With one of the hawklets temporarily out of the scene, Mina and Willie still have their hands full with the other 2. On Thursday May 27, one day after First Flight for the 2 eldest fledglings, the 2nd First Flighter is checked out by the Wildlife Rehab people for trichinosis (prognosis: Negative). However, they can't get to the 3rd hawklet as it's still up near the nest, so it's unknown whether it too contracted the trich. A television crew from Channel 5 arrives, goes up on the roof of building opposite the nest, and interviews the SBWR volunteers and Kaiser's Dr. Neil Gulati. On Friday the 28 the 3rd hawklet finally takes the plunge (hopefully not literally) and joins Mom, Dad and sibling in exploring the trees and buildings on the Kaiser campus. As they don't hunt on their own yet, Mom (mostly) and Dad must make deliveries to wherever the hawklets are...
The older hawklet has already taken up Mina and Willie's habit of peering into the windows of the main hospital building. There have been many patients staying in the hospital who've been astonished --- and excited --- to look out their windows only to see a Red-tailed Hawk gazing back intently at them. Their presence here is regarded as therapy by many...
The older hawklet has already taken up Mina and Willie's habit of peering into the windows of the main hospital building. There have been many patients staying in the hospital who've been astonished --- and excited --- to look out their windows only to see a Red-tailed Hawk gazing back intently at them. Their presence here is regarded as therapy by many...
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