Heron release from the Brent Lodge Wildlife Hospital went beautifully this afternoon. Released an adult (originally brought in from the RSPCA) and a juvenile together tonight at the Mill Pond, West Sussex. Adult was out first and rapidly followed by the juvenile who proceeded to stick like glue to the adult. They did a lap of the pond together, a second wider circuit and disappeared inland on the third circuit together. Hopefully the adult will teach the juvenile how not to get tangled up in netting! Apologies for the phots...it happened so quick- these guys did not want to wait around after lift off. Makes it all worth while. Very well done to Darren, Emma & fellow volunteers at the Brent Lodge for nursing them back from the point of no return- cant wait for the barn owl release. Cheers guys for the opportunity!
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Wow, that must have given you quite a buzz to be part of something like that. Thanks for sharing the experience.
TJ
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Well done, that must have felt great.
Herons are fantastic, its a shame things like this happen in the first place, but its good to know there are people like yourselves there to get them back on their feet or should that be wings :)
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You cannot fly like an eagle with the wings of a wren. William Henry Hudson (1841 - 1922)
Thanks for letting us share that moment of release, through your words and photographs, with you Ruby. Off to read all about you, via your link.
Lovely uplifting story, thank you. Herons are great birds and must have had a hard time in the recent freezing weather. As all wildlife I guess.
Kind regards Jane.
You have just got to finish the weekend on a high note Jef. I think the wildlife do OK nowadays as people are more aware of how hard it is for them and kindly put food out for them. Have a good week!
Hi Ruby-Sue
Wow that sounds like it was really exciting. Well done you. :-)
Best wishes Chris
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