The photographs atop this blog entry features Super, a Northern Flicker, who I helped rescue a little over a year ago. In this image he is being held by a rehabber at The Wild Bird Fund (WBF) in NYC.
You might recognize these particular pictures, dear reader, as I featured them in a prior entry here on Blogger, in which I discussed how I participated in his rescue. And if you followed this creature's story, which I chronicled in a number of posts on Blogger, you might remember that he eventually had to be euthanized (at The Raptor Trust, where he had been transferred to for treatment).
A reason for the euthanasia may have been because Super's injuries were not fully detected due to lack of costly Xray equipment at The WBF.
In any event, this sweet bird's fate has came to my mind (as it often does) yesterday because I had to have a series of Xrays to determine why I was having tremendous pain. This is something which I discussed in this past Wednesday's entry on Blogger.
My intent in posting that info was to state how thankful I am that I had the opportunity to avail myself of Xrays to determine what is causing my pain, as many members of the avian community are not able to have the chance, and their undetected injuries result in ultimate death; which was the case with Super.
It is my hope that my book, Words In Our Beak Volume One...
...will help readers get to know about birds in a personal way, which might raise their awareness re the needs of birds, including their being able to get an Xray in the event they've been injured.
Meanwhile, I am happy to report that the findings in my Xray led me to a course of treatment to be alleviate my pain.
FALL 2018 ADDENDUM:
I no longer actively produce event program covers, invitations and the types of greeting cards described here or on my website but arrangements might be able to be made under certain circumstances. My focus is on the Words In Our Beak book series, pictured below...
WORDS IN OUR BEAK BOOK SERIES |
...whose stories are told from the point of view of Cam, a female cardinal, whose photo is on the cover of each book. Words In Our Beak’s goal is to open readers to a simple understanding of the winged world and their environment. Set in my rooftop urban garden in New York City. Words In Our Beak is directed to children and adults who are curious about birds, and want to learn about them from a unique perspective. The books include hundreds of images of flora and fauna, links to movies, as well as to informative narratives that have been created by the author.
Please click here to go to my blog post that provides details as to where you can get these books.
Additionally, I have rendered some images from these books into other formats and they are available via Fine Art America (FAA). Some of my other photographs (Black & White Collection, Kaleidoscopic Images and the famous Mandarin duck who visited NYC) can also be found on my FAA pages.
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