I found this poor goose laying in a park today and acting odd. When I got closer I saw that its left leg was coiled up and the area around it was covered in blood. As far as I can tell, the goose got trapped in some fishing line or something and nearly amputated its leg. None of the wildlife rescue groups could get it so a coworker and I done wrassled it into a critter gitter and brought it to a rescue. With any luck it will make some kind of recovery even if it can’t be released.
I’ve seen a semi wild duck with a chunk of its beak missing that seemed to be doing fine.
For at least five years there was a local buzzard that had lost a leg somehow and was still getting around.
So, reasons to stay positive.