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Can you believe, another injured bird?
Not 4 hours ago, I had a similar situation to this question. It was about 8 pm local time. We have a lot of doves of several types in our neighborhood. I saw one, an adult turtledove I think, make a low pass over my head and land near the fence in my yard. When I looked closer I could see that the right wing was injured, with some feathers torn up and some blood. I called animal control and got a recording referring me to the local police non-emergency desk. I called that number, the officer on duty advised against capture, due to disease. She also recommended calling a vet hospital in the area for advice (it was closed). As I was making the call, the bird made its way to a corner of my yard where there is a brush pile that can provide some shelter. I think I’ll just leave it until morning, and see what happens.
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