28 August 09
Salvaging a Botched Sketchouting
I was able to get out sketching with Becky again. We decided to go over to the Arboretum for a change. Unfortunately we came across a drowning wood duck, which probably has botulism. (Becky is a vet and former rehabber, she knows these things.) We took it over to the Vet Med Teaching Hospital where they will make a determination about whether or not it can be saved (lots of fluids; botulism is a toxin) or needs to be put out of its misery.
We didn’t have much time left but went back to the Raptor Center where we both drew this red-shouldered hawk, whose name is Mishka. It’s blind in the right eye, so non-releasable.
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love the colours in this one!