the previous 2 days. Once towelled she remains quiet. I administer the syringe holding her on her back. Turn her upright and try to feed one tablespoon of Recovery/Critical Care and yoghurt and Manduka honey. She gets a few drops of the mixture down. I hope this is better than syringing her. She bites the curved spoon; I hope she may start to eat from it. She swallows at times.


Once released she stays out of the nest box for up to 30 minutes. I have seen her eat a banana chip. After the antibiotics were finished,


she’d gained strength but was not eating. Her keel bone was sharp to the touch, many head feathers missing. I hand fed her twice a day. She never tamed enough to take the spoon willingly but with the semi-force feeding must have swallowed between 30 and 50 grams a day. Isabel from Portugal sent a homeopathic appetite enhancer which I spiked into grapes. Whenever I entered the aviary both young Amazons flew elsewhere. I had low expectations of ever handling them. I never expected the bonus that Cybil would give me later on.


42 BIRD SCENE


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