Weekend Birdery: Feathered & Tarred

June 5, 2010

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is collecting dead and injured birds (and other wildlife) in the area of the Deepwater Horizon spill. As of their June 3 report, they collected 123 “visibly oiled” birds (38 dead, 85 living). 370 birds have been found dead without visible oil, and another 119 dead birds couldn’t be classified in the field as visibly oiled or not.

Here are some disturbing images from AP Photographer Charlie Riedel:

AP/ Charlie Riedel


AP/ Charlie Riedel

AP / Charlie Riedel

AP / Charlie Riedel

More of Riedel’s pictures here.

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  1. Not Good for the Goose : Organon on July 17th, 2010 6:02 pm

    [...] has been upsetting for bird lovers to see images of gulf birds coated in oil and to watch the casualty counts climb. As of its July 16 report (pdf), [...]

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