Well this photo may look familiar, that shouldn't be surprising since I've had it up before. I did change it around a bit this time though, but its a long story. Last Wed. was a last minute cleanup of the center before trustees would come out for tours the next day. Eleanor was out on her perch while we were cleaning to get some fresh air. I had to run to campus for to pick up some people who didn't have cars, came back and started cleaning again. After a while I glanced out the window and saw that her perch was empty and she was nowhere to be seen. I panicked of course, but Kate (the student in charge of most things) was calm enough to organize an impromptu search party. Apparently this wasn't Eleanor's first escape. Unfortunately it was starting to get dark and we couldn't see much so after a couple hours of fruitless searching we called it a night and made plans to meet the next morning to continue looking. At six the next morning I woke up and headed to the center where we looked for three hours or so without a sign of her anywhere. I was heading back to my car to take off my sweatshirt and was talking briefly with another girl helping look when we spotted her in a tree. It took some doing but we got her down and netted. I got some talons in the finger but it was worth it. Plus it wasn't nearly as many puncture wounds as this Sat morning, but that's a different story. This project is my thank you to the people who helped me look for her, since they're all seniors or juniors I thought it would be a good way to remember the center and the great escape artist.
So over the weekend I had a funny idea for the Christmas card. What if I just inserted all the family members into a famous work of art? At least I think that would be entertaining for people to receive.
Well this photo may look familiar, that shouldn't be surprising since I've had it up before. I did change it around a bit this time though, but its a long story. Last Wed. was a last minute cleanup of the center before trustees would come out for tours the next day. Eleanor was out on her perch while we were cleaning to get some fresh air. I had to run to campus for to pick up some people who didn't have cars, came back and started cleaning again. After a while I glanced out the window and saw that her perch was empty and she was nowhere to be seen. I panicked of course, but Kate (the student in charge of most things) was calm enough to organize an impromptu search party. Apparently this wasn't Eleanor's first escape. Unfortunately it was starting to get dark and we couldn't see much so after a couple hours of fruitless searching we called it a night and made plans to meet the next morning to continue looking. At six the next morning I woke up and headed to the center where we looked for three hours or so without a sign of her anywhere. I was heading back to my car to take off my sweatshirt and was talking briefly with another girl helping look when we spotted her in a tree. It took some doing but we got her down and netted. I got some talons in the finger but it was worth it. Plus it wasn't nearly as many puncture wounds as this Sat morning, but that's a different story. This project is my thank you to the people who helped me look for her, since they're all seniors or juniors I thought it would be a good way to remember the center and the great escape artist.
Well it was a bit of a rough week for me last week. Starting on Saturday I sprained my ankle, Monday I crashed on the skateboard, Tuesday I burned my hand with hot oil making fried chicken, Thursday I had to go to the dentist and later that afternoon had to bushwack through a bunch of thorns to try and retrieve a fishing lure. I thought you all might like to see the most photogenic of my injuries.
This is me and Eleanor, the red-tailed hawk I've been working with at the raptor center. The photo itself isn't really that great, but that's because it wasn't me taking it. I put in some other pictures below this one to show her in a bit more majestic way. There's not much to say since we've only been working for a week and a half, but I'll keep you all updated.
