Hawk baby drama

[daphnep]

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.

Comments

[daphnep.livejournal.com]

Okay, that is hilarious. Gives "bird watching" a whole new dimension.

[alchmst.livejournal.com]

*bird watching*

*blink*


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA


touche!

[daphnep.livejournal.com]

*curtsy*

I try....obviously.