{"id":200706,"date":"2025-10-04T02:28:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T02:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/200706\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T02:28:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T02:28:08","slug":"paddleboarder-sees-clump-of-feathers-in-water-and-realizes-its-breathing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/200706\/","title":{"rendered":"Paddleboarder Sees Clump Of Feathers In Water And Realizes It’s Breathing"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a sunny, warm day in Southwest Florida last month when an unsuspecting paddleboarder suddenly made a frightening discovery. She spotted a ball of feathers floating in the water from afar, and as she paddled closer, she realized it was a wild bird in desperate need of help.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe osprey was entangled in fishing line, and her feathers were waterlogged, so she was unable to fly,\u201d Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW)<\/a> wrote on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Facebook\/CROW – Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Inc.<\/p>\n

The woman was heartbroken to find an osprey wrapped in fishing line, which had become tethered to the surrounding tree roots. It was unclear how long the bird had been trapped, but the paddleboarder knew time was of the essence to save her life.<\/p>\n

She scooped the bird out of the water and instantly called CROW for help.<\/p>\n

Facebook\/CROW – Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Inc.<\/p>\n

CROW volunteer Phyllis Hermann rushed to the scene in a rescue boat and began freeing the bird from the mangroves as soon as she arrived. Once untethered from the trees, she placed the osprey in a rescue box and shuttled straight to CROW\u2019s wildlife hospital for the second phase of the rescue.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt CROW, we removed the line and treated her for minor injuries and dehydration,\u201d CROW wrote.<\/p>\n

You can see more footage from her rescue here:<\/p>\n

While treating the osprey, CROW\u2019s veterinary team noticed something concerning about her breathing, which provided them with more insight into what she had gone through before being rescued.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen listening with a stethoscope (auscultation), we noted increased respiratory effort and harsh lung sounds, possibly from inhaling water while struggling,\u201d CROW wrote. \u201cShe’s currently on systemic antibiotics and is in good body condition, so we expect she’ll make a full recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n

Facebook\/CROW – Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Inc.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, the osprey was found just in time by a compassionate paddleboarder and taken to the best hospital for her needs. While she\u2019s still on the mend, the folks at CROW are confident she will fully recover soon and return to her home in the mangroves.<\/p>\n

CROW staff can\u2019t wait to see the osprey return home. Until then, they hope that sharing the bird’s story will inspire more people to be proactive about disposing of fishing line properly and help prevent similar accidents in the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs always, this is a sobering reminder that improperly discarded fishing line is more than just an eyesore. It can trap, injure, and kill our native and migratory wildlife,\u201d CROW wrote. \u201cMind your line and fish responsibly!\u201d<\/p>\n

To help animals like this osprey get the care they need, you can donate to Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) here<\/a>.\"Neighbors<\/a>Neighbors Notice Mysterious Pig Roaming Their Lawns And Spend A Month Winning Him OverHe would only stop to play with people\u2019s cats and dogs \u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It was a sunny, warm day in Southwest Florida last month when an unsuspecting paddleboarder suddenly made a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":200707,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[3192,3754,616,192,79,615,613,201],"class_list":{"0":"post-200706","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-science","8":"tag-animal-encounters","9":"tag-ashley-ortiz","10":"tag-daily-dodo","11":"tag-environment","12":"tag-science","13":"tag-standard","14":"tag-the-dodo","15":"tag-wildlife"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=200706"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200706\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/200707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=200706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=200706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=200706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}