Swimming to save birds again, brrrrr

Well my day started with a call about a Great White Egret that had a broken foot, happens alot. Snapping turtles love to get them on the feet, they will hold onto the bird for hours, when the bird fights enough trying to get away the turtle will get a piece of bird toes. Crazy but thats wildlife. Anyhow I tried so hard to get him, he was so tired and hungry, threw him some bait and he went for it, just as I lifted my net to get him a dozen seagulls showed up to help lol. Scared the Egret away, he flew to the other side of the canal, so I jumped in my car and went to the other side and started knocking on doors (cant just go in back yards called tresspassing) so go in back yard bait him agian and same thing seagulls ( skyrats we floridians call them) so this goes on for an hour and I called in help. Ed got on one side of canal an me on the other, of course the neighbors came out and tried to help. End of story did not get bird, but if he gets a yearning for hot dogs the lady in the yellow house put out a whole pack for him lol. Then went to Dunedin lady said a laughing gull had a broken wing and was in the lake in real trouble, its a 50 mile round trip but I cant let a bird suffer. I endend up trying to get her for over an hour and a half, then the lightning started and I got worried so into the water I went (again) got it in my net on the second try, slipped and did a spit owww inside of my thighs have been on fire since, Im not 15 anymore:) poor thing when the wind blew it took his wing and flipped it over her back and she went tumbling over into the water It was horrible to watch. It is sad to go thru so much to rescue the birds just to take then to the SSS hospital to be euthenized, but atleast she is out of pain. Im rescuing tommorrow so Ill go back and check on the Great White see if I can gain his trust and get close enough to get him. Im thinking (if I can get the money) about getting one of those nets you shoot out of a gun, there so cool and its like a cast net that shoots. Well God Bless each and everyone of you and Thank you Lord for all the love and kindness you have given to me. Love to all.