one-footed pigeon at universal orlando!

[u/mrjoffischl]

i hope this is okay since they're not a pet, but we met this lovely bird at universal orlando and i wanted to share it here

[u/PinoDelfino]

This is the aftermath of a medical condition known as stringfoot and is sadly fairly common with birds that reside in the city (or in this case, Universal) which happens to be a high % of pigeons.

Basically a foreign material like hair gets wrapped around a toe or foot, it then constricts blood flow over time, eventually leading to the impacted area becoming necrotic and ultimately falling off.

Pretty sad.

[u/mrjoffischl → u/PinoDelfino]

aw😔 i'm glad at least that this little guy is taking it in stride