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>In article <58946@lanl.gov>, weintrau@mpx0.lampf.lanl.gov (Weintraub, B. L.) writes:
>> It's been almost two weeks now since friends of mine found an injured male
>> Rufous Hummingbird on their patio.  Although there was no obvious injury
>> such as a broken wing, the bird has been unable to fly.  He can move his 
>> wings, but not generate enough lift for flight.  They have been keeping him 
>> in a shoe box, feeding him sugar water supplemented by an amino acid mix 
>> from the local wild bird specialist who is also a veterinarian.  They've also 
>> supplied the hummer with flowers.  They say that the hummer actually sticks
>> his bill into the flowers and comes out covered with pollen.  They're trying
>> _not_ to tame the bird, but it seems almost inevitable:  he's beginning to
>> recognize them, and respond to their presence.  He seems to be getting 
>> stronger, and hopefully will be well enough to migrate by fall.  In the 
>> meantime, they'll be building him a cage, so that he will be able to fly 
>> when he's ready.
>> 
>> Comments or suggestions?
>> 

Please let us know how the bird does!
Sandra