Their brother Ian was hiding under a stuffed teddy and didn't want his picture taken.
In addition we have some birds: doves and starlings:
and a little Killdeer:
Jun 2, 2009
Doves, Starlings, Raccoon Orphans
Abi and Lena, the coonie sisters all snuggled up sleeping together:
Their brother Ian was hiding under a stuffed teddy and didn't want his picture taken.
In addition we have some birds: doves and starlings:
and a little Killdeer:
Their brother Ian was hiding under a stuffed teddy and didn't want his picture taken.
In addition we have some birds: doves and starlings:
and a little Killdeer:
May 31, 2009
Raccoons and Birds Update
I got to meet the most wonderful lady who took lil Peanut home with her to give her a permanent home. Poor lil Peanut does not only have neurological problems, but she also appears to be blind. But now she is in the best hands possible and I can stop worrying and start concentrating on the babies I still have.
The 3 Abilenaians, Abi, Lena and Ian are growing like crazy:
Here's a picture of Ian gaping. That happens sometimes when they fall to sleep with the bottle. The white stuff around his mouth is milk:
And below is Pumkin with sand on her nose while playing under my chair:
3 Starlings joined the family:
The doves are doing great and the sparrow is still here:
The 3 Abilenaians, Abi, Lena and Ian are growing like crazy:
Here's a picture of Ian gaping. That happens sometimes when they fall to sleep with the bottle. The white stuff around his mouth is milk:
And below is Pumkin with sand on her nose while playing under my chair:
3 Starlings joined the family:
The doves are doing great and the sparrow is still here:
May 30, 2009
May 28, 2009
Raccoons Raccoons Raccoons
I finally have a few minutes to update this blog.
Pumkin has moved to the outside enclosure and has started to play. Unfortunately she is still alone, so I spend a fair amount of time playing with her:
Sad news about Peanut (who's a girl after all!). She has neurological problems and has no control over certain movements of her body, such as her head. Thankfully, Jani at the Breezy's Place in South Texas has offered to come and pick her up. She will get the best treatment possible which I cannot afford at this time. If she is not releasable, she will have a permanent home there too. Thank you, Jani and Katt!!
Then I have 3 new additions of about 10 days old, 2 girls and a boy. I named Abi, Lena, and Ian, based on the town they originated from, Abilene that is. All 3 are doing good, even though they are on antibiotics due to previous aspiration:
Coco says Hi too:
Pumkin has moved to the outside enclosure and has started to play. Unfortunately she is still alone, so I spend a fair amount of time playing with her:
Sad news about Peanut (who's a girl after all!). She has neurological problems and has no control over certain movements of her body, such as her head. Thankfully, Jani at the Breezy's Place in South Texas has offered to come and pick her up. She will get the best treatment possible which I cannot afford at this time. If she is not releasable, she will have a permanent home there too. Thank you, Jani and Katt!!
Then I have 3 new additions of about 10 days old, 2 girls and a boy. I named Abi, Lena, and Ian, based on the town they originated from, Abilene that is. All 3 are doing good, even though they are on antibiotics due to previous aspiration:
Coco says Hi too:
May 24, 2009
Coco has 6 healthy Puppies
Coco Banana finally had her pups! Six of them! They all look healthy and they all look like mom.
May 22, 2009
Raccoons, birds and a rehabber
Today Pumkin was introduced to a larger pool. I had gone to the Dollar Store and bought tons of colorful toys I to play with.
The first thing Pumkin did when I placed her into the pool was to tinkle into the water LOL. After that...well, see for yourself!
Afterward we had a good meal:
The birds also benefited from the trip to the Dollar Store. They got new baskets. Below you see 2 mourning doves and 3 phoebes:
An injured great-horned owl that spent a night here before she was picked by the avian rehabber:
The first thing Pumkin did when I placed her into the pool was to tinkle into the water LOL. After that...well, see for yourself!
Afterward we had a good meal:
The birds also benefited from the trip to the Dollar Store. They got new baskets. Below you see 2 mourning doves and 3 phoebes:
An injured great-horned owl that spent a night here before she was picked by the avian rehabber:
May 20, 2009
Peanut and Pumkin, orphaned raccoon babies
Here they are, my pride and joy of this year's spring season:
Peanut:
Pumkin:
lil Peanut after his bottle.
And lil Pumkin on her first day outside in the enclosure:
Peanut:
Pumkin:
lil Peanut after his bottle.
