Thread: Annie has never successfully hatched all four eggs in any year we've monitored her. There's always been an egg that didn't make it. Nox was the exception to that: a tiny little bundle of fluff that hatched out of his egg as hundreds of people watched live on BAMPFA's big screen - ThreadSky

calfalcons.bsky.social • 136 days ago

Thread: Annie has never successfully hatched all four eggs in any year we've monitored her. There's always been an egg that didn't make it. Nox was the exception to that: a tiny little bundle of fluff that hatched out of his egg as hundreds of people watched live on BAMPFA's big screen

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calfalcons.bsky.social•136 days ago

He was always the smallest of his siblings, but grew quickly and was always keeping up with his bigger brother and sisters. Nox quickly was nicknamed by fans as "Little Boy Blue" because of his small stature and distinctive blue leg band.

calfalcons.bsky.social•136 days ago

He was an adventurous chick - despite being the youngest, he was the second chick to leave the nest level and see the outside world. He quickly took to the skies and was regularly seen playing with his siblings after his first flight, especially his big sister Aurora.

calfalcons.bsky.social•136 days ago

When Nox reached the age when juvenile Peregrines strike off on their own, he was found with a broken wing at the Berkeley Marina, likely after a collision. His injury was devastating but through the herculean efforts of raptor biologists, veterinarians, and others, he recovered.

kayleeen.bsky.social•136 days ago

He's a warrior!!

calfalcons.bsky.social•136 days ago

After spending a month rehabbing and learning how to fly and hunt again, Nox was ready to be released back into the wild last week. Unfortunately, Nox was discovered on the ground on Monday and returned to care. We still don't know the cause of his illness and death

calfalcons.bsky.social•136 days ago

Losing him is incredibly difficult, especially with how much work he and his human caretakers put in to return to the wild from his initial injury. We will all always treasure the moments we had with him.

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calfalcons.bsky.social•136 days ago

We owe a deep debt of gratitude to Bay Raptor Rescue, Wildcare, and the UC Davis California Raptor Center. Your excellent care of Little Boy Blue gave us hope at every moment of his journey. Thank you.

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