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 !