De Mortel - Netherlands

[Carol P.]

She's beautiful!   

[Annette]

  

[Kris G.]

Video of S2 Aug. 12th

http://youtu.be/xBJUeq4NTvQ

[Donna]

Video of S2 Aug. 12th

http://youtu.be/xBJUeq4NTvQ

The Parrot was crying, the wounded wing, the other not, Troublemaker, was probably referring to the Parrot screaming next door.

Google translate in order of appearance on the video! She is a very pretty girl the 1 wing looks bad but the other is good. Time will tell. 

[MAK]

She looks good but I hate to see her all cooped up like that!   Thanks Kris!  

[Kris G.]

Video of S2 Aug. 12th

http://youtu.be/xBJUeq4NTvQ

The Parrot was crying, the wounded wing, the other not, Troublemaker, was probably referring to the Parrot screaming next door.

Google translate in order of appearance on the video! She is a very pretty girl the 1 wing looks bad but the other is good. Time will tell. 

Thanks for translating! I wondered where all the noises were coming from!

[Carol P.]

Thanks for continuing to share updates on S2's condition with us Kris.   

[Kris G.]

Peregrine S2

Gemert, August 12, 2011

Today we visited the rehabilitation center and saw that the female peregrine S2 is still looking very good.

The people at the rehab center said that she is still active and both wings are being used properly. As previously mentioned, the wings are no longer taped to the tail feathers. An important factor is that they do not let the wounded wing "hang", and she can raise it well. The tip of the wing is just like the tip of the other wing, just at the height of the tail feathers. So that is a good sign, but this does not necessarily mean that the pieces of bone are growing together well and that complete recovery will occur. We still take into account that the female peregrine falcon may not be able to return to the wild. That would still indicate that euthanasia should be considered. For now, everything looks good and we are putting every effort into giving S2 her freedom back.

From today we will post an update once a week about the progress of S2. If it should be warranted, there will be an extra message posted on this site.

Sad to think that they would euthanize S2 if she can't return to the wild. 

[MAK]

Sad to think that they would euthanize S2 if she can't return to the wild.  
   

[Donna]

OMG, couldn't they keep her as an educational bird? Give her to CPF!! Put her down for what? Don't let Mark Nash hear about this! I'm shocked!   

[Kris G.]

OMG, couldn't they keep her as an educational bird? Give her to CPF!! Put her down for what? Don't let Mark Nash hear about this! I'm shocked!   

And what's really sad is that Pa is pair bonding with the new female.  He doesn't know what happened to S2 so he is moving on and S2 doesn't realize what's happening with Pa.  All because some jerk decided to shoot S2, life has sadly changed for this pair.

[Donna]

OMG, couldn't they keep her as an educational bird? Give her to CPF!! Put her down for what? Don't let Mark Nash hear about this! I'm shocked!   

And what's really sad is that Pa is pair bonding with the new female.  He doesn't know what happened to S2 so he is moving on and S2 doesn't realize what's happening with Pa.  All because some jerk decided to shoot S2, life has sadly changed for this pair.

This is just breaking my heart!

[MAK]

 

[jeanne]

There has to be an alternative ???

[Dot_Forrester]

Yes, this is a sad story. I remember when S2 first appeared on the scene and everyone was appalled at her behavior until she finally figured out that she should feed the chick already in the nest instead of eating all the food brought in by the male. Possible euthanasia is certainly not an outcome I like. Perhaps those in charge think that would be kinder than confining her to a cage after she has known total freedom of the skies. Even if she heals enough to be released, that probably will set up a battle with PA's new female. And as Kris said, all because some jerk (insert cuss word of your choice) decided it would be fun to shoot her.

Dot in PA