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| Invited by Charm to see her Turkey Vulture living nearby I was so excited and thrilled to see the two juveniles on the roof. |
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| Notice some down feathers around the neck and wing area. |
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| Enjoying the heat of the dat |
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| Big big bird - juvenile has a black head |
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| A great sight of the tv flying |
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| second tv was watching us very closely. No sign of the adults. Thanks Charm. |
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| Well look who is coming out of the bush right in front of me. I pulled over the car and turned i off. |
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| The fawn is starting to loose it's spots and enjoying eating the grasses. Not concerned about me as I am the only car in the park and I am not moving. |
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| So pretty |
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| I leave as she is still enjoying the grass. |
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| Thanks to The Owl Foundation this beautiful Male Barred Owl was released back where he was found. He came in last March with a eye injury. On August 15, 2014 we set him free again. Donna and I went to Vineland to pick up the owl. I was so thrilled to get to hold the owl when Stacey banded it. I guess you can tell I am happy. All of the following photos at TOF are by Donna Hayes |
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| Putting on the band |
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| Checking the wings |
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| Sharpening the talons. |
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| checking the wings |
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| Looking at those talons |
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| being weighed 930 |
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| Stage two was to go where the owl was found. Helena Chu joined me for this. We found a great location on a dead end road with very little traffic and lots of trees and farmers fields.All the next photos are by Helena Chu |
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| No I don't want to leave you |
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| No I have no intention of leaving this cage. |
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| Please put the cage top back on. Helena stayed in the car during the release. |
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| take off |
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| Freedom |
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| He flew really well and landed in a fairly close tree. The following three shots are by me. |
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| Thanks for the ride. |
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| Thanks to The Owl Foundation for the wonderful work they do. Stacey, Annick and Cathy. Thank you. |
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| Down at Bluffers Park on Wednesday night. Sky was full of black clouds, but a ray of sunshine came through. Lots of activity animal wise at the park as well. Lovely evening |
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| Arrived at the park for the hawk watch. No one was there. So I took a wander around the park. I was enjoying listening to the catbird when 2 falcons came flying through. I witnessed a merlin and kestrel playing together, soaring at each other, preening side by side, sitting side by side and giving each other fly by hits. Nancy and Pat joined me but by then the action had ended. This is a first for me to see both Merlin and Kestrel enjoying each others company???????? |
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| landing beside merlin |
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| fly by |
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| look at the kestrel tail |
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| trying to knock off merlin |
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| gonna get you |
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| Merlin stretching |
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| take off after the kestrel |
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| Look a the tilt to the merlins head |
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| Tired - sat beside each other for a good fifteen minutes. Then away the kestrel flew. |