markbb

Thanks everyone for comments. Let me explain a few things including why I thing these could be a shotgun wounds. A few infos about frigatebirds to clear possibility of spill and skin infection from that. Frigatebirds are known to spend most of the time on the wing and they usually roost on trees during night. They do not swim or rest on water it is a rule and a very few exceptions were observed. Even when feeding they pick up prey from the water surface or above (or a few centimeters below surface) and do not even get feathers wet - BTW they plumage is not oily and if get wet bird will ha

I would like to ask for an expert opinion. I photographed this frigatebird (http://www.pbase.com/mbb/injuries_of_pinkbilled_frigatebird_) and it looks to me that the bird was shot with shotgun. All injuries are on right side including lost of right eye. It seems that pellets did not went trough the wings (damage is visible only on one side of both wings). But I would like to hear from experts. Are these injuries look like they could be a result of shotgun shot? I will greatly appreciate any opinion from experienced bird hunters. All the best, Mark