Blue Ridge Wildlife Center Patient of the Week: Osprey - Royal Examiner

Blue Ridge Wildlife Center Patient of the Week: Osprey - Royal Examiner

This handsome Osprey came to us after being found down with a hole in his neck and bleeding from a wound at his hind end. On exam, the hole was, in fact, a hole right into his esophagus. This is called a crop rupture and is not an uncommon occurrence to birds that have trauma following a big meal. Continue reading Blue Ridge Wildlife Center Patient of the Week: Osprey at Royal Examiner.