Duck!!

[Mauser]

Last night right as it was about too dark to see I was finishing up in the garage and saw something bouncing around in the snow. I went to check it out and found this guy.

A wild redhead duck. We are a long way from any water so I figure the storm got him all befuzzled. Put him in a small animal cage to keep him from getting killed, but now don't know what to do with him. Should I just let him go?

 

[Chompers]

Dinner?

 

[FJCTom]

Maybe call the Ranger Station if they are open. Otherwise, I'd go with your hunch and let Nature take its course.

 

[demoj]

Call animal rescue.... lemme see if I can find the number

 

[demoj]

344-2500- Wildlife Rescue of NM, I used to help out as a kid. You could probably take it down to the Rio Grande Nature Center, they open at 10. Just make sure you band it so when I bring it down later this year I know I got yours.

 

[pappy]

Have a pond near by?

 

[Tank5]

If it is not injured, warm it up and let it go.

 

[Mauser]

Thanks. He can't seem to fly. Tried letting him go and he just tries to run in the snow. Left him out for a bit and found him a little bit later huddled under a tree. He doesn't seem injured, he eats and poops. His wings look good and he can walk. The kids felt sorry for him and now he is with my daughter's ducks. If I go into town this week I will see if the Rio Grande Nature Center wants to deal with him.

 

[pappy]

Sometimes they can't get airborne off land.

 

[Mauser]

Sometimes they can't get airborne off land.

Thanks. That is hopefully his problem. Just read that redhead ducks are diving ducks and they have smaller wings. They need a runway to take off.

 

[alia176]

ya know, can you use Techstream to help the little fellar re-calibrate its compass and do a zero point calibration while you have the OBD-II plug connected?

 

[alia176]

Sometimes they can't get airborne off land.

this reminds me......sometimes our heavy arese land pigs can't float in water and yet, we try and try and try .....

 

[marcfj60]

Did you try calling Game and Fish to see if they had any suggestions?

 

[BigFishAllDay]

My kids would have gave it a name in less than an hour and it would have slept indoors with a blanket.

It's cool you get to see that kind of thing at your place Virgil.

 

[NyNomad]

better filll up the bathtub

 

[Dumpolina]

in case no one has told you today, you are a good human @Mauser !!!

 

[marcfj60]

The colors don't seem to match but I saw this post on Facebook recently.

 

[Mauser]

The little guy did get a name right away. Mr. Ducky will be heading to the bosque today. Thanks for the suggestions. I talked to Game and Fish yesterday and they are super busy right now. They said to just let him go near water.