dovemom
Meeting neighbors
I rescued an abandoned green heron (very long story) and released him 8 months ago. literally two weeks before hurricane Dorian hit us. I thought for sure he was dead, he was only about three months old and had just left humans. fast forward to a week ago: there's a green heron feather in my yard. The next day I leave fish in the blue bucket I always fed the heron from. A few hours later, my mom calls me saying there's a big bird on the ground in the yard eating fish from the bucket. I get my binoculars: and its the heron I had saved!!! (I had banded him so that's how I know for sure it was him)
My dad wants me to catch him and try to build back my bond with him. But I said no, I want Turk to be able to do as he pleases, I don't want him to become attached to people. He's not a parrot, he's a freaking green heron. I feel like that's the right thing to do...I don't want him to get hurt because I was selfish and tried to keep him for myself. Am I wrong for feeling that way?
He's not a helpless, defenseless baby bird anymore. he doesn't need his mommy to shelter him and feed him. Not to mention it's illegal to possess migratory birds like green herons.
(pics are from the day I found him in the water, before I released him, and last week when he showed up at the house)
My dad wants me to catch him and try to build back my bond with him. But I said no, I want Turk to be able to do as he pleases, I don't want him to become attached to people. He's not a parrot, he's a freaking green heron. I feel like that's the right thing to do...I don't want him to get hurt because I was selfish and tried to keep him for myself. Am I wrong for feeling that way?
He's not a helpless, defenseless baby bird anymore. he doesn't need his mommy to shelter him and feed him. Not to mention it's illegal to possess migratory birds like green herons.
(pics are from the day I found him in the water, before I released him, and last week when he showed up at the house)