tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post115212662221345935..comments2008-12-13T03:21:25.771-05:00Julie Zickefoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1152282386254408202006-07-07T09:26:00.000-05:002006-07-07T09:26:00.000-05:00Dear Julie,<BR/> I am SO sorry about Avis. NOBODY--not even her own parents--could have worked harder for her life than you did.<BR/> And there is much comfort to be had in Luther--fast becoming a card-carrying member of the Eastern Phoebe clan--thanks to you.<BR/> Phoebe is so clever to have sensed that he was a male. Years ago you wrote about hand-rearing a baby mourning dove that Phoebe named "Cookie." I think that's a perfect name for a baby dove. Phoebe is the best "bird-namer" in the universe!<BR/> Keep up the good work.Sharon--Fredericksburg, VAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1152279123998534872006-07-07T08:32:00.000-05:002006-07-07T08:32:00.000-05:00I'm so sorry.laughingrathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18131160040248786774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1152211973996169222006-07-06T13:52:00.000-05:002006-07-06T13:52:00.000-05:00Thanks for sharing the ups, and the downs. We've all learned a lot.Robhttp://birdchaser.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1152207726776502482006-07-06T12:42:00.000-05:002006-07-06T12:42:00.000-05:00It's always hard to accept nature's harshness, but it comes along with nature's beauty. We must appreciate them both, for they keep nature in balance.<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry for your loss.dguzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1152196690844874742006-07-06T09:38:00.000-05:002006-07-06T09:38:00.000-05:00Julie,<BR/>I'm so sorry about Avis.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883576803006646889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1152186113742853582006-07-06T06:41:00.000-05:002006-07-06T06:41:00.000-05:00Thank you so much, everyone. In lieu of flowers, just appreciate each fledgling you see this summer, knowing a little more of what it and its parents have been through. This experience has made me so much more aware of the fledging process. The first flight is just the beginning. Luther continues to prosper and widen his world. I'm having some tea with Bill out in the early morning sun, listening to the birds and being thankful that he's doing so well.Julie Zickefoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1152182166031295512006-07-06T05:36:00.000-05:002006-07-06T05:36:00.000-05:00Dear Julie & Phoebe:<BR/><BR/>So sorry to hear about Avis. I know you know this, but fledging is the most difficult phase of a bird's life. Even under the best of circumstances, this transition is hard and many young birds don't make it. I applaud your efforts - no one could have worked harder or given her a better chance.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing this experience (the good, the bad and the ugly) with us all.<BR/><BR/>KathiKatDocnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1152166213792376622006-07-06T01:10:00.000-05:002006-07-06T01:10:00.000-05:00I'm so sorry!-llm.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02776482696203224923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1152152264201984772006-07-05T21:17:00.000-05:002006-07-05T21:17:00.000-05:00I am so sorry to hear about Avis. You are so good at getting these little creatures out on there own that I never expected this to happen. I know Phoebe will recover form this loss but I am sure it is hard on mom to watch her so heart broken. I am glad she has nurse Baker. Lori<BR/><BR/>PS Our dog is not a pure breed but she too is stuck in the "toddler" phase. It is kind of like having a constant two year old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1152151257351934872006-07-05T21:00:00.001-05:002006-07-05T21:00:00.001-05:00Hugs to you, Luther, Phoebe, and an extra big one to Chet, the dog of deep soul.Susan Gets Nativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1152151254850735332006-07-05T21:00:00.000-05:002006-07-05T21:00:00.000-05:00Yes, Laura! <BR/><BR/>Avis lives!MojoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06096474238114783572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1152149765712849742006-07-05T20:36:00.000-05:002006-07-05T20:36:00.000-05:00Oh, what a shame.<BR/><BR/>I prefer to imagine her out there somewhere, just out of view, flycatching for moths and cheering her brother on.LauraHinNJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1152144175805240182006-07-05T19:02:00.000-05:002006-07-05T19:02:00.000-05:00sorry nature did not allow Avis to survive. you could not have done more to insure her survivalgrace and menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1152139013695605132006-07-05T17:36:00.000-05:002006-07-05T17:36:00.000-05:00I'm so sorry to hear about Avis. She'll live on in your art, and it's obvious you both did all you could to see that she made it. <BR/><BR/>Good to hear Nurse Baker is on duty. Warm doggies are a good cure for many ailments.Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06531960628089822469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1152136676654161932006-07-05T16:57:00.000-05:002006-07-05T16:57:00.000-05:00Oh, Julie, I'm so sorry. Having done a couple summers of wildlife rehab myself, I understand how hard this is. We're not supposed to get attached but we do. You and Avis at least gave many people an insight into how hard a bird has to work if she will survive in the wild and how hard and involved a rehabber gets. <BR/><BR/>Keep up the Baker therapy, that's the best thing.birdchickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751235120097847798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1152136046199030442006-07-05T16:47:00.000-05:002006-07-05T16:47:00.000-05:00How sad. What a heartbreak.robin andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06386655587963143782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1152134816246785522006-07-05T16:26:00.000-05:002006-07-05T16:26:00.000-05:00Countless birds die every day, but through your efforts, words and photos, Avis became special to so many of us. She lifted our spirits and broke our hearts. In her short life she may have done more for the wild things than we will ever know.MojoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06096474238114783572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1152128932620661342006-07-05T14:48:00.000-05:002006-07-05T14:48:00.000-05:00I am so sorry. <BR/><BR/>Heather, Wayne, PAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com