The importance of research

Sage -

Lai

I've also commented on WAA's FB page EG
WS

What a brilliant picture of Sage and I must say, she does have good taste but then so does this site in being friends with such a star I need to get on to FB and check out all of her updates. I hope her Manager is treating her with the respect she deserves EG

From what I have read so far, little Owls do seem quite shy but they are so appealing. I need to take a closer look at the links you emailed me the other day and stop all this talk about running away......WS is causing trouble as usual and I will always track you down using Sages FB page......remember, her and I are now friends :Ha:

littlewid-x-

Hi everyone
Sorry to have been a bit of a stranger but been dealing with the planning unit at the council no the bloody council…………but I won’t go down that road.
Sage is doing well now, she has slowed her eating a little but I think this is more to do with her readjustment of her needs & little do with her illness.
The pups are doing great growing well now on solids, one is spoken for a second is more than likely spoken for as I have advised the couple to give themselves some time to think about it but I am sure they will place a deposit on It, just the lemon one left but she is a cracking little pup & I am sure she will easily be homed.
Best wishes.
EG p.s. that debate at the BBC discover wildlife mag website forum re are owls stupid has now beat the most viewed on the entire forum by more than double the previous best now had more than 10,000 views & rising.

HI EG
Don't worry, we all go off at different times, things crop up that we need to deal with and sometimes there just isn't enough hours in the day.
Glad Sage is doing well and she seems to be over her illness, she must be relieved as I expect there is now no longer any medicine to have
Are you tempted at all to keep the Lemon pup as she is so lovely or is she definiately going? as you say I am sure she will find a home soon but I bet you and Kate will miss them all; Cockers are great fun to be around and as little pups they are so endearing aren't they.
I am not surprised your debate has had such an enormous hit, the title is very thought provoking and would draw you to read more. I bet the BBC Magazine is chuffed you posted the topic

littlewid-x-
P.S anymore pics of the pups as they mush have grown a fair bit again now

taken last night



a young lady who is looking for a puppy along with her boyfriend who is off camera

Know what you mean about Councils EG
Great to hear that Sage seems to be on the mend OK, and the Pups are doing well. Great news on the BBC Mag, well done you must be really chuffed.
Pics
WS

They have grown EG, the Golden Girl looks very relaxed with the perspective owner and that boy is just stunning he looks very sturdy and someone is going to be very lucky to have him.

littlewid-x-

They were teeny last time a saw them! I thought the first photo was a large and smaller dog curled up together not mother and pup. They are cute though!

SM

Any more photos of the puppies EG? I am missing my daily fix of cuteness with Tia's pups.

Lai

the little gold bitch looking so sweet

What an adorable face EG, she is a beauty and is that the other little girls we see there as well
How are they all doing now and of course mum Tia?

Hope sage is all recovered now and doing well and no more trips to the vets.

Must admit my reading has gone by the wayside lately with full on building work going on and lots of dust etc to clear up when I get in from work and everytime Nero goes in the garden he always seems to find the cement and sand piles and draws pictures on the wooden floor when he comes back in.........so out comes the mop again and no matter how much you dust there always seems to be a film of it lately

littlewid-x-

yeh thats her The other little is a total hooligan the gold girl is a dainty little angel but the orange roan (white) is just full on, a tom boy, get out of my way I'm coming through a proper handful. The little boy is just lovely he is so nice I’ll stick some other pics up soon.
That’s the trouble with building work the dust & stuff gets everywhere & with pets to spread it you have no chance the only upside is it’s only temporally.
Sage is doing great no visits to the vets for a while, in fact all the animals are well my pocket is very pleased as well as my heart, lol
You can go back to your reading when the work is done it all helps with making the right decision better to take as much time to decide as you can so it won’t do any harm.
Best wishes

look at how the Blue Roan (Barney) has his front leg around the not so little girl

Great to see the Pups are doing so well, and love the pics. Is Sage back to eating normal now EG, or is she still down on her food a bit, as you said she was adjusting her eating to what she feels she needs
WS

Hi WS
yeh her eating is still down & dropping but she is fine she is just adjusting, but it did worry me for a while but she is doing well thanks.
EG

The pups are all adorable but Barney is just so

Good to hear that Sage is ok but how far can she drop her eating before it does become a worry EG.

littlewid-x-

adult Eurasians only need 4 chicks per day she is now on 8 or 9 per day so she has a long way to go before its a worry, birds are quite fragile & its easy to see when they are not right, she is her normal self so i have no concern at all but i do watch her closeley just to be sure, another thing is her weight is gaining despite the reduction of food which indicates she is eating as much as she needs otherwise she would lose weight so i am happy all is well with sage.

yeh all the pups are all brill but the little boy is so dam cute but that said they all have things that make them adorable. wont look forward to letting them go.

Some really gorgeous photos of the puppies EG. Thanks for sharing them with us, they are just beautiful and growing so quickly.

Glad to know that Sage is doing well and not having to go and visit the vet again.

Lai

Hi EG
Hows things with Sage and the Pups? hope they are all ok. Do all the pups have homes now and any new pics for us all to see.......think we are in need of a Sage and pup fix

littlewid-x-

EG has posted some new pics of the Pups on FB
WS

Something exciting happened this morning. Pete and I were out in our local town, shopping and stopping for a cafe latte - the monthly street market is on and whilst walking through I spotted a man with the most beautiful Eurasian owl So of course I had to stop for a chat, and ask a few questions.

She is 4 years old and quite amazing, absolutely huge with enormous piercing eyes that look right through you. She was quite happy for me to touch her, and seemed happy to be watching all the passers by. Her owner said her name is Heshe (it took me a while to get it, apparently he didn't know whether she was a male or female so called her Heshe and then when he found out she is a she he didn't change her name! You can only tell by DNA he said. Her wing span at the moment is 6 feet, although I didnt get to see that, she had the largest talons I have ever seen and such beautiful feathers and markings.

Anyway, I was thrilled to have seen her and to be able to learn a little more about Eurasian owls. There were a couple of other raptors around also lovely but Heshe really was stunning! I only wish I had had my camera.

Lai