u/buffunderfluff

I was at Bellevue Downtown Park today and noticed an injured mallard in the pond. One of the feet/legs appears to have been badly injured, possibly from fishing line, wire, or string becoming wrapped around it. The foot is still attached but appears to be nonfunctional.

While I was there, I met a very kind woman who comes to the park regularly and feeds the ducks. She told me she specifically makes a point of feeding this mallard because she is concerned that the inability to walk makes it difficult to get enough food. She said the mallard is still able to fly and swim, but cannot walk, and that this mallard get picked on by other birds.

I’ve attached photos of the injured mallard and the leg leg.

I’m planning to contact PAWS Wildlife Rehabilitation Center and the appropriate Bellevue/Washington wildlife authorities, but I’m hoping someone here may know a local wildlife rehabilitator, waterfowl rescue, or experienced volunteer who could help capture and transport this duck for evaluation.

If you’ve dealt with injured ducks or other waterfowl in Bellevue or the Eastside and know who is best to contact, I’d really appreciate the recommendation.

Thank you!

I live in an apartment complex. My old dishwasher broke the maintenance team installed a new dishwasher. I think the installation is subpar to say the least. This is not in my wheel house but I know several things on in the install are incorrect. First I think the insulation blanket is not installed correctly as there is a gap on the left hand side in the picture uploaded. In my mind this needs to sit flush, all across the top without a gap. The second is the amount of air gap tubing that was left. I ran the dishwasher once and did not find leaks but a lot of water is sitting in the tubing and backing up into the dishwasher. I read the manual and know this is not correctly installed, would like confirmation that these things are installed incorrectly and recommendations on how to tell the maintenance team to fix it. Particular how to direct them to install the tubing correctly so that there is not water sitting in the tube and backing up into the dishwasher. Does the air gap tubing need to go above or below the sink drain piping? Thank you in advance.

Edit: Thanks to all the commented. I do have an air gap. I am not implying or concerned about that there are code violations. My main concern is the amount of water that stays in the tubing (half the tube is full of water) after the dishwasher cycle is done. If the tube is moved (sits next to the trash can) the water backs up into the dishwasher. Overtime I believe the water will get gross from sitting in the tube, and I don’t want that backing up into my dishwasher.