Gremlin 2-4 weeks old
 
 Female German Goshawk (Gremlin)

(Mogwai when she is being nice)


Hatched on 5/02/06

 

This picture is great because it shows how the feathers have come out of their sheaths (the blue things that look like straws or blood vessels).

5/27/06

25 days old

she is staying awake more and stays on her feet most of the time (normally a birds "foot" is actually their toes)

5/27/06

25 days old

She has gone through rapid feather growth and is starting to look like an actual bird, although she still has a lot of down. Surveying the Yard

6/03/06

31 days old

I put on Brand new anklets and let her get used to them for several days before tying her down to a perch.

6/03/06

31 days old

Here is a nice profile shot of her, you can see how much down ...

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6/03/06

31 days old

 

...she has left and how many feathers she has grown in.

6/03/06

31 days old

Now her food is being pulled across the ground so she has to chase it a little.

6/03/06

31 days old

In order to grab it and pull it a little bit this is will get her used to the process of having to go after and grab her food

6/03/06

31 days old




 


 
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