Yingshiong first entry into apartment





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Writeup in
http://www.livejournal.com/users/shanlung/39415.html




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Shama Yingshiong in apartment and getting on to shoulder








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Read writeups in

www.livejournal.com/users/shanlung/40255.html

www.livejournal.com/users/shanlung/40590.html


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New photos  of YS hovering  






Here are the latest photographs, of YS hovering and taking milli
from my hand. The photographs are
taken with flash to try to freeze his wings in flight.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shanlung/sets/1728286/

Write up in
http://www.livejournal.com/users/shanlung/42160.html





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Shama Yingshiong songs

I managed to do some short recordings of Yingshiong
singing.

The writeup is in here.

http://shanlung.livejournal.com/50032.html

The songs of Yingshiong are in here.

http://www.geocities.com/shanlung9/shamasong.html



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More Shama Yingshiong songs including his mimic of
Ivan meows

  Read writeup in here
http://shanlung.livejournal.com/50861.html


The songs are here
http://www.geocities.com/shanlung9/shamasong2.html


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第一失敗在利用Yingshiong

夥計,

當我張貼了成功的各里程碑, 我必須還張貼我的失敗。儘管我更加早期的準備為Yingshiong, 實際利用他是一個災害。相片和細節可能是讀的"第一企圖在鞔具"

http://shanlung.livejournal.com/2006/02/18/

隨後天記錄了他的信任補救在我。 我密謀至於什麼其它計劃我應該嘗試或投擲毛巾和只在家享用YS 。但放棄會意味這樣損失對YS 並且對我, 那他也許安全地從未飛行外面和擴展他的經驗在公寓的牆壁和天花板之外。

Shanlung



First failure at harnessing of Yingshiong  

Folks,

While I posted the success of each milestones, I also
must post my failures as well.
Despite my earlier preparations for Yingshiong, the
actual harnessing of him was a disaster.  The photos and details can be read
in "First attempts at harness"
http://shanlung.livejournal.com/2006/02/18/

Subsequent days recorded the recovery of
his trust in me.

I am plotting as to what other schemes I should try or to throw up the towel and just enjoy YS only  at home. But giving up would mean such a loss to YS as well as to me, that he might never fly safely outside and broaden his experience beyond the walls and ceiling of the apartment.

Shanlung

Shama Yingshiong Chapter 1 ending - my last report



To friends of Yingshiong,

I do hope you enjoyed the time that I have spend with
Yingshiong the shama. That a shy timid aviary bird can
indeed bond with one that treat him as equal and
patient and can be a companion bird. That they
deserved more than just being kept in a cage or an
aviary.

Do remember that Yingshiong was old when he came to
me. You need not go and get a young bird to do what we
have done. You can do what I have done or even better
from the reports I left behind.

Perhaps I should not have tried it with Yingshiong at
all. In which case, no one in the world would have
guessed that a shy timid aviary bird is capable of
bonding to be a companion bird. Yingshiong also would
not have rediscovered flight and entralled all of you
with his behaviour , antics , mischief, love, music
and most of all, his magic.

In a few days, I will be working and living in another
part of the world. With the fear of bird flu, it is
obvious I cannot think of taking YS with me. My wife
will not be joining me there as there will be
restrictions on her there that she will not be used
to.

I hope you enjoyed our accounts and will look on your
birds with a different light, be their beaks be hook
or straight.

I am sorry in the short time I have left, I might not
be able to answer any of you. I have many things to
arrange in this short time left. But I do not think it
right for me to go without a word.

You know I yearned to be back with Tinkerbell. This
road I take may lead me indirectly back to her again.

You understand now why I decided not to go ahead and
re-attempt with the harness recently. I knew YS will
be more receptive the second time. But I knew I would
not have the time to follow through. I also had to
test out other parameters if YS is to be looked after
by my wife Joy. I knew there was this coming change
but it was not firm until last night.

*continued in the Live Journal report URL below*

http://shanlung.livejournal.com/58877.html


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After chapter 1 Yingshiong   


That report is here, and also as to where I will be.


http://shanlung.livejournal.com/2006/03/11/

Shanlung

Greetings from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

My apologies for not appearing here for some time as I was settling in.



That disaster of Tinkerbell flying away had its silver
linings.

Not only that lead me to harness usage and the
developement of a safe comfortable and light harness
(only 3 grams in weight) to take her out in, that lead
us to the Yu family who is looking after her and
taking Tinkerbell out as should be the case.

I just received some photos of Tinkerbell from the Yu
family taken on 23 Apr 2006.

Take a look at her and her state of
health in
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shanlung/sets/72057594124075215/

Just as fate brought us together, it may yet reunite
us once more.

In the meantime, I am content that Tinkerbell is with
people that love her too.

In that same folder, you will see a photo of Yingshiong now looked after by my wife.

I think that photo is the best photo ever taken of Yingshiong, or of any shama for that matter.

Feel free to disagree with me :-)


Shanlung


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