Graphs Week 8

February 21st

At 7.51 a.m. we discovered in the crow-aviary drowned in the water-bowl our disabled Jackdaw, nickname “Down-syndrome”. He/she was with us from before 2001 and was one of the few animals discovered by ourselves. We have counted again the whole amount of patients and we have now 143 of them !! Two Greek visitors from Kallonís: one from the greengrocer’s shop over there and the other from a terrace in that municipality. Continued was with the cutting of the meat, where yesterday already was started with. The Lapwing was transferred for some hours to an aviary in the open air to enjoy some sunlight and to have the opportunity taking a bath. We have received a phone-call that tomorrow a school from the island of Límnos will come to visit us. We had to trim the beak of the only Buzzard which is releasable. Showed to be 08-154, which had come-in as a climate-victim August 14^th 2008 and which, before we could think about a release in 2009, had damaged the most important flight-feathers and rectrices in that aviary. Is now ready for release next month.

Amount of present patients is now (at least) 143 until February 22^nd ; 6:45 a.m.)

Total amount of visitors this month: 003 (total this year: 0014)

Kinds of animals who are mentioned like this were for the first time in treatment in the L.W.H.

Amount of kilometers (Animal-Ambulance) for bringing-in/releasing animals this month 014 (total this year 0390 kilometers)

Total amount of intakes this month: 001 [wild ones: 01; others 00, (total this year 024: wild ones 017, others 007; total since the start of registration in 1996: 4333).

February 20th

We could remove some dead tissue from the wing of the Pigeon, taken-in the day before yesterday, and the injury covered again with Dermisol-cream. Today in Mytiléne there could be bought some pairs of green thick leather gloves (meanwhile adapted to be carried hanging) whereafter there was bought meat in Kallonís: 24,090 kilo (for 156,59 Euro; total now this year 165,534 kilo for 1081,83 Euro); this will be processed in the coming days. Our friend Mílto, who is demobbed now, came to see if we had some Pigeons for him, because he now had time again for his hobby:

Re-homing:

17 Pigeons were re-homed with the mentioned above Mílto. We hadn’t the time writing down all the ring-colors, but in any case the two juveniles (10-018; January 26^th & 10-019; January 27^th) from last month were present.

February 19th

We succeeded in making two pouches for our “harnesses” in which we can use the Walkie-talkies. They are made from thrown-away army-tents and are fastened with Velcro-strips. The red Buzzard is still not eating on his own: we’re feeding early in the morning a bit and the rest of his portion he’s receiving in a bowl in his cage. But more than a bit playing with the meat isn’t happening !! Further more almost all the owls we have to feed are eating badly; something which one can read in the graphics. Because the customs-officers are striking, already some time no petrol has been cleared due to which in the Dodekanesos and in Thessalonica no super-led free is available anymore; over here by Tuesday a shortage is expected, so we’ll try after each trip to bring the car back “full”. That’s why after 5 p.m. we made a “quickie” to the Shell-station to fill him up.

February 18th

At 8.10 a.m. “Monster” got her injection, whereafter she was “delivered” from some parts mentioned for reproduction a short while later > see further at CAT. At 10 a.m. a man from Mytiléne was at our door with a Pigeon he had found already February 11^th > bird couldn’t fly. See further at PIGEON. At the Post-office we could pick-up a box with all kinds on medicines we can use for our patients, sent to us by the “Animal Medical Care Foundation” in Holland !!

February 17th

In the House-next-door the she-cat “Monster” (09-051; May 13^th ’09) paid a tribute to her name by keeping the whole “congregation” over there awake last night: she is in heat. So this will be keeping her sober tomorrow-morning and taking away the reason for her screaming. As far as we have seen the yesterday transferred Buzzard has done well her first night again in the open air. The Collared Dove, which had a tumor on the back (10-015; January 24^th ’10), could be brought back to the Aviary this morning. And indeed we had to buy a new sewing-machine, but we were very astonished when this new bought machine . . . . wasn’t working at all !! There was such a huge mistake in the “intestines” that trying to sew only resulted in splashing around broken needles !! So back again to Kallonís, where a working machine (after long times waiting in vain) was given to us. And this machine was working well. We have tried it in making a feeding-apron for Irah, which she will use in the Bird-shelter “The Sandpiper” in Holland, where she is a volunteer. She has seen over here the benefits: even proof against the tallons of Goshawks !

February 16th

All animals and birds in and on top of “The Keep” had eaten very well > no crumb was left-over. The female Buzzard (silver) was transferred with a full crop as disabled to the buzzard-aviary at 7.47 a.m. And while a great part of Europe is suffering due to the snow and cold weather, we could enjoy our morning-coffee sitting in the street in the bright sun-shine . . . . !! For the 2^nd time the sewing-machine broke-down, so this time it most probably it will be buying a new one . . . . Even for us there are limits what we can and what we can’t repair.