Eurasian bittern (lat. Botaurus stellaris) in temporary care.

+ • Ну что там с выпью?! - Well, what's up with the bittern?!
Yesterday, an Eurasian bittern suddenly came to me. Bittern is something like a miniature heron. It's a strange animal. They found this one in the city of Domodedovo and handed it to me, knowing that I can help the bird.
During the day, the bittern unsuccessfully tried to poke my eyes out, and I pestered her by looking at it and poking it everywhere solely out of scientific interest.
In the evening, I handed the bird over to our veterinarian Maria Markina, who today, after the examination, posted the information:
"The eye-stabbing bird!
The master attacker of the eyes of those who didn't pay enough attention during its fixation; the best actor to play the reed and sway like its stems; an amazing squashed mop imposter!
Meet the Eurasian Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)!
41 - 2017 (1)
The Eurasian bittern of the current year of birth was given to us yesterday, by Nika again, together with the Short-eared owl))))
Weight ~ 750-850 grams, fatness index - 5.
The bird was picked up in the city of Domodedovo (microdistrict Barybino, d.18) on August 22. I suppose that the bird was attacked by another predator, since the localization of damage was too scattered to be caused by a collision with a car/wires/glass.
Diagnosis: a closed fracture of the proximal edge of the right branch of the lower jaw), a closed rib fracture on the right side with a slight displacement and an extensive hematoma, a crack in the cranial third of the complex sacrum and a contusion of the sacrum with an extensive hematoma, contusion of the left ankle joint. Of the minor concomitant problems, only infection by nematodes (filarial type) was found.
So far, the creature itself does not burn with desire to eat because of discomfort and pain when opening the beak, so we force-feed it, and we administer parenteral therapy and solutions.
Most likely, the bird will be releasable." (c)
Enjoy watching the bittern with me. Then there will be a bonus video:
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