It's been a while since
the last post but it’s also been very busy here.
The kite feeding is at
3pm as its been every summer for nearly 2 decades but as of the mid of July the
kites behavior always changes and instead of coming in at the time of the food going
out they instead wait for another species be it a crow, or magpie, to alight on
the food.
Today, 20 minutes had
past before crows started to come in but sure enough the kites then fell from
the skies as soon as they saw their food being taken by ‘others’.
Rehabilitation
We currently have 3 red
kites and a buzzard in for rehabilitation.
The buzzard is nearing
its release date as its primary feathers are at last changing and flight will
again become possible.
One of the adult red
kites has a damaged wing and is unable to fly so will be here a while longer.
A second red kite has a
damaged leg (seems to the fashion this year as it’s the 3rd so far..)
and is receiving daily injections of antibiotics.
The third kite to arrive
is one of this years chicks and my how it’s grown since it fledged in June.
This bird is malnourished
so will be back with its siblings in the near future – Being under weight is
the easiest of the maladies to address.`
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