Injured Grackle

I came across an injured grackle this morning while going down to get the newspaper. It appeared to have a broken wing, although in the picture it is hard to see. I got a few photos of him but decided to leave him alone since he apparently didn't like my company. Grackles more than any other birds around my place have hit windows. They usually don't die but are so stunned it takes them a minute to leave. The other day we had two grackles hit windows on our house at the same time!

Injured Pelican

Today in the local newspaper was a story about an injured American White Pelican that was found at a local park. The pelican has a nasty tear on the bottom of the bill, presumably preventing it from eating. I went out to the park this afternoon to go get some photos of it while it was still there. I got within 20 feet and it didn't seen to mind me as it stayed asleep for some time before it finally woke up. After a while of photo taking I finally got some nice ones. The cattails made it hard to take photos and most of the time he was asleep so it was a challenge to get a photo of the bill because it was tucked away out of sight. Despite the efforts of animal control the bird is still out there although they have been trying to capture him for a couple days now. Below is a close up of the bill which clearly shows the tear.