5 January 2024
My Audubon calendar had a shock for me this morning. At present is Nationwide Fowl Day, a little-known celebration established in 2002 by BornFreeUSA in coordination with the Avian Welfare Coalition. Since each organizations focus totally on the effectively being of captive animals and birds, the celebration has not gained a lot discover within the birding group. Nonetheless it’s an excellent excuse to rejoice my very own favourite fowl.
The peregrine falcon pictured above is the one wild fowl I’ve ever been capable of acknowledge and be taught as a person. Dorothy arrived on the College of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Studying in 2001 at age 2 and had her first profitable nest in 2002, the 12 months that Nationwide Fowl Day was established.
As I acquired to know Dorothy I realized about her species and have become hooked on peregrines. She additionally taught me lots about herself and looking back the distinctive traits of her technology, the peregrines that repopulated jap North America.
Dorothy died eight years in the past and nonetheless is in my coronary heart, particularly as nesting season approaches. Right here’s a glance again at what an excellent fowl she was. By no means captive. At all times wild.
