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Steve Wolfe  > The Red-Tail Hawks of Kaiser Hospital, Harbor City, California > May 29 --- A Fledgling Grows Up
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...
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Steve Wolfe > May 29 --- A Fledgling Grows Up photo
Steve Wolfe > Mina, ever-solicitous to her children, decides to give it the ol' personal-feeding touch..
Steve Wolfe > May 29 --- A Fledgling Grows Up photo
Steve Wolfe > No matter how often I see this, I still find it amazing that a creature  considered to be so fierce can be capable of tender moments like this. Just beautiful...
Steve Wolfe > But the hawklet literally won't "bite"...
Steve Wolfe > no matter what MIna dangles in front of it..
Steve Wolfe > Proud?  Stubborn? Learning independence? Tired of squirrel?  It looks as if Mina wants to know, too...
And another day of fascinating hawk-watching ends.
May 29 --- A Fledgling Grows Up photo
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