January 1st

All our patients (we suppose our White Pelican in Skála Kallonís as well) have survived the turn of the year well. For us it was a short night, because New Year or not, we had to rise at 4.45 a.m. !! The Hedgehogs had eaten well and the male (09-075; June 8^th ’09) had allowed us to take a picture of him last night. From today our reporting (and so as well our own archives) will be presented in a new way. The amputation-injury of the ex-Tom Cat “Máska” is real quiet at the moment. We have discovered in any case one reason why the silver Sparrowhawk (09-228; December 29^th) has a hanging right leg (there is indeed force in that leg !!): the whole leg is one blue-greenish hemorrhage !! The injured in both rear-legs Spurr-tighed Tortoise “Stoffel” (09-194; October 17^th ’09) was measured the last time December 19^th: was at that moment 1747 gram. Was this morning 1787 (+40) gram. We’re not going to make a separate column in the graphics; he is measured not so often therefore. Taking back the red Sparrowhawk from the falcon-aviary to be fed, we saw from the Great Egret only two legs pointing into the air > had hided himself behind the water-basin in the cage. Bad omen ?? Looking for a shelter to die ?? Didn’t repeat that luckily the same day. At the evening-feeding-round at 4 p.m. we could see the silver Sparrowhawk trying to stand straight !! Late the same evening we could take some pictures of the female Hedgehog, but this was only possible because she, trying to reach the cat-biscuits, had tumbled down and couldn’t get straight anymore. Joren has helped her and advised using a lower bowl for this food.