Ruffled Feathers

Ruffled Feathers Your support helps us continue this vital work. šŸ’•āœØ The rescue and rehabilitation of the harder to adopt parrots in need.

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Providing a safe haven for parrots & wildlife in need. šŸŒæšŸ¦ Dedicated to expert care, rehabilitation & second chances. We are a 501c3 non profit organization formed in 2015 dedicated to education about parrots, birds, and Kentuckyā€™s local wildlife. Also the rescue, transport, and rehabilitation of injured or orphaned wildlife from around Jefferson county,

Kentucky. Working with other organizations to get as many animals help as we can. Thank you for visiting our page. We wanted to create a positive environment for sharing educational as well as fun animal related post. We donā€™t allow drama and we do our best to keep this a safe environment for all parrot, bird, and animal lovers to enjoy. We appreciated everyone here that participates and shares our content. The more eyes we can reach hopefully the more animals can also be saved. It takes a team and we are lucky enough to work with some of the best around who all want the same thing. To see Kentuckyā€™s animals get the help they need. We try our best to keep the content fresh and entertaining. If you appreciate what we do please donā€™t hesitate to click on the donate button to help us out or to set up a monthly donation. Our monthly donators really make it possible to budget what we can afford to do from month to month. Facebook does not charge any fees when you donate though them and they also help by donating to our birds by the number of people who see the reels we share. So please share those we really appreciate it. We also have PayPal and snail mail available for donations. We also accept local donations of cages, animal related items, and general stuff which if we canā€™t use will sell to raise money for the rescue. Thank you everyone for visiting our page and we look forward to sharing many exciting adventures, educating each other, and enjoying our critter lives together. Be kind and this will be a page we can all enjoy. - Brad

One-Legged Goose Outruns Out-of-Shape CoupleA one-legged goose should be easy to catch, right? Anybody can do itā€¦ well, ...
02/25/2025

One-Legged Goose Outruns Out-of-Shape Couple

A one-legged goose should be easy to catch, right? Anybody can do itā€¦ well, not so much! Tara and I (both pretty experienced goose catchers - one of us much more so than the other šŸ˜‰) were completely outmaneuvered by a one-legged goose. We had 2 or 3 good chances, but she managed to evade us, even hopping on just one leg!
Finally tired of playing hop-away from us, she escaped to a pond on the golf course. Since we were about 35 minutes from home, we didn't want to make another trip. Frustrated and thoroughly disgusted, we decided to take a break. Maybe eat some lunch and give her time to waddle back onto land and settle in again.
We found a nice spot nearby for lunch and texted the homeowner to check if our feathered friend had returned. Sure enough, after tossing some snacks in her usual spot, our target was back and taking a nap. But this time, she saw us coming and knew exactly what we were up to! She was on the 12th green, super close to the water. Tara tried to distract her with corn while I snuck around to cut off her escape route to the water. Well, that didn't work - she spotted me and escaped into the water behind her.
But here's where it gets interesting - she picked a small, mostly frozen creek that flowed into the larger pond. What she didn't know (but we did! šŸ˜) was that a one-legged goose doesn't fare nearly as well on ice as on land. We saw our chance and took it! Though Tara had to get a little wet in the process (the things we do for our feathered friends!).
It was cold outside, so we moved fast and got her warmed up in the truck. My fingers were already numb from the brief walk back - wet hands and winter don't mix! Upon examination, we found she was really skinny, which makes sense for a one-legged goose struggling to find food. She seemed to have trouble gaining height when flying too - or maybe she was just cautious about landing with one leg.
The homeowner mentioned she'd been alone for a couple of weeks, and if there's one thing I really don't like, it's a lonely goose. These are flock animals - when they're happy and thriving, they're never alone. Since our previous skinny goose had already fattened up and reunited with their family, we had a perfect spot open.
We'll let her recover and gain some weight, and the choice will be hers - she can leave to live life on her terms, or stay safe in our yard with other handicapped friends who can't leave her behind even if they wanted to. We'll give her the option and see what she decides.
And yes, you guessed it - the old, healed injury was most likely caused by fishing line.

2:00pm 02/23/2025 The Adventures of Catching a One-Legged Goose Are Brad & Tara too out of shape to catch even a one legged goose? Let's find out.

A happy ending. I'm sharing this from our website www.RFPSInc.com. Please click around and don't be afraid to let me kno...
02/25/2025

A happy ending. I'm sharing this from our website www.RFPSInc.com. Please click around and don't be afraid to let me know if something isn't working right or looking right. It's early yet but I believe as of now everything there is supposed to work. At least it does for me from a desktop. Mobile devices may not be as good but most of it looks pretty good there on mine as well. My plan is to run every wild animal call through here and follow it to it's end. Also mapping our calls as well. Can I do it? Doubtful. Lol I'm gonna try to be the best one man machine I can be though. I hope it's slightly enjoyable and entertaining.

