I've got a lot to learn about getting news. When I googled, I got this thread, lol. But it is sounding hopeful for the little one.

I just got permission to link to the Norfolk Botanical Gardens forum and to a new
fund-raising idea to help pay for the eaglet's medical care (which is turning out to be VERY expensive, including a delicate future surgery). Thanks to DocJohn and Chemar for the go-ahead!

This is the fund-raising site, the photos donated by one of the gifted photographers who visit NBG daily. These photos are not part of the WVEC commerical cam.


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The forum is small but it does have a wonderful thread of photos too, as well
as two threads on the Gardens/eagles and a separate one for the chick.


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This forum is where I pick up many of my news updates.
Soon, I will be leaving the internet for my summer vacation (where we do not have electricity, etc). So I will be unable to keep the news up to date.
I am not sure yet exactly when we will be leaving, but it will be within a month. It might be right when the eaglet gets his surgery.

So readers here who are interested can keep up with the progress by reading that forum.

Here is a progress report on "Poink"... this is a nickname someone at the garden forum gave him... piggy + oink-- based on his eating habits in the nest (he'd eat until he fell over). Some others call him Buddy.


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And pictures here:

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page 14.

He now has real feathers, but his beak is deformed. But the mass is shrinking,
going away out of his nostril/sinuses, and roof of the mouth. He is eating better too, and toxin screens have been normal. His pain meds were increased and that helps him eat. (it is the same pain medication given to one of our cats after a surgery and is a narcotic)

So his prognosis is much better.

I was away for awhile and will be going back soon also. Same senario, no tv but do have electricity. All of our islands are underwater this year and will likley stay that way all summer.

Miss having a computer really bad!

I was glad to see more pictures of him. It really gives you a sense of how big he is in the one where the two men are holding him, well one but he is BIG bird for a baby.

I'm partial to Buddy myself, is a special nick-name. But if he keeps gaining weight and eating that much, Poink is best! Only can hope he gets to be really big and healthy!

Thanks for the links mrsD. Enjoy your vacation!

In the wake of a scathing response in one newspaper --

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(some viewer comments are very negative)

This first grade class at Hillside Elementary is very welcome!

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Bless that school teacher. All the cards were so cute.

Today's update sounded hopeful still. I got excited when they said they stopped the antibiotics. But further reading showed they had to start back up again.

The mass is still shrinking.
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No date for surgery named yet.

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(with some bathroom humor included)
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Oh bless his little heart.

A poop shoot huh? Smart little thing!

Feathering out nicley. No baby fuzz now - longer feathers so he'd best be careful while at the cage door aiming
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Last time I checked there was no date set for surgery yet. The mass is getting smaller and the baby bird bigger, weighing in at 7.5 pounds!
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