18 May '08
Busy, busy, busy. I promise to have some photos as soon as I find time !!!!!

The babies are starting to roll in now. Already we have two young fawns - both about 6 pounds when they came in, but have already gained several pounds.We had quite a few squirrels, but have all now been released and now have quite a few baby raccoons, bunnies and opossums.

Don't forget that there are a lot of young birds now fledging. Be sure they are not being taught to find food and fly by their parents before you rush to gather them up. If you need help deciding - don't hesitate to call and ask for advice before collecting the young bird!

20 April '08
Last week we had three beautiful baby otters comer in from some very caring folks in northern Accomack county. Their eyes are still closed but have made the transition well. They are being rehabilitated in Va. Beach by a caring rehabber with another single baby who needed somes buddies! Unfortuntately, with so many to care for and so little resources on our side of the water, we could not keep our little otters. Cost to feed a baby otter to release age has been estimated by an experienced otter replacement mom at $1000.00 for the amount of fish they eat and because they are not released until late fall or spring. We are in need of a large used freezer to store this much fish. Our one freezer is curently full of food for the raptors and other mammals we take in. We are also looking for a good source of fish that won't bankrupt us. I hope that by the time we get our next otter children, we will have the resources to keep them on our side of the Bay for rehabbing and more importantly for release!!! Hope some caring folks can lend a hand. THANKS. And a big 'thank you' for all you have done.

Several weeks ago we took in a baby great horned owl that had been blown from its nest. This was the first time we received such a small owl; only a few days old. No nest was seen or family members found. That's a shame because many times they can be replaced in the nest. Then Lisa got in her own baby G.H. Owl so we combined the two because it is better for them to be raised with siblings - they imprint on people very easily. Last week(you guessed it) another baby Owl about the same age as the first group. His wing had been broken in his fall but he is doing great now and all three are growing so fast!!!!! They are in Va. Beach now - doing well. The only sad casualty is my food processor, the one I got for Christmas. It became the aid to processing frozen mice for the owls, once they were gutted and skinned. My husband, Jack is laughing, saying he never thought I would be skinning MICE!!!!!! So my Christmas food processor is now officially for the critters. My friends tell me they won't be buying anything food related at my yard sales!!!!! <G>

Call us any time - we are always here for the wild ones!!!!

Bye for now,
Kathy

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