Debate over tools and method safety
5 Sep 21 9:00 AM · 3d ago · 32 comments · 1 source · development 5 of 5
Comments diverged on whether using a knife was appropriate for the task. Some praised the rescuer's tool choice and steady hands, while others warned the knife posed injury risk and advocated for combs or tweezers as safer alternatives.
“I was thinking the entire time I was watching the video that he could seriously injure the hawk with that knife if the hawk were to flinch unexpectedly.”
hollyweirdnorth.bsky.socialGood Samaritan Rescuer in videoYoung hawk Injured animal
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Thank you for helping this small creature.
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❤️ That is a choya cactus, commonly called "jumping choya," because the spines "jump" into the flesh and form a little hook. I walked my toe into one. Two weeks later, my manicurist pried out the spine. Out west, when you go hiking, it's a good idea to carry a pocket comb for easy cactus removal.
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Give me an excuse to carry a comb in my back pocket like I did in my glorious hair days in the 80s.
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That's a very good point. I was thinking the entire time I was watching the video that he could seriously injure the hawk with that knife if the hawk were to flinch unexpectedly.
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Kindness is contagious. Thank you good sir for saving a beautiful bird of prey.
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Was great use of the tool he had on hand.
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Almost cathartic watching each one come off one by one lol. 🥰
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that's exactly what I said out loud...poor baby 🥺🥹
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Thank you for helping this beautiful creature!
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Why you should always carry a pocket knife. I've carried one since 5th grade. My father gave it to me as a graduation gift for moving from K-4 school to 5-6 school (as if I wasn't going to anyway).
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This is one of the reasons you should Always carry a Comb 🪮when in the desert. I figured this out very early in my years always playing/exploring the desert by my house.
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Looks like cholla, which usually have especially nasty reversed-barbed needles. I’ve removed them from a German Shorthair Pointer’s nose.
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I want to give that man a HUGE hug for his kindness and gentleness! May Karma reward him a hundred fold. 💖
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The skill in doing that, so gentle. Thank you kind stranger. This is awesome.
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I made the mistake of wearing sandals to desert botanical garden in Phoenix.
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And then there's evil Trump who wants to destroy their natural habitat.
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Thank goodness for such kind people who respect all beings.
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ugh. Looks like a (jumping) Cholla. Nicely done.
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This is just wonderful to watch. I’m so glad someone had the patience to help out this bird in such a patient way. Also, bird mates routinely preach each other and so that’s probably also why it understood on some level that it was being helped.
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Hawks (birds in general) are so so intelligent. Hopefully this young person learned to stay away from this plant😟
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Sometimes adhesive tape helps. On skin (but not feathers) white glue left to dry & then peeled off works wonders.
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That was wonderful to watch: the hawk stayed still for all of it yet must have been in pain .
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The hawk obviously knows, that she is being helped here! Animals can be really clever!
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well done and I know that cactus is a horror. I lived outside Phoenix as a teen.
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