FalconWatch

The hot weather has not chased Zeus and Hera off...

I wondered if the recent hot and muggy weather would be enough to make Zeus and Hera think about leaving. But today I saw both of them and they looked fine. Hera didn't want any part of having her photo taken; she flew off. Zeus is pretty much used to the camera and people. He sat there and "allowed" me to get in some great shots. I've been noticing them in the north box camera lately. I guess that is where the most shade is.

Good News

Dakota, 2010 offspring of Zeus and Hera, has made a full recovery and has been released back into the wild. She was found at 16th & Dodge on June 27, very thin. The Nebraska Humane Society picked her up and took her to the shelter. Denise Lewis of Raptor Recovery Nebraska picked her up from there and she stayed with Denise until July 3. Dakota then went out to the Raptor Recovery Nebraska center where she spent the rest of the time recovering. It feels good when we can report a happy ending.

Dakota in Recovery

Dakota was picked up in late June by Raptor Recovery Nebraska on a downtown Omaha street corner. She had a broken talon and was emaciated. It was reported that the talon would fall off on it's own and a new one would grow back, but Dakota was taken to the recovery center to be "fattened up" before being re-released into the wild.