LWR had four releases over the past two weeks: the screech and three of the six red shoulders.
The screech wasted no time taking off, which isn’t surprising; he’d been antsy for a couple of weeks before his weather-delayed release.
The screech wasted no time taking off, which isn’t surprising; he’d been antsy for a couple of weeks before his weather-delayed release.
The red shoulders scattered in three different directions at their release. One disappeared before I could get a video or post-release shot; one flew into the conservation pines; one flew down the lane and landed at the far range of my camera.
Their releases led to the rearrangement: the mini-pen red shoulders went into the main flight; the vulture went into the mini-pen.
The red shoulders are flying beautifully in their new, roomier digs and should be good for release in another week or two, as soon as they pass the live prey test.
The red shoulders are flying beautifully in their new, roomier digs and should be good for release in another week or two, as soon as they pass the live prey test.
The vulture is delighted to have more space, too. Now if he’ll just figure out the whole self-feeding thing...yeah, I think I have a special-needs vulture; he’s half-feathered out and stubbornly refuses to eat on his own—and vultures usually grasp that concept pretty early. I think he was dropped on his head at some point, or maybe his egg was partially addled before he hatched...or something. If he doesn’t get his act together, he may be headed to a life as an ed bird. I mean, really...I’ve never had a mentally challenged vulture before...they’re usually too smart, if anything.
While phone calls were plentiful over the past couple of weeks, they didn’t result in intakes. As I’ve been saying, it’s shaping up to be a weird baby season...
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