A shot Montagu's
Photo by Folkert de Boer.
2019. While walking back from station 1 to the office we meet Gela with a Montagu’s Harrier on his wrist. This beautiful animal has been shot and was found along the road. Gela is known to take care of injured birds and thus it was brought to him from a neighbouring village. He will try to heal it, but we all know that the bird's chances of reaching its wintering grounds are very low. It cannot use its left wing and it’s clearly weakened. It is almost as if it has resigned itself already with its fate.
Some counters and tourists gather to admire the bird. It is not often we get a chance to see such a splendid bird this close. Although impressed, I still do prefer to see them flying over...
That evening we get the message that the bird did not survive it’s injuries.
Photo by Folkert de Boer.
Photo by Folkert de Boer.