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The short version: one of the hawks tried to fly before she was ready, and had to be rescued, but it all turned out okay because so many people were watching them, cheering them on, that they caught her distress before it turned into a tragedy.
I'll link you to the Inquirer story here:
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20090607_Baby_hawk_rescued_after_trying_to_fly.html
and a blog retelling here from one of the active participants on the Franklin Institute's website:
http://sunnydixie.blogspot.com/
(I think this was the woman we met, watching the nest on the Parkway last week.)
and give you a picture of the hawk, here:
She'll be rehabilitated with a foster hawk-mama and released into a wilderness area where she won't have to compete for territory or resources. And where I won't be able to watch her from my desktop, but oh, well. We get the others, right here in town, any time we want to see them.
Speaking of which, Dan sees them every day, flying around, because he works on the Parkway. On Saturday (the same day the one fledgling needed rescuing) he was walking with our friend Kim and they were buzzed by a low-flying hawklet, so low they could feel the rush of air on their heads and shoulders. The "babies" whirl and climb and plunge and do stunt manoeuvers, and are really strong flyers.
I'll link you to the Inquirer story here:
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20090607_Baby_hawk_rescued_after_trying_to_fly.html
and a blog retelling here from one of the active participants on the Franklin Institute's website:
http://sunnydixie.blogspot.com/
(I think this was the woman we met, watching the nest on the Parkway last week.)
and give you a picture of the hawk, here:
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She'll be rehabilitated with a foster hawk-mama and released into a wilderness area where she won't have to compete for territory or resources. And where I won't be able to watch her from my desktop, but oh, well. We get the others, right here in town, any time we want to see them.
Speaking of which, Dan sees them every day, flying around, because he works on the Parkway. On Saturday (the same day the one fledgling needed rescuing) he was walking with our friend Kim and they were buzzed by a low-flying hawklet, so low they could feel the rush of air on their heads and shoulders. The "babies" whirl and climb and plunge and do stunt manoeuvers, and are really strong flyers.
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I was watching the little nymphs the other day and the sun was just right that a lady came to look from the inside and the angle caught her just right and lo and behold you could see all the way down her dress! I LMAO because if she only knew that her "must keep cool and wear nothing under my loose fitting dress" and then "must stare at baby hawks" and show my nothingness to the Internet actually GOT on the Internet....
I am such more the hawk watching fan these days, all thanks to you!
hahahahahahaha
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*blink*
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
touche!
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I try....obviously.