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Olivaceous Piculet Olivaceous Piculet: Say hello to one of natures tiniest rebels! The Olivaceous Piculet is a pint-size...
02/21/2025

Olivaceous Piculet Olivaceous Piculet: Say hello to one of natures tiniest rebels! The Olivaceous Piculet is a pint-sized woodpecker with a twistā€it skips the whole tail-as-support thing. Instead, it scrambles effortlessly through dead branches, digging under bark for its favorite treat: ants! When itā€™s time to start a family, this dynamic duo (male and female) carves out the cutest little nest in soft wood, complete with a doorway so perfectly round it could be a work of art....

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Southern Asia: Spotted Forktail Spotted Forktail of Southern Asia Spotted Forktail of Southern Asia Spotted Forktail of ...
02/20/2025

Southern Asia: Spotted Forktail Spotted Forktail of Southern Asia Spotted Forktail of Southern Asia Spotted Forktail of Southern Asia Spotted Forktail of Southern Asia Spotted Forktail of Southern Asia Tucked away in the rugged beauty of the Himalayas, anywhere from 2,000 to 12,000 feet above sea level, you might catch a glimpse of the Spotted Forktail birdā€”but only if youā€™re quick and lucky....

Southern Asia: Spotted Forktail Tucked away in the rugged beauty of the Himalayas, anywhere from 2,000 to 12,000 feet above [ā€¦]

The Great Goose Incident: A   TaleThe sun rises on another day, and luckily for me, another week begins. It almost wasn'...
02/19/2025

The Great Goose Incident: A TaleThe sun rises on another day, and luckily for me, another week begins. It almost wasn't the case, but I suppose there's more work to do before it's time to rest. Everything started off strange - the whole day was just off. Don't ask me how or why, I could just feel it, and I probably made it worse by projecting that outwards and them picking up on it....

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A crow was injured by a car This crow couldn't find help anywhere nearby so drove this baby all the way to Louisville fr...
02/18/2025

A crow was injured by a car This crow couldn't find help anywhere nearby so drove this baby all the way to Louisville from outside Cincinnati late at night in order to get it help. I took it in and it had a definite wing injury from where it was hit by a car but otherwise was in very good spirits....

Discover the story of the lonely goose and the challenges faced by injured birds in our care.

02/18/2025

šŸšØ LATE NIGHT BREAKING NEWS šŸšØ

Something wild happened at the sanctuary recently... and it involves:
- One determined goose named Lou Lou
- A duck with action movie aspirations
- A mysterious hawk encounter
- And a trip to the ER that nobody saw coming!

Follow along tonight and tomorrow morning as we unfold this tale of sanctuary chaos! (Trust us, the wait will be worth it! šŸ˜…)

Injured raccoon call while out on a duck chase nearby. Not moving but ā†‘ alive. This baby unfortunatly had a broken back ...
02/17/2025

Injured raccoon call while out on a duck chase nearby. Not moving but ā†‘ alive. This baby unfortunatly had a broken back and did not make it until morning., It died fed and comfortable though I did make sure of that. Even held it upright so it could eat it wanted too so bad but nothing worked. It's hard but that's why we do it even if we cant save them all we can help them to not die on the cold ground or in the bitter heat. It doesn't cost a lot to show a little compassion every now and again. RIP cute raccoon you mattered to some.

Injured raccoon call while out on a duck chase nearby. Not moving but ā†‘ alive. This baby unfortunatly had a [ā€¦]

Groundhog hit by car injured This groundhog was actually in pretty good spirits and not too much of a jerk like so many ...
02/17/2025

Groundhog hit by car injured This groundhog was actually in pretty good spirits and not too much of a jerk like so many are. He just wanted to chill, listen to music, and eat his sausage biscuit on his ride to get treated. I wish they were all that cooperative. Visit Broadbent Wildlife Sanctuaries page here...Learn about groundhogs and how to safely and humanely romove them here......

Discover the story of the lonely goose and the challenges faced by injured birds in our care.

