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ecbyahoo

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For all you raptor fans I thought I would pass on this happy story about a peregrine falcon that fell to earth with a concussion in Oakland, California, a short while back. There is an active fledgewatch group in the bay area and some falcon aware passerbys managed to seal off the area and rehabilitate the bird. Today they released the young bird back to the wild with, what looks like a radio transmitter.

Glen Nevell was there with his camera. Nice uplifting story. Kinda of funny too. The wildlife center was starting to wonder if the young falcon was going to just sit there and eat and not fly. They had to cut the food back a little while they were taking care of it!

http://raptor-gallery.com/2011_02_13/index.htm

E.Clay
 
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Hi there and a warm welcome to you :t:

It's always good to hear and see stories like this that result in a happy ending ;)
 
Hi E.Clay and a warm welcome from me too

I'm sure you will enjoy it here and I'll look forward to your contributions.

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It is great that the local group was able to rescue this lovely bird.
It is understandable that they would then want to track the bird, even if only to rescue it again if it has trouble in the wild.
Still, the tracking device seems quite bulky. Given recent findings that the tags put on penguins cut their fish catching success by 40%, one might worry about the impact of this gear on a young peregrine.
 
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