So what happened? Was your LETE released? Did it learn to catch its own food? This year we are stewarding Least Tern colonies on our Pinellas County FL rooftops, banding those that fall off before returning them to their rooftops, and are experimenting with pole-mounted cameras.
@SPASconservation Good question! He was moved to an outdoor aviary and was able to catch his own food (small, live fish). He also passed his flight test. He was glad to leave and start his new life. :)
Our Least Tern has graduated! He is on his way to our SoCal IBBRC, where he will be released. Terns are migrating south, and we're giving him a ride part of the way. When he arrived at our hospital, he weighed only 4 grams. He's close to 45 grams now.
He's very cute, but our goal is to return him to the wild as soon as he is ready. All of his feathers must be grown out, he must pass a flying test, and he must be able to catch and eat his own food.
So what happened? Was your LETE released? Did it learn to catch its own food? This year we are stewarding Least Tern colonies on our Pinellas County FL rooftops, banding those that fall off before returning them to their rooftops, and are experimenting with pole-mounted cameras.
SPASconservation 1 year ago
@SPASconservation Good question! He was moved to an outdoor aviary and was able to catch his own food (small, live fish). He also passed his flight test. He was glad to leave and start his new life. :)
MyWildlifeVideos 1 year ago
Our Least Tern has graduated! He is on his way to our SoCal IBBRC, where he will be released. Terns are migrating south, and we're giving him a ride part of the way. When he arrived at our hospital, he weighed only 4 grams. He's close to 45 grams now.
MyWildlifeVideos 2 years ago
Amazing work these people do! Will he be returned to the wild when he's ready, or is he too precious to take such a risk?
anmoose 2 years ago
He's very cute, but our goal is to return him to the wild as soon as he is ready. All of his feathers must be grown out, he must pass a flying test, and he must be able to catch and eat his own food.
MyWildlifeVideos 2 years ago