The fundraiser is sitting at $850 now—just $650 to go! The plan was to end the fundraiser July 31, but if we haven’t met the goal by then, we’ll keep it going till we do. Each page of the website, including this one, has a “Donate” button that will take you to PayPal. Every donation helps move us closer to our goal!
The older juvie red tail, the gal who came in from the wild well-fleshed and supposedly unable to fly yet flew perfectly for me, was released last week. She was more than ready to go, and the camera decided in the middle of her flight to lose focus, so it’s not a great release video, but she didn’t wait around for a “do-over!”
The older juvie red tail, the gal who came in from the wild well-fleshed and supposedly unable to fly yet flew perfectly for me, was released last week. She was more than ready to go, and the camera decided in the middle of her flight to lose focus, so it’s not a great release video, but she didn’t wait around for a “do-over!”
The nonreleasable red tail is scheduled to move to her new home at Elachee on August 21. Having the two flighted juvies in with her actually encouraged her to attempt flight, and she can sort of half-fly, half-skim about 12 feet but only about a foot off the ground. No height to her flight at all, but I’m sure just being able to do that little bit feels good to her.
The younger juvie red tail is antsy and ready for release, but I’m still trying to hold out for a falconer. One has expressed interest but we’re working on transportation. If that doesn’t happen in a couple of weeks, he’s slated for release.
The red shoulder is bouncing off the walls of his box. Y’all don’t know how tempted I’ve been to release him without time in a flight, just to stop the banging and hanging upside down from the cover over the box…
The MIKI is also getting really antsy, and part of that is because their migration will begin within the next month or so, so he REALLY needs to be in a flight. He’ll go into a flight before the red shoulder just so we’re sure he’s ready for migration.
And the vultures are pretty much ready for release. Both are perching; both are eating “the really gross stuff.” Normally I’d do a soft release here but two years ago I was adopted by a stray German shepherd who despises vultures, perhaps because she had to fight with them over carrion during her starving stray days, so I’m checking out other release sites.
Remember, just $650 to go toward our fundraising goal—and all donations are greatly appreciated!
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