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Introduction: Maria Brown

by mbrown411

I have never been an animal person and I felt as though this community partner service experience would broaden my horizon. That is why I chose Wild Nest Bird Rehab for this course. Wild Nest Bird Rehab is a nonprofit organization dedicated to rehabilitating Georgia’s injured and orphaned birds for release back to the wild. For example if a bird hits a car or window or gets an eye infection someone would be able to drop them off here to get the bird(s) proper treatment by professionals then be released back into the wild.

I kept gravitating to this organization because I felt this organization would be the most memorable. When I get older and look back on my college years, I feel like this organization will be one of the memories that brings a smile to my face. 

Now that I’ve been to the facility a couple times I have learned so much by engaging, listening and asking questions but most importantly being surrounded with other people who have the interest of birds with intense passion. I am most excited for baby bird season and helping feed them. I can’t wait to learn how to properly handle and care for them, from feeding techniques to seeing their tiny beaks open wide and hearing a bunch of soft chirps.

So far I have learned how to hold a bird, different infections birds in the sanctuary are prone to, the variety of foods birds eat such as seeds, fruits, and insects, unique characteristics of each bird, differences in size, weight, and temperament among the bird species, how to give birds medicine, how to tell if a bird is comfortable or stressed, and how birds communicate vocally and with their body language. I also saw how to make the different salads, how to do the laundry, unload and reload the dishwasher, sterilization procedures, cleaning cages, birds being fed and most importantly, knowing where the gloves are in each room.

One thing I hope to learn/witness is how my perception of birds changed after this experience. From my starting point being honest ignorance to gaining a deeper appreciation for their intelligence, personalities, and the vital role they play in nature.

Introduction: Maymuna Sabree

by msabree6

Introduce yourself to the GSU community beyond this class. Tell readers a little bit about yourself, how you selected the course, and what you’re learning so far. Include a picture of yourself if you want! That will make the post more visually engaging. 

  1. Hello everyone! My name is Maymuna Sabree. I am a second-year student at Georgia State studying Public Policy. I grew up here in Atlanta and even went to Highschool near GSU’s Atlanta campus. One of the biggest reasons I was drawn to this course and this organization is the opportunity for hands-on work in non-human natural habitats. I want to get my hands dirty—literally. I have a deep emotional attachment to all living creatures and ecosystems, and I am eager to play an active role in conservation efforts. I am interested in seeing and partaking in actionable projects that expose me to best practices and ideologies surrounding “nature” and the environment in the context of the human world. 

 

Tell readers a little bit about your community partner. Why are you interested in them and the work they do? What have you learned about your organization so far? Are there any service projects or particular goals with which you’re excited to help your community partner? What do you hope to learn from your service assignment? (You can borrow some language from your matching survey responses if it’s helpful here.) 

2. I am excited to learn anything and everything I can from this experience. I am a firm believer in unexpected blessings and lessons. Seeing that this opportunity is already in a field of interest to me, I am sure that anything I grasp while working with any of these organizations will be beneficial. However, I must admit that I am romanticizing the idea of working boots on the ground, hands in the soil -for environmental preservation with community. This is exactly what WAWA does with their community education programs, when they tend to urban forests and conduct research on the urban natural landscape.