Vero Beach water bird with throat obstruction needs help

VERO BEACH — A feathered friend is in a life-threatening situation and needs help.

The anhinga, a long-necked water bird, has been spotted at the Mueller Campus of Indian River State College in a harrowing predicament. The bird has something lodged in its beak or throat and it may be dying.

The obstruction prevents the bird from eating and time is getting short.

Donna Haro first saw the troubled bird the Monday after Thanksgiving and believes it is getting weaker because it cannot eat. Unaware people are trying to help, the anhinga flies away when approached.

Haro, who teaches English as a second language at the college, knew something was wrong when walking to the west side of Building D. She observed the bird on a drainage pipe in a retention pond and noticed what appeared to be a plastic object protruding from its beak. The next day she managed to get pictures of the bird confirming a plastic bag was lodged in the bird's throat.

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