DE MORTEL 2011

gigi · **Posted:** Mon Nov 14, 2011 10:15 am

Beautiful! And captured from all angles too.

Hanny · **Posted:** Mon Nov 14, 2011 1:50 pm

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the same picture as Coriena
the wing appears to be damaged???

gigi · **Posted:** Mon Nov 14, 2011 2:15 pm

I saw that on the wing too. Hopefully we can get a better look. Although is she/he is flying, not much we can do about it.

Hanny · **Posted:** Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:54 am

Hanny · **Posted:** Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:55 am

Hanny · **Posted:** Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:55 am

Hanny · **Posted:** Tue Nov 15, 2011 12:47 pm

14.41 local time

Alison · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:31 pm **Posts:** 2776

A new update on S2, and it is another very encouraging one:

An update on the peregrine S2

Lierop, Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Everything is going well with the peregrine S2 at the bird rehabilitation facility at Lierop (Someren).

Today we visited the peregrine, and saw that her recovery is going well. She is using both wings well, although she cannot make very long flights because the enclosure is not large enough. This intermediate step was taken so that she may recover from her fractures in small stages.

In view of her progress, she may perhaps be able to move into the large aviary slightly sooner. We will first consult with the veterinarian Caroline Hommers about this.

The peregrine falcon will now be given a prey every two days; by the end of her stay at the Lierop facility, this will be every two or three days.

We hope that at the end of December she will go to the falconer, and will really be able to start working on her return to the wild.

This new bird rehabilitation facility has been entirely made possible by volunteers, with support from sponsors. It is located at the edge of a campsite, in a heavily wooded and peaceful environment. The accommodations are very good and shielded from the environment in order to minimize any disturbance to the birds, so that they can heal in peace.

The facility cares for birds from all over Southeast Brabant who have become sick or injured in some way. Thus, not only are numerous owls and birds of prey, swans and herons brought in, but also smaller types of birds such as pigeons, blackbirds, crows, waterfowl, etc.

Following their recovery, the birds are released at the place where they were found.

The commitment of the volunteers to run the new rehabilitation facility is very important, but donations to it are very welcome to fund this conservation work.

In the video below, it can be seen that both wing tips are being held at the same height above the tail. After she takes off, you can still see that her "elbow" sticks out a little, but after a few seconds, this is once again aligned with her body.

Photo from the site:

gigi · **Posted:** Tue Nov 15, 2011 11:02 pm

Thanks Alison for the update on S2.

Hanny, I tried to look at the wing that you thought might be damaged. I couldn't see anything in these new pictures.