Hopes Wings Sanctuary and Rescue

22/08/2024

Muse update: spoiled little muse after a feeding ❤️

22/08/2024

This week’s heatwave has been brutal, please remember to leave water out for your local birds, you could save a life 💜

21/08/2024

Little Maverick has really been through it in his young life. Upon intake exam we found he has a wound on his chest, additionally his face and some of his body is coated in oil. This poor baby is likely only around 4-5 months old 😭. At this time we are treating him ourselves as it looks to be limited to soft tissue damage. He would not have survived on his own. If not for his finding a kind soul, he would have died a slow, agonizing and very lonely death. Pigeon racing companies know this is the result of their actions and don’t care. 😞 It is time for this barbaric practice to be made illegal!

20/08/2024

Little Maverick is less than a year old. Even though his life started surrounded by horrible humans who exploited him for a chance at profit, taking him away from his family, food, water, the only home he’s ever known and dumping him miles and miles away in the scorching heat, KNOWING he and many like him will die horrible deaths instead of ever making it back…Even though humans like that were the only humans he’s ever known. He still went looking for a kind human to help him. Thankfully he found one and followed her around her yard, quietly imploring her to save him and save him she did. Now he is safe with us and will live a life of loved luxury. Welcome to Hopes Wings sweet Maverick. And as always, to the foul people who exploit these amazing little beings, have the day you deserve.

18/08/2024

Orphans Monnet and Toulouse, who came in 4 days ago are thriving and have already transformed from little yellow nuggets, to fluffy pine cones! 🥰 Grow babies Grow!!

17/08/2024

When the neighborhood grackle comes by to ask why you are late setting out the plates of watermelon for the yard flock 🤣.
Sorry Boss, I’ll be on time from now on 😂.

15/08/2024

Moondrop (left) and Juno (right) enjoying their best pidge life 🥰. Juno was found in a warehouse by the kindest Samaritan when she was just a baby. She had fallen 30ft from her nest onto a cement floor and damaged both her legs. After weeks of healing and physical therapy she is doing so much better and a beloved member of our snuggle flock with her Besties.

13/08/2024

Welcome to the Odessa branch, our newest little orphans, Toulouse and Monnet. They are already experts at eating from the dove bottle. They are tiny, but mighty!

08/08/2024

WE ARE UNDER A HEAT ADVISERY TODAY!! Please please take care or your pets accordingly and please please please leave some dishes of water out for the birds!!

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/tdY2ojHJPjACzQVu/?mibextid=qtnXGe

Yikes, the National Weather Service has already gone ahead and pushed out a heat advisory for nearly every county we cover. Places like Big Spring and Snyder are under an excessive heat warning given projected temperatures near 110 degrees. Please stay cool and safe! newswest9.com/weather

06/08/2024

I feel like I stumbled in on a super secret meeting…..😳

04/08/2024

One mug holds my freshly brewed coffee…One mug holds freshly made baby bird food for the second morning feeding rounds….ONE GUESS WHERE THE SLEEPY REHABBER JUST POURED HER CREAMER!! 😫.

04/08/2024

Whoops…..Well, at least we both own it so hard that EVERYONE knows we are the weird bird ladies 🤣🤣🕊️

03/08/2024

We got a call about a baby kite stuck behind a dumpster today. While we are not set up to care for raptors, it was just around the corner from me and my Husband was home to keep the feeding schedule for our ICU babies so I ran out to pick him up and take him to Cassey who then transported him to A-Z. We unfortunately won’t get any further updates on his recovery and release but we were told that they have another baby kite in care so he will have a buddy to fledge and release with. Good luck little one!

29/07/2024

The cutest little lunch line you will ever see!

24/07/2024

Gemma, Jewel and their newest big sibling, Turtle 🥰

22/07/2024

Spark is all grown up and now lives in the permanent sparrow flight cage with Bobbin and Chicklette. I love his perfect little wonky face. He’s come a very long way 🥰

21/07/2024

4 days ago a very weak little dove came in to care. I triaged her and noticed immediately that she had a tell tale bulge in her neck. So I fired up my endoscope and was met with a massive canker lesion blocking her entire throat. I was able to remove just enough of the lesion to get a tiny gavage tube past it so that I could administer meds and emergency nutrition. Each day it became easier to place the tube and after 4 days of metronidazole, I scoped her again to check progress. I’m so pleased to see the lesion has nearly disappeared. She will remain in isolation where she will continue to receive medication and supplemental nutrition but she is on track to make a full recovery!

21/07/2024

20/07/2024

Gemma (larger baby) and Jewel both made it through their first night! Both are digesting their food perfectly and very responsive to the bottle!! Their eyes are still sealed shut but you normally see them open around day 3/4 so we should have peepers in a day or two. Grow babies grow! 🥰

17/07/2024

To be fair…..it’s because we spend all our money on them in the first place 😅

15/07/2024

Everyone wish a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our pigeon whisperer, Cassey!!!!

11/07/2024

It has been so busy since July 4th (every rehab and rescues least favorite holiday) that I realized I hadn’t posted any stories. So let’s meet Spark. Spark came in on July 4th, found on the ground fresh out of the egg with a scratch on his little noggin and bruises all over. 🥺. Spark has been working very hard this last week to grow and I am so proud of him. As he has grown, he has unfortunately developed cross beak, it is likely that his birthday fall caused damage that has resulted in the upper beak not growing properly but he doesn’t let it slow him down! Spark will remain part of our permanent sparrow crew as he will not survive in the wild without accommodations for cross beak but I doubt he will mind much because he’s quite happy being catered to 🥰

06/07/2024

Little fluffy came into care a month ago with a horrific head wound. She had been ripped from her nest by another bird and had been scalped with wounds that went down to her tiny skull. 😭. Her eyes were swollen shut and her head misshapen but I am not one to back down from a challenge and we began intensive antibiotics, manuka salve treatments and pain meds. Her first week in care was a minute to minute fight between life and death but she fought hard and I fought hard for her. A few days ago she finally lost the helmet-like skull scab she’s had all month revealing a fully healed scalp 🥰. She will likely always have some bald patches but I have assured her that scars make you look cool ☺️. She is currently practicing her flying skills and acting as a surrogate cuddle buddy to 6 other baby doves that have come in this week. What a tiny miracle she is. ❤️🕊️
~ Mariah

03/07/2024

MUSE UPDATE!!

Muse came to us with horrible swelling in his eyes and head. Completely blind. He was a starving racer found just waiting for death to come in a parking lot.
Thankfully someone picked him up and put him somewhere safe til we could make it to him. ❤️

Now he is spunky and rotton. Gained all his weight back and will pinch at any touch. 😂
He’s definitely one of the reasons i love to rescue these sweet birds.

Edit: Muse is fully blind due to his accident.

30/06/2024

Three baby sparrows i received Thursday shortly after the smallest had just hatched. One is always screaming for food even when full. 😂They are doing beautifully and growing so much in the short time ive had them. ❤️ -Cassey

25/06/2024

Any birds needing immediate help please call or text 432-703-1342
the gardendale location can intake but will not be able to pick up any rescues.
Feel free to message for any help.

-Cassey

25/06/2024

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FAMILY EMERGENCY!
I am so sorry but I will not be able to take intakes or return messages today! Thank you for your understanding.
~Mariah