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eteddys Jul 21, 2009

Some of you may remember that I posted about a baby kestrel that I took to a wildlife rescue a couple of months ago.  I got a call that she was ready to be released.  The kestrel was released in my front yard along with a male that was from Lake Havasu, Arizona.  They couldn't drive the male bird all the way back to Lake Havasu so they decided to release the 2 birds together.  It was really nice to see them circle a while then fly away.  Hopefully, we'll enjoy these birds in our neighborhood for years to come.  Here is a picture of the pair before they were released this morning and the original picture I posted so you can see how much she's grown.

Hugs,
Alison

thumperantiques Jul 21, 2009

Alison,
     The birds are absolutely beautiful!!!  I only see one picture -  not the early pne when she was a baby.  Funny - I loaded 5 pics on my bear set the other night and when I went back, only one was there plus a comment from an artist.  I reloaded the last four pics okay but then the comment disappeared - weird!

                              hugs,

                              Brenda

thumperantiques Jul 21, 2009

Alison,
     As soon as I did this post and added it, the second pic showed up 

boohbears Jul 21, 2009

Alison,
They are beautiful but I think I would have cropped breakfast from the picture!  haha!   
Your vegetarian friend,
Janice

SueAnn Help Advisor, Banner SponsorJul 21, 2009

A great ending to a great story . . . thanks for the update, Alison!

eteddys Jul 21, 2009

Janice,
I didn't even notice breakfast!      I was so focused on the birds.  Well, at least we know they were well fed while in their foster mom's care. 

Hugs,
Alison

Barling Bears Jul 21, 2009

Magic!  How wonderful to have been able to watch them being released ...  I would have been crying!   

They are such striking birds, gorgeous.  It's so nice to hear of a happy ending so "Well done" to you Alison for
caring about your little bird in the first place, both have obviously been very well looked after.

Hugs

Marilyn

Woodbury Park Bears Jul 22, 2009

Thats a wonderful out come to a great story Alison you must feel very good about it and you should of course  :clap:  :clap:

Raewyn

Carolyn Green Jul 22, 2009

Always lovely to hear a good news story.
thank you for sharing Alison and I hope that you get to see them flying about your area.

Hugs
Carolyn

doodlebears Celebration AmbassadorJul 22, 2009

Wonderful story Alison and well done you!  Glad to see other people caring for our world's wildlife, so many people would not have taken time to save the beautiful baby kestrel. Nice to see both birds being released to live their lives naturally. You must feel very proud of yourself for saving such a beautiful bird.   

Hugs, Jane.       

DENBY30 Jul 22, 2009

Great pics of the kestrel's, they are beautiful birds.  Such great colors, I also have had them feed on small birds in my yard, fantastic to watch.  thanx for sharing.