Wow, what a long time since I updated this!
So, what’s new. Well, the most exciting thing is our late summer arrivals. Take a look at our webcam, and you’ll see something which, if you know your birds, is very exciting.
The baby owls both made it, and are now settled in fine. The wood owl is part of most of the experience days we run each day. The Great Grey had such a tough start, that we decided to give him a long period in an aviary before we add the stress of training.
Sadly, and despite an MRI scan, CT scan, and expert input from the Royal Dick vet school, and two raptor specialist vets, the 36 year old Golden Eagle, Methuselah, had to be put to sleep. Her imbalance problems that have plagued her for some time had been getting significantly worse. The scans on top of all her previous test highlighted nothing that would cause her clinical signs, so, considering her rate of decline, she was put to sleep on humane grounds. With luck, the PM results will show something to help further the knowledge of experts, and help treat other birds in the future.
The wind has been pounding us relentlessly over the past few weeks, especially yesterday when we suffered some structural damage. No injuries or losses though, so compared to some, we’re lucky!
2012 is going to be a tough and competitive year, but I’ll try to keep all the significant details, good and bad noted here. Remember though, we also have a facebook page now – just search elite falconry and we have a twitter account @elitefalconry so you can stay in touch there.
Good luck to you all in 2012, and with luck, we’ll meet some of you.
Elite Falconry
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