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~Β©SilverSoul1496~This is the Raven we found hobbling around at the park. He has an injured foot and his flight and tail feathers appear to have been clipped (so he can't fly)...He is also very friendly and allows you to hold him so I'm guessing he was a pet at some stage (maybe raised by someone for a little while) but then became too much trouble or something so they let him go. I don't know much about crows or ravens but his blue eyes tell me he's a juvenile...So we took him back to the park and tried leaving him with a pair of adult ravens to see if they would care for him but they flew away and he just sat there. He's eating (mainly worms and other insects) so for now we're taking care of him and trying not to let him get too attached to us so that we can try and release him once his flight feathers have grown back.
If anyone has any experience with caring for these birds then please let me know.
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it was a really beautyfull photograph,
but it was sad that the bird was injured
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Yeah I know 
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You take care of him? That's so kind of you
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aww that's so sad, i don't like people who abuse animals
they have done nothing wrong
but it's good that you are there and takes care of the injured ones ^^
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Awww thanks
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no problem
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It's a very nice picture, but I recommend finding a local bird rehabilitator in your area as soon as you can (google bird rehabilitators and your area), though it may already be too late if he's that imprinted. However, it's the only chance he has of ever being successfully released later. If you do decide not to this (though again, I STRONGLY recommend it), don't just feed him worms and insects as these won't give him the proper nutrition he needs. Soak dry cat food in bowl with a bit of warm water until the pieces are soft (ferret food would also work, but not dog food as it doesn't have enough protein), as well as thawed feeder mice cut up into small bits would be best. Don't try to remove the bones or fur, they need the calcium & will discard the fur in pellets naturally, but you can discard the tail. Please try to find a rehab that has foster birds to raise him though, so he can learn how to be a proper raven. Good luck! And please try to do what's best for him if you love him.
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Thanks so much for the help 
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Oh, it's not a problem at all! I've been in your same situation many, many, many times before when I was younger. It wasn't until I got into bird rehabilitation myself later on that I realized how much I'd actually hurt a lot of the birds I loved so much. For one, birds are lactose intolerant, so NO milk!! One book I had written by a "Vet" had a diet for raising birds that was soaking cat food in milk. It killed my poor baby robin that I hatched from an abandoned egg I'd found...I got it to the point it's eyes were opening before giving him to a rehab group to raise & release, but when I called to find out his status they said he died due to internal bleeding which they thought was from falling out of the nest. It's illegal to raise wild birds so I'd told them I found him, when I explained I know for a fact that didn't do it & told them the story, that's when I found out it was the milk that killed him. Don't trust vets, they have no idea about wild birds. That's when I started volunteering with Avian Haven and have been doing it the right way now with them for years. It's tragic how many birds are actually killed by people who love them and are trying to do their best. If you have any question, please don't hesitate to ask. So many people would rather just let animals die where they are, the good people who care need support & knowledge so they can really help.
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Thank you for helping 
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Geez, that's a bad one. Are you sure they're really clipped? In Young birds you can see the white shafts & the feathers are shorter because they haven't grown in yet, but if they really are cut...you're looking at having to wait until the little guys molts again. They tend to molt in late summer or early fall, so I don't know where that falls for you. It can be a very long wait, we've had to overwinter birds just because either all of their tail or wing feathers were gone. Here's a link to a normal feather molting: [link] in contrast clipped wings look very different as seen here [link] they are very straight without the rounded natural tip. If it's just the natural sheathed short feathers he should grow out naturally as it just means he is young. Otherwise it will be a long haul recovery I'm afraid. He'll need a lot of space once his feathers are developed to build his muscles & practice flying, let me know if you have any other concerns & I'll be happy to help how I can.
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Yeah by the links I can tell that his wings are definitely clipped, and whoever did it didn't do a very good job
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wow..you caught this raven good
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Lol no and he can't fly so he was easy to catch.
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ahahah..ok
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