Sorry about some of the mistakes coming through Iā€™m trying to fix them as I go and streamline my system. Itā€™s not easy t...
02/17/2025

Sorry about some of the mistakes coming through Iā€™m trying to fix them as I go and streamline my system. Itā€™s not easy to keep up with so much information. The machines keep changing things because they think they already know best but just because I advertise for someone somewhere doesnā€™t mean they need to be hijacked into an article. I had no idea how much of this stuff still required coding. If you want it to work and do anything right that is. I left the site up during my build as some find it interesting to watch things change, break, move, and in the end hopefully ultimately work smoothly. I do have some news like headlines from the injured animals that come through but thatā€™s just so people can see the volume that is if I can even keep up with posting them. Thatā€™s kind of what these test were about tonight making it easy and setup so I can just put whatever pictures or video I want there type my words hit send and it goes out in the blog then news tickers. Iā€™ll play around with colors and changing it up but thatā€™s where most of the breaking news can be found. I also plan to build a news page but thatā€™s later. Just keep in mind itā€™s all under construction. A news ticker is not an easy thing to get functioning turns out. lol it all takes time but playing with birds typing code blah blah blah now thatā€™s a job it you can get it. Speaking of which i have frank one of the ai that help make one picture a day of what he thinks the highlight of the day was. The other day it was this one because he said I didnā€™t really do much and this is what he envisioned my day was like. Are you kidding me Frank? That picture right there is a million smaller scenes and interactions and a story that could go on forever. Weird thing tho I tried and tried and tried to get multiple aiā€™s to remove the cages to no avail. I tried every which way I could think of but they just keep coming and often more stacked higher than before. Thatā€™s kind of sad that thatā€™s how it sees their lives. Itā€™s a stubborn beast but im going to show it how to open those doors a little bit.

This one was a late arrival but when they get hit by cars we take them. Especially when someone else is willing to put i...
02/17/2025

This one was a late arrival but when they get hit by cars we take them. Especially when someone else is willing to put in the effort to catch it and bring it to us. Even if it isn't hard to catch it is still a huge help. This goose was struggling and had blood in it's mouth....

Discover the story of the lonely goose and the challenges faced by injured birds in our care.

šŸ¦ Tales from the Sanctuary: The Case of the Sneaky PigeonGot called about a "problem pigeon" at a local restaurant - thi...
02/17/2025

šŸ¦ Tales from the Sanctuary: The Case of the Sneaky Pigeon

Got called about a "problem pigeon" at a local restaurant - this little feathered friend had turned breaking and entering into an art form, sneaking through the back door for snacks!

Found out it was banded, which led me to share some pigeon wisdom:
- Most banded pigeons are just taking a pit stop
- They usually move on after refueling
- Yes, you can actually catch them with the old "box and string" trick (cartoons got something right!)

But here's the important part: if you find a banded pigeon, always ask what the owner plans to do with it if returned. Not all stories have happy endings, and some cultures view these birds very differently than we do.

Speaking of different views - don't get me started on our local geese and crows... let's just say they're packing more than just attitude! šŸ˜…

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Discover the story of the lonely goose and the challenges faced by injured birds in our care.

02/14/2025

Your guess is as good as mine.

Before we go any furtherā€”donā€™t worry, sheā€™s not dead. But she did get seriously hurt, and it was my fault. If you donā€™t ...
02/05/2025

Before we go any furtherā€”donā€™t worry, sheā€™s not dead. But she did get seriously hurt, and it was my fault. If you donā€™t know Misty Chicken, sheā€™s our spoiled rotten umbrella cockatoo. We took her in years ago when the only parrot rescue at the time closed due to a family tragedy. Sheā€™s been withā€¦ Continue reading Part 2: How I Failed Misty Chicken...

Before we go any furtherā€”donā€™t worry, sheā€™s not dead. But she did get seriously hurt, and it was my fault. If you donā€™t know Misty Chicken, sheā€™s our spoiled rotten umbrella cockatoo. We took her in years ago when the only parrot rescue at the time closed due to a family tragedy. Sheā€™s b...

Good morning! I took a few days off from creating content to focus on learning the ropes of our new webpage and figuring...
02/05/2025

Good morning! I took a few days off from creating content to focus on learning the ropes of our new webpage and figuring out what we want to accomplish with it. Itā€™s going to be a constant work in progress, but as I get back into it, things are coming together faster. I used to know how to do all this really well the old-school way, but some of this new ā€œeasierā€ technology is way more complicated and honestly confusing....

Good morning! I took a few days off from creating content to focus on learning the ropes of our new webpage and figuring out what we want to accomplish with it. Itā€™s going to be a constant work in progress, but as I get back into it, things are coming together faster. I used to [ā€¦]

12:30am arrivals.
02/04/2025

12:30am arrivals.

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Injured Wildlife Drop Off 4700 Dixie Highway By Appointment Only
Louisville, KY
40216

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Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

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