Just uploaded a visual history of Mohawk, who passed away on June 5. I had uploaded some more stuff a few days ago, also sound recordings (those took me a long time). I still want to add her medical history and some video clips.

I always end up crying when I work on her pages (that's why I don't work on them for days and days, but do bits and pieces).

She was so gorgeous and such a majestic bird. Go take a look at her please. She really deserves it. She was so totally smashing. She was a miracle (certainly medically).

Here are Mohawk's pictures and there are links to her other pages.

Thanks,

Ange

She's a beautiful girl, I'm so sorry that you lost her

That is very sweet and I loved reading the stories. Very cute pics I can see how much you loved her and how much Sioux loved her as well. How is Sioux doing now?

How absolutely touching!

Mohawk was so very fortunate to have such a loving parront.

My heart goes out to you.

Now that tugs at the heart strings. I know you had a very special relationship with Mohawk. I'm so sorry for your loss.

Glad to see you finally posted here. Hope your healing (and Sioux's) is continuing.

A beautiful tribute to a beautiful friend!

Oh, I wanted to, believe me, but I wanted to have most of her stuff on the site first. (And I was swamped with work for a while. When Mo died, I was working on the translation and adaptation of a popular forensics book. It is focused on medical forensics and it tore me up having to write about autopsy findings and the like all the time. There were other topics in the book that hit too close to home.

The sound files took me a while and also, it's not healthy to spend waaaaayyyyy too much time on it, in one stretch (although I would have preferred to have done it all in June, but I couldn't because of the darn book). I end up crying each time. (But in a good way.)

I still changed and added some stuff this morning. I will do her other pages (and Sioux's and my cats') later. I had a very good bond with my first cat too (seriously traumatized when I got him, stayed with me for many many years, passed away due to a liver tumor when he was, say, 18 to 22).

Yeah, I feel good, don't worry. I feel immensely grateful for having had her and for what she has taught me. (I guess I made all the mistakes I won't make anymore. Hopefully not to make too many new ones.)

All I want is a new bird (that is, an abandoned one and I knew I wanted a new bird within weeks), but I have to hold off as I don't want to traumatize the new bird with renovation noise from an adjacent apartment (Sioux really responds to it as well).

It may sound odd, but I think Mohawk life and demise helped me come to terms with my mom's illness and death. (A very similar story - with all that powerlessness - although it was cancer that ate away at her body.)

Ange

PS
Still need to read the other responses (and I hope that my hoster's server is not making the site too slow when more people look at the same time; the pages are aimed at broadband connections even though the pics are not too heavy. I want to do Mohawk justice ;-) and some of the sound files are large (but none bigger than 2 MB).



So did Sioux, btw. S/he was always very aware of the bond we had. The look on Sioux's face at times! Man! This "I know what is going on with the two of you". I have no idea how birds manage to show expressions so clearly. Yeah, well, pupil size, but we can't see any wrinkles around their eyes, as with humans.

Just goes to show you can never tell. Mo and I didn't cuddle that much and I got Sioux and Mohawk together, at the same time. Maybe it was because of the care she got before I got her.

Sioux is okay but does miss Mo and really wants another pair of bird eyes around. Sioux is a lot easier on her own and at first I thought "Hm. I could get used to it" but after a little while, nah... They have driven me nuts at times in the past, but I'll do better next time (even though every bird is different).

Ange

PS
Sioux also does flock calls to quakers she hopes are out there these days. Particularly on days when I am very busy (deadline) she seems to miss having another bird around.

That is a very loving and touching tribute. Hugs to you and Sioux from me and Kiwi!!!

Im so sorry too!
She was majestic I could
aww that...a something Special
about her!!! I know you miss her
G thats so sad, my heartfelt sympathys out to you.