We set the bird free… YAY!!!

The bird that I’d written about before is now living in the pine forest up in the hills of Bandung. We tried to release him after a couple of days, but he was weak and dazed and just refused to take off. We found a friend in Bandung who had a huge cage in his yard, and he agreed to let the bird stay there for a while to build up his strength. After a few days there, he was hopping all over the place, and eating well. When we tried to get him out of the cage he even bit my friend Jim a few times. We transported him up to the forest in a cardboard box carried on Jim’s motorcycle, by his lovely wife Vini. The three of us went out tromping around in the forest on a Thursday morning, and found a peaceful place off the beaten path to release him. Jim opened the box and gave him a nudge. He hopped and jumped quickly into some underbrush and no matter how hard we looked for him we couldn’t find him again. It was a rewarding experience, but I just wish I could of heard his little voice just once before he took off.

Here are someof the bird and the forest where he’s living now.

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