And lil Pumkin on her first day outside in the enclosure:
May 18, 2009
Rainbow Wildlife Rescue in the News
2009
Know your Neighborhood Wildlife - The Opossum
Published: Monday, March 30, 2009 - Empire Tribune
 | Among the mix of Erath County wildlife is an unassuming creature that once roamed with the dinosaurs 70 million years ago. |
| Read the entire article HERE >>>> |
Know your Neighborhood Wildlife - The Squirrel
Published: Monday, February 17, 2009 - Empire Tribune
 | Some folks in Erath County may call her a nut, but when it comes to squirrel rescue, Birgit Sommer knows her stuff. As a licensed rehabilitator and founder of Rainbow Wildlife Rescue in Stephenville, Sommer has worked with dozens of squirrels endangered by natural disaster... |
| Read the entire article HERE >>>> |
Know your Neighborhood Wildlife - The Cottontail Rabbit
Published: Monday, March 2, 2009 - Empire Tribune
 | Most folks living in Erath County have encountered rabbits. Coexisting with these furry, fertile creatures is not difficult once you understand them. |
| Read the entire article HERE >>>> |
Leave the Mothering to Nature
Experts say young animals who appear to be abandoned often are in parents' care
By Angelia Joiner
Special to the Reporter-News
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
 | Spring is just around the corner, and as the new season arrives so do the offspring of a variety of wildlife. Kindhearted humans sometimes find -- and try to take in -- young birds, squirrels, fawns or rabbits that appear to be abandoned. Roy Johnson, Taylor County game warden, said most of the time this is not the case. |
| Read the entire article HERE >>>> |
Honey and Trinity Success Story
How two dogs can create a lot of human winners
Published: Sunday, April 5, 2009 - Empire Tribune
 | Not everybody in Erath County knows about the Humane Society Animal Shelter and its adoptable pets. A few of the people that do know about it have the wrong impression. They often think of it as dog pound-hell. Maybe after reading the following story of the combined efforts of many people to make happy endings happen, they will change their minds and convince more pet lovers to adopt a pet instead of purchasing one from a pet store or a breeder. |
| Read the entire article HERE >>>> |
2008
Orphaned squirrels find refuge in Stephenville
Published: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 10:07 AM CDT
 | When natural disasters strike, a mobilization of relief workers from various agencies such as the Red Cross, National Guard, and FEMA are ready to respond, bringing in food and water, working to restore power, and setting up temporary shelter to assist in returning the disaster zone and the lives of those within it back to normal. |
| Read the entire article HERE >>>> |
Locals build ‘homes’ for orphaned squirrels
Published: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 9:06 AM CDT
 | The gray baby squirrels orphaned by Hurricane Ike now have a cozier place to play - and sleep - while temporarily residing in Erath County. Volunteers spent the better part of Saturday building a mesh enclosure at the Rainbow Wildlife Rescue Center in Stephenville so the little ones will have room to move around until they can be taken back to the coast. |
| Read the entire article HERE >>>> |
Rescuing Animals
Published: Sunday, May 2, 2008
| One local woman works to save abandoned and mistreated pets Birgit Sommer has been a Stephenville resident since 1991. She was born in Germany and just last month, after passing a test correct answering questions covering U.S. government and history, she took an oath before officials and became a naturalized citizen of the United States. "It just feels great to become a citizen of this country," Bridget said. "I studied hard in order to pass the test and now I can vote in this important election." | |
| Birgit didn't wait to become a registered voter before taking the responsibility of foster care of homes and abandoned animals in Erath County. Having a great love for animals, she was attracted to the animal shelter maintained by the Erath County Humane Society, shortly after becoming a resident in Stephenville. During the past few years she has given loving, expert care to hundreds of dogs and cats including entire litters of puppies and kittens. | |
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| Read the entire article HERE >>> | |
Stephenville woman takes in 'squirrely' hurricane victims
Published: Monday, September 22, 2008
STEPHENVILLE -- Appropriately nicknamed "Miss Doolittle" when she was just 5 years old, Birgit Sommer is taking in orphans from Hurricane Ike. Not the human kind. The small, furry kind. Infant gray squirrels were found everywhere after Ike moved through the Houston area, blowing down their nests, and residents were desperate to help them. | |
Sommer, a licensed wildlife rehabilitator, said before Ike had even moved out of the Gulf area, her phone began ringing off the wall and the e-mails started piling up. People were contacting her to see if she could help. | |
| Read the entire article HERE >>> | |
Donations helping baby squirrels left orphaned by Hurricane Ike
Published: Sunday, September 28, 2008
STEPHENVILLE -- Several volunteers were busy Saturday building a mesh wire enclosure at the Rainbow Wildlife Rescue center in Stephenville to provide shelter for additional gray squirrels orphaned by Hurricane Ike. Birgit Sommer, a licensed wildlife rehabilitator, said members of the Tarleton State University Student Wildlife Society collected $62 in donations and are soliciting area businesses for materials needed to build shelters for the squirrels. | |
She said she has also received a check for $500 from a Buffalo Gap resident, lumber from Barns and McCullough in Stephenville and numerous smaller donations. | |
| Read the entire article HERE >>> | |
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