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[baziunc]

Thanks Mp and pera... that sounds very positive!  I am so glad for SE17!  Bless those people who went and found SE17.  I hope he gets released as soon as is best.   I am making the assumption that he was found on or near the ground (down low somewhere, even if in bushes), so I can't help but wonder ... if he can't fly up well yet, how could they release him back to the area right away, even if he is in good health and condition?  Isn't that why he got into the predicament he was in to begin with?  Well... I'm very glad he is safe now, and I know they are experts and will do what is best for SE17.  Thank you for sharing the updates.  G'night all.  All best wishes for Lady and Dad and SE17.   

[angelolady]

Oh my, I'm glad I didn't get to read this til after the face!  Poor little guy!!!   

[baziunc]

Thanks for the update, pera.  Well shoot... Sydney is a massive city... hard to imagine a qualified climber can't be found.  They need to get Kike Arnal!  Or a clone of him!   

I hope SE17 doesn't test positive for (NP)BFD!  Geez, he was doing so great - and then just one branching mis-step leads to all this...  I'm glad he's now safe and in good, caring, and expert hands.  Wishing for a happy ending to this story.  Talons crossed for sure.

G'night again.

[Ginger52]

Thanks for that news, MP and Pera.  So glad they were able to rescue him/her in time.

[MpMom]

Hmmm Pera, they have returned kids before with a cherrypicker. Wonder where it went.

[angelolady]

I just knew he was a boy!   

[MpMom]

Thanks Pera. Prayers for our boy. Keep safe!!

[angelolady]

I hope for him to return to his home nest now and then.  That was a strong flyoff!

[baziunc]

SE17 was harassed off the N2 nest shortly after he was placed there. His takeoff from the nest looked strong. Judy posted in chat that the ravens ate the fish that was left for 17. The video of 17 leaving the N2 nest and a photo of the cherry picker used to put him there is on the public Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/Sea.EagleCAM/posts/1188625631174420

Thanks.  I'm so hoping he will stay out of harm's way and can fly up higher than before so he can stay above ground-dwelling animals, such as foxes.

Hearts to SE17!   

Does anyone know about how long SE17 was at the N2 nest after being placed there before his takeoff from it? - in terms of minutes or hours?  (I'm not good at interpreting a time interval for "shortly.")

[MpMom]

Darn Ravens!!! I hope 17 stays safe & gets food!!!
Thank you Pera!!!

[baziunc]

pera, Thank you for the updates. 

I just now read all the comments on that official FB page under the most recent post/article there, and looked at all the comments with each of the new pics taken from the ground.  I am going to stay positive and hope SE17 keeps flying up off the ground to safe places.

From that FB post/article, and the comments from people from the cam group and people who have watched from the ground there, it sounds like SE17 has been visited by the parents while he was at the salt marsh, so that's really good news... though the ravens still harrass him when the parents aren't there.  They said in the comments that SE17 flew from the salt marsh towards the trees of the reserve and couldn't be seen after that but was assumed to be in a tree.  Someone posted a photo in the comments under that most current article too showing one of the parents on the ground standing next to SE17 in the salt marsh.  There was also a pic posted there of one of the ravens standing on the ground behind SE17 in the salt marsh area and the raven was pulling at one of SE17's tailfeathers.  Poor baby...  So apparently from that post, at least three people went out and watched SE17 for a few hours today to check on him and report back, and they got those pics they posted on that public FB page (all can read it and see the pics - no FB membership or log in is needed) and said they didn't witness the parents feed SE17 while they were watching but it didn't mean he hadn't eaten or been fed.  I just wish they would say if they noticed if he looked like he had anything in his crop... I couldn't tell from the pics... 

Anyway, I think it is very positive that he has been located by the parents and that they are helping to defend him against the ravens some of the time at least, and that he was able to fly back towards the reserve from the salt marsh... so since they said the fence between the two areas is 6 feet high, that means he is flying up at least higher than that, so he should be able to get up on tree branches and out of the way of any animals on the ground.

Stay safe and fly high, SE17.   

[MpMom]

Thank you Pera & Baz!!! I sure hope 17 will be safe

[MpMom]

Thanks Pera! I hope Judy & Stephen can find him!

[MpMom]

Thanks Pera! I remember 2011&12. Hard to stay positive. I'm praying for 17 & the searchers!!

[baziunc]

Thank you for posting all that info, pera.