Sarah Faegre
A Muddy Landing
Aug 13, 2008
January 19th 10:00 p.m.
Torrential rain, tent-crushing wind and thunder and lightening. I am sitting, damp, smelly, and with a bad case of stomach bugs in a little tent at the estancia of Esperanza. Shortly after I wrote from Nueva Hora, three days ago, about the rain that would prevent us from...
Continue ReadingSaying Goodbye to Tres Palmeras
Aug 08, 2008
A sudden change in plans requires us to leave Tres Palmeras earlier than expected. We say goodbye to the nearly-fledged Isla Grade chick and prepare for a difficult journey across the flooded savannah.
January 13th 2008
And now, two days later, I am back in the blind at Isla Grande for the last...
Continue ReadingFollowing a Family of Five!
Jul 24, 2008
Nemo finally fledges, despite his deformation, and we spend our days following the family of 5 Blue-throated Macaws.
January 8th 2008
Nemo, the macaw chick with a congenital spine deformation, has successfully fledged!!! Actually, he fledged about a week ago, during a period of time when I was...
Continue ReadingA Letter to my Brother
Jul 23, 2008
January 11th 2008
A letter to my brother:
(My brother, at this time, was in India, studying a percussion instrument called tabla).
My Dearest Brother Brendan,
I am thinking of you today, as I sit in a little palm-leaf blind, watching a blue-throated macaw nest, because of some absolutely...
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