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Jan 20 2010

Gracie, our mascot, semi frozen but fine

Thinking about a Florida parrot rescue like M.A.R.S., iguanas might not be what comes to  mind. Exotic bird rescue consists of many facets such as adoptions, rehabilitation, boarding, and daily bird care by great volunteers, and always, praying for donations. These are the things you would  expect.

Well, with the recent cold, we experienced another dilemma  added to our list of ever evolving tasks. How to extract our mascot Gracie from way under a wood deck and how to thaw her out once we achieved this.

With this said, take a look at the photos, and know that it took three days for her to be back to her old self. How we did everything  is another story, for another time.

Gracie when first pulled out
Gracie when first pulled out
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First look around
Gracie, seven hours later, color returned to normal
Gracie, seven hours later, color returned to normal

Written by LuAnn Apple · Categorized: Uncategorized · Tagged: adoption, exotic birds, florida, m.a.r.s. news, rescue

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  1. Janet and Joan from Ohio says

    January 20, 2010 at 6:10 pm

    Thank God Gracie is OK. We were reading about how our reptilian friends were suffering in the cold weather there. We’ll see you next month!

  2. Glenn says

    January 21, 2010 at 10:03 am

    when we had an iguana in Hialeah ages ago, my father set up a fairly large diameter steel pipe with caps on both ends and long incandescent light bulbs in the pipe -not too high a wattage. That heated up the pipe and the beast just loved to hug that on top in cold weather.
    Glenn Crooks

  3. Jeanne says

    August 19, 2011 at 7:09 pm

    I love the stories. I hate that you dont finish them, its a letdown. If your going to tell us something please finish!

  4. LuAnn Apple says

    September 11, 2011 at 5:10 pm

    There are so many stories to tell and experiences to share. The daily work load of caring for the rescue parrots, the property where they reside, etc. leaves little time for anything else. I hope in the future the time will show itself and I CAN PROMISE YOU THE STORIES WILL FLOW.

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