Defiance

Definance, the peregrine falcon, lost his wing when it got tangled in wire. He was left permanently disabled.

However, he has found a new home at Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown, PA.
There he will live out his days with a companion, another peregrin falcon, entertaining and educating all who come to visit him at the zoo.

If you ever happen to be in Norristown, do drop in . . .

Magic Jack

This black-tailed jackrabbit is a bit of a miracle. Few rabbits survive an attack. This little female came in dehydrated and hungry. Her eyes had just opened and the bunny had the blurry-eyed gaze of an animal still not fully sited. This little baby was so small she fit in the palm of the 10-year-old child who gave it to me for rehabilitation.

Here Majic Jack is seen, not quite ready for release. Although she exhibits at the instinctive startle response that one of her species needs for survival; she's still a bit too friendly with her human carer as the rabbit tries to climb onto the carer's lap in hopes of a nibble -- a carrot or a piece of apple -- or two.