skygirlblue wrote:
Thanks Rosekk17....I know this must be really difficult for you as well...I still cannot believe he is gone...
Catbird wrote:
Rosekk17 - Thanks so much for continuing to watch out for our Columbus falcons and for letting us know what you see. It must have been sad to see the intersection where poor Orville was found.
Rita - Thanks for posting the lovely pictures of Orville from years past. I only discovered the Columbus falcons in the last year or two when Orville was with Scout, so it was nice to see him prior to that. He was certainly one handsome guy!
Jane wrote:
I can remember when our original Dad was found injured in Harrisburg in December of 2004, and was most upset. I went downtown that night to find Mom sitting all alone. Wondered if she knew. When we learned that Dad would not be able to be released back downtown, many wondered what would happen. Within about 60 days, Little Dad appeared on the scene. For a while I had trouble accepting Little Dad, for our original Dad was a very special bird. He is the one who found Mom and he was also a wonderful father. Dad was placed at ZooAmerica in Hershey, and I went down there to see him. Got very misty seeing him in this big flight pen. A few years ago Dad escaped from the flight pen through a hole some squirrels had chewed, and to my knowledge has not ever been located. Obviously I still think about him, and wonder if he was able to survive.
skygirlblue wrote:
Thanks jane....I know how much you loved the Original Dad...I'm sure I will come to accept Scout's new mate..but for me, it will always be Scout and Orville, my most favorite falcon couple...
SusanE wrote:
Jane, I can feel your pain as it resembles mine in the loss of one of our favorite falcons. I'm glad your original Dad got free as that is how a falcon should be. You love the new member of the family . . . but it will never be like the original. Okay, I'm sobbing again, so I need to sign off.