Bird Cams Around the World

I highlighted this part of the report, because it is how it should be.

We are all very well aware that so many fledgling hawks do not survive their first year. That's the way of nature. But what happened was not this bird's fault...it is not genetically weak or inferior, and we are not tampering with the gene pool. We are all giving back to this bird the chance at life that nature intended...just a chance, not a guarantee. To the wonderful Hawkwatchers I would like to say, it's always OK to care. Caring is a good thing. Could use a bit more of it in the world."


We care to help

thanks George for caring

progress report on the fi eyass in rehab

from sunniedixie.blogspot.com blog site della reports the eyass is recovering

just thought i would borrow a couple images from her blog

comment form the rehabber.."For birds that recuperate in cages, we apply a special wet paper tape that dries to form a stiff protector, but when re-wet can be easily removed. I learned this technique and much more while working for the amazing Diane Nickerson, director of the Mercer County Wildlife Center, and one of the smartest rehabbers I've ever met. She taught me to be hyper-aware of the condition of a bird's feathers. That's just one small component of the complex art and science of wildlife rehab that hopefully I've given you a glimpse into."

the brown is the protection for the tail feathers while she is in the small cage




the full leg with cast


fotos thanks to della who writes the sunnydixie.blogspot.com FI hawk blog

went into philly this am for more hawk shots of the two eyasses who are not in rehab and had some decent luck seeing them this morning and also being rather photogenic here is the face book album of this am's shots

http://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/?s ... 3996872029

one of the shots in the above album

no just part of the EHWS being very vocal sounding the alert (Early Hawk Warning System). You know the hawks are there if you hear the robbins and others having fits and loudly vocalizing

Since i have to go see one of my doctors on wednesday early morning, i am going to make a detour beforehand to hopefully capture some more hawk hijinx then since the FI is only about 14 blocks away from my doctor's office at Penn

went to the FI this morning in hope of seeing the hawks but there wasnt much hawktivity this morning and i only saw one eyass perched atop a lamppost on logan circle a block east of the Franklin Institute



later we decided the view was better atop the roof of the FI

Well, I'm glad you at least got to see one!!!

well they say the healing of the fracture of eyass 3 may take 8 weeks but theyre getting great care along with one of pergrine falcon eyasses from city hall down the street and another peregrine from the walt whitman bridge nest where lil dad or mom fledged from

update on eyass 3. Theyve removed the paper tail protector from the eyass. Theyve been kept in a rather small cage while undergoing treatment and the paper mache like cover protects thier tail feathers to make sure they are able to fly. As of saturday they are talking about moving her from the hawk jail to a larger flight pen in about one week

today, eyass 3 had the cast removed and should be in a flight pen for training prior to release

The cast was removed successfully on friday and eyas #3 has been moved into an outdoor flight cage to tone her wing muscles. So far so good according to the fi hawk blog

Great news LE thanks for keeping us updated

eyass 3 has been flying well in the flight pen and will be introduced to live menu items to enable her to hone her hunting skills
EDITED!-an update this am says that eyass three has her hunting instincts working and she has been capturing live prey put into the flight pen for her. I know some may think this is cruel but its a necessity to properly make sure she can be self sufficent when she is ulitmately released back into the wild since the parents have not been able to show her how its done


went hawk stalkign today and managed to capture both parents hanging out on a ledge of the old family court building next to the free library of philadelphia (no theyre not going to be featured in a tv episode of "Divorce Court" )



later dad flew across the street to the free library of philadelphia and dined on a rat from his stash and perched on the corner of the building. I think he was waiting for them to open so he could check out audbons first edition in the rare book collection



while it didnt seem that hot the eyasses were pantng as well as the parents and this one i captured perched atop a lampost after being chased by maurauding mocking birds



he stared out on a lampost in front of the rodin musuem '

heres a portrait of one of the two eyasses in the trees across the parkway from the soon to be moved into barnes foundation's new building shot this am

Gorgeous pictures LE and its not cruel as far as I'm concerned its not like they don't do it in the wild right
I'm just glad #3 is doing so well please let us know more

oh i shall thanks to the fi hawkaholics blog and anoher hawkstalker who volunteers at the rehab facility. Tis great to have friends in the right places thats for sure

went into philly to the ball field near the phila museum art to join others of the hawk flash mob and got a few shots



their flight skills are really improved



an appetizer before the formel had a delivery



are you ready for some football? one of the eyases on a goal post on the field. wonder if we are an eagles fan or a seattle sea hawks fan?


two of the siblings just chillin together




EDITED-while ive spent most of the past couple days sorting through my shots , i thought id post the link for the full album of 60 shots as a slide showhttp://s285.photobucket.com/albums/ll72/leicafool/august%206%20hawk%20flash%20mob/?albumview=slideshow

according to the fi hawk watch blog , the eyas who broke her leg attempting to fledge too early has been hacked successfully yesterday after her time in the flight pen learning to fly, perch hunt and grasp live prey.

she is just in time as the migratory instincts of the red tail hawks is starting to set in for them to begin thier fall migration and to find thier own territory for when they mature. This eyas' siblings have not been seen in about the past 2 weeks so it is thought that they may have begun thier travels and new life away from thier nest

Excellent news George.

Awesome photographs..wow, double wow!