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Dr. Barry helps two fleet fliers with wing injuries: a peregrine falcon and a goshawk. The bird nursery fills to the rafters with hungry babies needing round-the-clock care.
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00:00 Saving Birds of Prey With Serious Wing Injuries
01:21 Inside Hope for Wildlife's Busy Bird Nursery
02:10 How Baby Birds Are Raised in Wildlife Rehabilitation
03:01 Teaching Orphaned Birds to Feed Themselves
04:00 Caring for More Than 100 Baby Birds a Day
04:40 How Wildlife Rehabilitators Feed Injured Birds
05:16 Treating a Cat-Attacked Blue Jay
06:14 Why Hydration Is Critical for Bird Recovery
06:21 Can Canada Geese Become Foster Parents?
07:12 Raising Orphaned Goslings With Wild Geese
07:31 Meet the Injured Northern Goshawk
08:17 Diagnosing a Severe Wing Fracture
09:13 Can a Bird Survive a Shattered Wing?
09:40 Why Goshawks Are Elite Aerial Hunters
10:12 Preparing a Bird of Prey for Surgery
11:24 Inside Wildlife Orthopedic Surgery
12:39 The Risks of Anaesthesia in Birds
14:21 Repairing a Broken Wing With a Steel Pin
15:20 How Veterinarians Align Fractured Bones
16:12 Did the Goshawk Surgery Work?
18:08 A Rare Gannet Arrives From Another Province
18:57 Why Releasing a Gannet Is So Challenging
20:25 Understanding a Wildlife Patient's Medical History
21:27 A Peregrine Falcon in Critical Condition
22:10 Treating a Life-Threatening Wing Infection
23:10 Why Peregrine Falcons Are the Fastest Birds on Earth
23:32 Removing Dead Tissue to Save a Falcon
24:18 Can an Infected Wing Heal?
25:26 Releasing a Recovered Black-and-White Warbler
27:41 Why Hope for Wildlife Rehabilitates Starlings
29:49 A Mysterious White-Winged Scoter Rescue
30:47 Is the Peregrine Falcon Improving?
31:42 Why Medical Honey Is Used on Animal Wounds
33:07 Signs the Falcon Is Finally Healing
33:48 From Baby Season to Long-Term Care
34:17 Recovering After Major Wing Surgery
35:41 Force-Feeding an Injured Bird of Prey
36:14 The Gannet's Road to Release
37:12 Another Falcon Checkup
38:12 Small Signs of Progress for a Critical Patient
39:55 Closing the Falcon's Wound Without Surgery
41:27 A Remarkable Turnaround for the Peregrine
42:28 Preparing the Gannet for Life at Sea
43:01 Releasing a White-Winged Scoter
43:43 When Wildlife Rehabilitation Doesn't Succeed
43:54 The Goshawk's Final Outcome
44:37 A Second Chance for the Peregrine Falcon
45:13 Bird Release Season Begins
46:20 Releasing a Yellow Warbler
47:09 A Blue Jay Returns to the Wild
47:27 The Gannet's First Flight to Freedom
48:23 Why Every Wildlife Rescue Is Worth the Effort
A Wing and a Prayer | Episode 8 | Hope for Wildlife S7 | TVO Docs
Dr. Barry helps two fleet fliers with wing injuries: a peregrine falcon and a goshawk. The bird nursery fills to the rafters with hungry babies needing round-the-clock care.
#documentary #freedocumentary #animals
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About TVO Docs:
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00:00 Saving Birds of Prey With Serious Wing Injuries
01:21 Inside Hope for Wildlife's Busy Bird Nursery
02:10 How Baby Birds Are Raised in Wildlife Rehabilitation
03:01 Teaching Orphaned Birds to Feed Themselves
04:00 Caring for More Than 100 Baby Birds a Day
04:40 How Wildlife Rehabilitators Feed Injured Birds
05:16 Treating a Cat-Attacked Blue Jay
06:14 Why Hydration Is Critical for Bird Recovery
06:21 Can Canada Geese Become Foster Parents?
07:12 Raising Orphaned Goslings With Wild Geese
07:31 Meet the Injured Northern Goshawk
08:17 Diagnosing a Severe Wing Fracture
09:13 Can a Bird Survive a Shattered Wing?
09:40 Why Goshawks Are Elite Aerial Hunters
10:12 Preparing a Bird of Prey for Surgery
11:24 Inside Wildlife Orthopedic Surgery
12:39 The Risks of Anaesthesia in Birds
14:21 Repairing a Broken Wing With a Steel Pin
15:20 How Veterinarians Align Fractured Bones
16:12 Did the Goshawk Surgery Work?
18:08 A Rare Gannet Arrives From Another Province
18:57 Why Releasing a Gannet Is So Challenging
20:25 Understanding a Wildlife Patient's Medical History
21:27 A Peregrine Falcon in Critical Condition
22:10 Treating a Life-Threatening Wing Infection
23:10 Why Peregrine Falcons Are the Fastest Birds on Earth
23:32 Removing Dead Tissue to Save a Falcon
24:18 Can an Infected Wing Heal?
25:26 Releasing a Recovered Black-and-White Warbler
27:41 Why Hope for Wildlife Rehabilitates Starlings
29:49 A Mysterious White-Winged Scoter Rescue
30:47 Is the Peregrine Falcon Improving?
31:42 Why Medical Honey Is Used on Animal Wounds
33:07 Signs the Falcon Is Finally Healing
33:48 From Baby Season to Long-Term Care
34:17 Recovering After Major Wing Surgery
35:41 Force-Feeding an Injured Bird of Prey
36:14 The Gannet's Road to Release
37:12 Another Falcon Checkup
38:12 Small Signs of Progress for a Critical Patient
39:55 Closing the Falcon's Wound Without Surgery
41:27 A Remarkable Turnaround for the Peregrine
42:28 Preparing the Gannet for Life at Sea
43:01 Releasing a White-Winged Scoter
43:43 When Wildlife Rehabilitation Doesn't Succeed
43:54 The Goshawk's Final Outcome
44:37 A Second Chance for the Peregrine Falcon
45:13 Bird Release Season Begins
46:20 Releasing a Yellow Warbler
47:09 A Blue Jay Returns to the Wild
47:27 The Gannet's First Flight to Freedom
48:23 Why Every Wildlife Rescue Is Worth the Effort
A Wing and a Prayer | Episode 8 | Hope for Wildlife S7 | TVO Docs
