by divacrows | Apr 5, 2020 | American Crows, Rehab Birds, Songbirds
Aurora is beginning to molt and has really terrible feather quality. She spends most of her time in an indoor aviary with a UV light to provide vitamin D. It turns out that these bulbs only provide UV rays for six months, although they emit light for much longer than...
by divacrows | Oct 28, 2018 | American Crows, Health, Raptors, Rehab Birds
I am proclaiming Rehab Season 2018 to be officially over. A few days ago I released the last crow — a juvi who arrived in August with a droopy wing. Two vets examined him and announced there was no medical reason for the wing to be droopy, or, to quote Monty...
by divacrows | Sep 8, 2018 | American Crows, Blue Jay, Health, Holiday, Rehab Birds, Snafu
Labor Day has come and gone, as have days of 90+ degree temperatures. The heat was pretty brutal last week: Snafu ignored a pinkie mouse in favor of flying around with an ice chip in his beak. Even Gwen and Stephen, despite their African heritage, spent most of the...
by divacrows | Aug 18, 2018 | American Crows, Chicks, Corvids, Ginny, PSA
In Memoriam Magellan, aka Quentin I’m back. Sorry for the long period between posts but it has been a tough month or so in the world of Diva Crows. The first blow was the unexpected death of Gwen and Stephen’s chick Magellan a week after he went off to be...
by divacrows | Mar 21, 2018 | Corvids, Health, Snafu, Zen
These days I feel like I am the head chef in some bizarre trendy restaurant turning out delicacies, especially for Zen who still needs to get back to full health. The prix fixe menu Chez Room Service Woman looks something like this: Amuse Bouche de Souris with...
