The Spirit of Skye
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Owner:
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Krafty04
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Released:
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Thursday, January 4, 2007
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Origin:
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Philippines
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To Wander around the world, as Peregrine Falcons do. Eventually Skye would like to return to Rochester, NY, where she was born.
The Spirit of Skye is a small Peregrine Falcon keychain, named after Skye, who was one of the 5 wild falcons hatched and raised in a nest box atop the Kodak Office Tower in Rochester, NY (USA) in 2005. A pair of falcons - Mariah (female) and Kaver (male) return each year to this nestbox to raise their brood for the year. This nest box is special in many ways: there are always 5 cameras aimed at the nest which allows people from all over the world to follow the progress of the family:
(see: (visit link) ).
Many of these folks care deeply about the welfare of the falcons - there is even a local group who watches over their progress, helping only when absolutely necessary, otherwise enjoying the magnificence of these incredible raptors.
Skye was one fledgling who got into a spot of trouble, and required assistance for a few days before being released again back to the nest box. Before she was released, she was fitted with a small transmitter which allowed us to follow her progress as she matured and moved on. I was one of the lucky people who were able to watch the careful process of putting the transmitter on her, and it moved me in ways that I can't begin to explain. Unfortunately, after a few months the signal stopped moving, and eventually she was found up near Hudson Bay, the victim of a fox or coyote who snuck up on her as she was feeding.
So, in memory of one very special falcon, I will release this TB to do what Skye could not - travel around the world and bring joy to those who find her.
(psst - make sure you give her a good squeeze... you'll hear a recording of a falcon kakking!)
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