He can FLY!

Went to work this morning after having a splendid and much needed two days off with my roomies Molly, Sherri, Amber, Jen, and Christa and found a great discovery! Eggbert can fly! Eggbert (actually Sir Eggbert) is our white throated magpie jay who was found abandoned on the roadside. He didn't know how to fly or self-feed and was so young he still had down feathers. Eggbert is progressing greatly! He has grown new feathers and can fly/hop from twig to twig now. I still have to feed him though, but it's one of my favorite jobs. I take small pinches of ground beef and put my fingers over his head while he opens his mouth widely and loudly. When he swallows he makes a gurgling sound before pleading for more. Here is a picture of our cute little Eggbert.

In other news: We have a jaguar and two cubs living in the forest behind the Rainsong farm! Apparently the mother jaguar put a hole through our white tailed deer fawns enclosure in hope of food for its young, but our fawn hopped the fence. He was found two days later with only a few scratches, and was returned to Rainsong and put into a locked and roofed enclosure. Enjoy a picture of Rudy, our fawn!