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Today's feature:

RTH!! 

http://youtu.be/cfoLYTKObiU 

Thanks nycbird, this is beautiful!!

Merci, Thanks
And you can vote as often as you want

Nicole

But only once a day! Please try! 

  And here's her story!

This was posted on an Indiana birding Facebook page. It's amazing this PEFA has traveled this far in her young life already!

"I thought I'd share an interesting story about this juvenile peregrine falcon I photographed last week on August 24th at Goose Pond in Greene County, Indiana. The falcon had legs bands on both legs. The right leg band was all yellow and t...he all black left leg band read S over 29. With the band information, John Castrale, Non-game Bird Specialist with IDNR was able to help track down the origin of the falcon. It was found that when only 23 days old the bird was banded on May 30, 2013 at Kitchener Ontario (about 30 miles west of Toronto). The bird was determined to be a female and weighed just 866 grams on May 30th and she was one of three chicks in the nest. I calculated that this peregrine falcon flew approximately 552 miles and was only 106 days old when I photographed it on August 21st"   

What a girl, like our Quest! 

A whole lotta bowing going on this morning! Looks like a match here. Oh poor Kendal, no word since last update. CPF isn't posting anything on him. Thought they would update by now. It's just a waiting game to see if his bones are healing the right way, I guess.  I sure miss that little guy!

[GOLDFINCH]

http://torontowildlifecentre.com/webcam  Today's feature:

GOLDFINCH from 2-3pm

I'll just go to my fridge!!   

Is this a --vote every day ---- or just vote once???
I voted but could not find "rules".

Every day, as I just voted again!

[Quebec]

Nova Scotia and Quebec pretty close!

I might be interested. I'll come of of my lurkerdom perhaps

Yahoo, go for it!!!! 

I'm in!! Good luck!!

From the Dash family about Pip  ~LGK~ ... "Dear Friends:

Thank you for your thoughts and concern, I read many of the tributes, poetry, and gestures of sympathy. They were beautiful. Thank you for your best wishes.

I heard that many of you are worried about our family.

I was super depressed, felt gutted, had a hole in my stomach feeling yesterday, I am better today.
We I have taken hits and losses before, but this one was tough.
Our daughter has been kept busy and is not vocalizing grief any more. We are healing. Thanks

We do miss Pip, she was just so cute, and full of life, and made the sweetest sounds. You cannot replace the weeks spent incubating and turning the egg, and the excitement to see the candling development and the first crack, and the first trilling sounds. She was a gift, and we fully appreciate the time she was with us. We loved her when she was just an egg. To see a wonderful creature come out of that egg was magical.
Hearing that my mother's got joy from logging on and watching Pip made me happy, and I am sorry that pleasure is now gone.

A friend, Beverly, sent along a beautiful quote:

"Until one has loved an animal, part of their soul remains unawakened"

As far as what happened, the preliminary examination is that there was an intestinal infection. A final report will be available from the State lab in a few weeks.

I spoke with a couple of ostrich breeders today to see what may have been done differently. I felt a great relief for my conscience when I was told I did nothing wrong.

They said that ostrich chicks are the hardest hatchlings to mature successfully. One breeder had 5 chicks a couple of weeks ago, and none survived. Last year she had 25 chicks, and 15 survived, and she thought this was fair to good. They felt that although this was not for anyone with no training, experience or even the proper equipment, they said that I was persistent and did everything possible.
I used the same feed the breeders use for newborn chicks. I suggested they use medicated (antibiotic containing) feed, and they thought that was a good idea and may try it next time.

We were generously offered ostrich chicks that are hatching soon. I'm not sure if this is the right time or even if we are prepared to take this emotional roller coaster again.

Again, thank you for being so wonderful to us, I am very impressed with all of your kindness.

Love,
Dash"

From nycbird! Beau brought Swift some food but she was right in the middle of laying her egg and refused it!
Thanks

Whaaaaaaat??? That was so cool. Why did you cut it off?? Who's head was that??? Is that your pet Kestrel??? LOL  Thanks. 

not mine and not me, just a youtube find, unfortunately

Still was a cool video!!