Well, it's TRAPPER JOHN but not from M.A.S.H. fame. This adult Turkey Vulture was found in a yard in Greybull with a leghold trap attached above his right foot. I have no idea how long it was there but luckily he was found by some caring people who called Bill Robertson, the warden in that town. I drove over to Greybull, along with Pat and Nathan, to retrieve him. He was fiesty but at least didn't throw up when I put him in a carrier. Well, he did a little but that was probably because he hadn't eaten in a while.
As you can see in this photo, TJ has a bandage on his right leg after having surgery to repair the fracture near his foot. Only time will tell if this will work as the foot color wasn't the best. That may mean it's dead from lack of circulation. Maybe it's my wishing making it so but to me the toes on his right foot now appear pinkish, the normal color for TVs. He is totally flighted so if this works he will be headed back to the wild when ready. In the meantime he's realized this is a pretty good place to land as there are lots of mouse pieces to eat and they're tossed his direction, he didn't even have to hunt for them.
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