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Other Nature Related Information / General Nature Discussion / Re: Two falcons shot in Oakland, state game wardens looking for suspects
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on: 04-Dec-12, 08:33:15 PM
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Such wonderful news about Haya's release! I hope she will always fly in safe skies from now on, and will have a long and successful life.
New updates from the Yahoo group:
Monday after release:
It went well! She flew to a pole and parked for three hours to preen and look around in the sunshine. Finally, she launched into flight and went--possibly a mile--to land on the top of a high voltage tower. She really looked great and I have high hopes for her. She knows what it takes to make it out there and has made a good recovery. I was glad to be able to witness the release today. And yes, she is wearing my bands so we have a chance of getting long-term info on her. In the short term, Jim, who handled her for the past year, put a transmitter on her (the same one she has been wearing during falconry conditioning) so we will get about ten days information... if Jim can continue to find her and if the radio stays on and keeps working. --glenn@scpbrg
Tuesday afternoon:
She is doing great. After spending the night on a high voltage tower, she is tearing up downtown Richmond in pursuit of pigeons. More later on the Stewartfalcon.Wordpress blog. --glenn@scpbrg
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Other Nature Related Information / General Nature Discussion / Re: Goose ID help
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on: 04-Dec-12, 08:27:48 PM
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Your pics and video are fascinating, Dumpsterkitty! They do look like Snow Geese. I don't know much about them, but have read that Snow Geese fly in bunched flocks or U formations. Some of the birds in your pics are in V formations, so those may be Ross's Geese, which are very similar to Snow Geese, but smaller, and tend to travel with Snow Geese.
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Other Nature Related Information / Falcon Web Cams / Re: Pa & S2 - Netherlands
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on: 30-Nov-12, 04:28:36 PM
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From the VWG Gemert website:
Silence
Gemert, Monday, November 26, 2012
Following the death of the peregrine S2, it has been very quiet on this site for some time.
Our disappointment was, and is, very great; she was so close to being released, and then she died suddenly. We were in total disbelief when we learned what had happened to the peregrine S2 in the final phase of her return to the wild. After a successful stay and rehabilitation lasting almost a year with one of our (expert) members of VWG Gemert, under the responsibility of the bird refuge at Lierop/Someren, we must also accept that despite all our best efforts we were not successful in restoring her freedom to her. We hope that you will understand the resulting silence on this website, but we also understand that you still have many questions.
Meanwhile, the autopsy report is here, and the peregrine S2 was taken to a taxidermist for assessment. In view of the serious damage to her body caused by maggots, it is not possible for her to be set up in her entirety. We now have the possibility to see whether we could still allow her preparation in an appropriate manner, with deep respect for the bird and in a way which would be particularly aesthetically pleasing.
The peregrine would be transferred to a museum/institution so that information on the persecution of raptors, the work involved in the protection of birds, and the history of the peregrine S2, supported by all the image material, could be seen by a wide audience. If this is not possible, or if it would detract from the memory of the peregrine S2, then we will lay her to rest at the tower of de Mortel. We will look into every possibility quite deliberately, thoroughly and with great respect, and will make sure that the peregrine S2 receives the attention and the destiny which she deserves.
The shooting and the death of peregrine S2, and the persecution of raptors in general, strengthens our resolve to continue with our protection work. We thank you for your support and sympathy in this situation, and hope that 2013 will be a successful year for peregrine falcons at the de Mortel tower.
Necropsy on S2
Very brief summary:
The comprehensive necropsy report showed that there were no significant particulars on macroscopic inspection and microscopy (cytology and histology). The conclusion is that there was nothing wrong with the bird. Additional staining and examination were conducted, but here too nothing extraordinary was found. The bird was killed by maggots and the waste materials thereof. Unfortunately, maggots also invade healthy individuals, which is what happened here.
Source: Necropsy report and veterinary pathologist.
Webcam images
In anticipation of the potential return of the peregrine S2, we carried live images via Ustream, the implementation of which necessitated daily time from the webmaster; for reasons which are hopefully understandable, we stopped doing this. Perhaps we will begin this again at the end of January or the beginning of February 2013. A few weeks ago we took the computer from the tower for major maintenance, so that in the spring of 2013 you will hopefully once again be able to enjoy the images. This year we will reinstall the computer at the tower so that you will be able to see the refreshed still images and follow the peregrine Pa and his new mate.
Sincerely,
VWG Gemert
Martin Vink
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