If you're unsure if you're able to commit to this or if you're going on vacation at all, we recommend taking the feeder down to minimize the chance of disease spread or freezing. For more information feel free to reference our blog post: www.wildliferescue.ca/2024/01/29/y...

Anna's Hummingbirds remain in the lower mainland year-round however, their natural food sources do reduce during winter. If you decide to keep your feeder, it's important to closely monitor it, clean it regularly, and ensure that it doesn't freeze (which it sounds like you're doing a great job at!).

Your Thanksgiving spread might include mashed potatoes and pie, but at Wildlife Rescue, the menu looks a little different! 🍽️

A Berry Buffet for songbirds, or a Mealworm Medley for bats - every dish helps injured wildlife recover.

Donate a meal today: shop.wrabc.ca/collections/...

What an incredible @wildliferescuebc.bsky.social story! www.wildliferescue.ca/2025/08/20/r...

POV: All you want is a good morning, looking at some birds. 🦉🦆🐦️⁠
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Tag your favourite birding buddy!

⭐The Best Bird in BC Competition is back!⭐⁠
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After the successful debut in 2024 crowned the Anna's Hummingbird as the winner, 32 of the coolest songbirds in British Columbia are now coming together for a sing-off.⁠
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📣 Round one closes at 12pm today, vote now: www.wildliferescue.ca/best-bird-in...

Guess the bird feet! 🐦️👣

Although they swim like a duck, American Coots do not have webbed feet. Instead, they have lobes on their toes that help them kick through the water. The lobes fold back each time the bird lifts their foot, so that they can walk on dry land and on softer, mucky ground.

The Vancouver Avian Research Centre (VARC) is hosting a Virtual Bird Identification Workshop this spring!⁠
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📅 April 15, 22, 29 & May 6, 13⁠
⏰ 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM PST⁠
💻 5 interactive Zoom sessions + optional guided field trips⁠

Learn more here: donorbox.org/id25

This #Anna'sHummingbird was caught in netting. She exhausted her energy reserves trying to escape and was left extremely lethargic and barely able to fly.

The bird was diagnosed with low blood sugar, given sugar water, and placed on oxygen overnight. She's slowly regaining her strength!

Every raffle ticket you purchase goes a long way for wildlife!⁠
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The winner of the raffle will get a $3000 voucher and $150 gift certificate for a luxurious stay and dinner at the Four Seasons Resort and Residences Whistler.
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🎟️⁠ Get your tickets here: trellis.org/getaway?utm_...

This Glaucous-winged Gull had just finished up their daily wound care session after being found stuck in a railing with some deep wounds under one wing.⁠
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Medical staff have been treating these wounds with daily cleanings, pain medications, and antibiotics to promote healing and prevent infections.

✨ Join us for a free webinar all about hummingbirds! ✨

Wildlife Rescue and VARC are teaming up to share fascinating facts, patient stories, and ways you can help these tiny wonders thrive.

📅 Tuesday, February 25th 6:30PM (PST)
📍 Online

Register here: hello.wrabc.ca/webinar-humm...

Got heartbreak? We've got hungry patients! 💔🦗⁠
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If you need help getting over someone who caused you heartbreak, why not name an insect after them, then watch that symbolic representation of your ex get fed to a hungry animal?⁠

Name your insect here: shop.wrabc.ca/products/fee...

With a cold snap hitting the Lower Mainland this week, monitoring your hummingbird feeders for frost is important to protect these little flying gems from life-threatening injuries.

Find more hummingbird feeder guidance here: www.wildliferescue.ca/2024/01/29/y... #birds #hummingbirds

All kinds of wildlife situations are reported to Wildlife Rescue, this is one of the more unusual cases!⁠ 🦆⁠
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This Mallard seemed to have a stick impaled in his side. We had prepared to send him for surgery but the medical team found the stick was actually stuck around him, like a harness!⁠