Huge thank you to everyone has donated since I wrote my baby Kestrel plea earlier this week!! It's been very helpful!
And, as promised, an update of the tiniest Kestrel! Except...he/she's not really very tiny anymore. Her/his weight has stabilized around 130g, and that's just three weeks after being admitted at 29g! Those youguns can really pack it on.
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| At 29 grams and ~7-10 days old = cute! |
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| At 130 g and ~1 month old = not so cute? You decide. |
The chick is still covered with lots of fluff, but has begun growing in flight feathers, which is where most of the calories are going for now:
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| Flight feathers growing in on the left wing |
And now that the chick is old enough to live with a role model, he/she has been given a roommate, a male Kestrel also at the RMRP for rehabilitation:
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| Chick and father-figure |
Again, thanks for the donations! I'll keep posting pictures! Also, check back soon for pics of the newest young kid: a baby Swainson's Hawk!
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