Voyager Found Injured in Kitchener, Ontario

[Dot_Forrester]

What awful news. Rest in peace, Voyager   

Dot in PA

[Dumpsterkitty]

Dammit!

At least you had a chance to know the sky...

Fly free Voyager!

[glothom]

So very sad.    Fly free and high, Voyager! 

[Donna]

Oh no, poor Voyager. Fry Free young one! So sorry Larry!  

I'm so glad I was there to watch her take her first flight! She was our "ladder" girl, the first to use that awesome tool! 

[AlisonL]

This is terrible news. I am so sorry for the loss of this courageous, beautiful young falcon. It sounds as if some time must have elapsed after Voyager was injured before she was found, for her to have lost so much weight. Poor Voyager. I wish they had been able to help her.

[Kris G.]

Heartbreaking news. Fly high and free, dear Voyager..you'll never be forgotten. 

[jeanne]

Fly free, dear little one and know you were loved.  At least she had the chance to be a falcon and soar 

[Carol P.]

Fly free dear Voyager.  It was a joy and an honor to watch you learn to become a master of the sky.  I will never forget you.   

[WLABarb]

Thank you, FlaDonna, for emailing me this news before I read it for myself.
 
I'd like to share my reply to Donna, and her very wise answer...
"Thanks for the warning, Pal. I was just looking at her pictures on my wall calendar. Sadly these accidents happen all the time in the wild, but we're unaware of most of them. Therefore the creature suffers a cruel death. Thankfully she was found, was in good, caring hands and sent on her way the most humane way possible. All this is said with my wise mind. So why am I blubbering, and sick to my stomach?  :^("

Donna's reply was, "Because you reason with your mind and feel with your heart."

Many thanks to those who found and cared for Voyager. Larry, I'm especially sorry for your loss." She did, however, survive past that year mark, which is something to be acknowledged and celebrated.
Barb

[NoraH]

Awww fly free Voyager    That sounds like a falcon that had a lot of guts and gumption.

[bess440]

You will be missed, Voyager.  Fly free 

[Christiane]

So sorry to hear of the loss of Voyager, but, at least she got a chance to soar and do what falcons do.  She'll be in many hearts forever with all those we still remember today. . .  Christiane

[valhalla]

I do hate when this happens!  RIP Voyager.   

[loheron]

Last year I had the privilege of naming one of the baby falcons at the Times Square Building in Rochester NY.
The name I chose for her was 'Voyager'. To me, it emphasized the adventurous nature of the peregrine falcon, and the best in spirit of people when they are moving forward with life to whatever our destiny is.
I learned today, that as often happens in nature, Voyager had to be euthanized in Canada after an apparently savage battle.
One in five peregrines makes it to year two. Voyager did not make it, but in her time, I'm sure, she carried on the spirit of the peregrine, and contributed her part in this recovering species' proud legacy and awesome future.

[Kris G.]

Last year I had the privilege of naming one of the baby falcons at the Times Square Building in Rochester NY.
The name I chose for her was 'Voyager'. To me, it emphasized the adventurous nature of the peregrine falcon, and the best in spirit of people when they are moving forward with life to whatever our destiny is.
I learned today, that as often happens in nature, Voyager had to be euthanized in Canada after an apparently savage battle.
One in five peregrines makes it to year two. Voyager did not make it, but in her time, I'm sure, she carried on the spirit of the peregrine, and contributed her part in this recovering species' proud legacy and awesome future.

I'm so sorry, Larry.  Voyager was a beautiful Peregrine who'll never be forgotten by the many who loved her.