Squidgy

Profile Picture and Leg Ring Combination Code

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What is this?

Each crane has a unique combination of 3 coloured rings on their right leg. This marking code helps to identify the crane in the wild.

Character profile:

Summer 2010: Squidgy is the smallest of this year's release group and was the lowest ranking and most timid bird througout crane school.  She required a lot of TLC as she was growing up and became the favourite of the project's vet - Michelle, who nick-named her.  Squidgy is recently doing much better, having put on a lot of weight and integrated into the group, and has  become one of the gang at the crane academy, although she is and always will be visibly smaller than all of the others.  Squidgy is the Vince's sister.  Sept 2010: Squidgy can often be found hanging out beside Minnie's close cohort (Red-Green, White-Green and Blue-Green) along with Chris and White-Black.  She always seems hungry and has spent longer beneath the feeders than some of the others - perhaps she is still 'catching up' or is just a hungry girl!October 2010: Squidgy is doing well and has become a lot stronger recently, as she was always a bit smaller than everyone else. She has been keeping up with all the long flights and is often seen exploring new areas with smaller groups of birds away from the main group. However, she is never too far from the safety of the large group!Nov 2010: In recent weeks the cranes have all joined forces with Clarences group and are now usually moving as a group of 20. They have found new fields to explore and are often found foraging on maize stubbles, Squidgys new favourite food!JAN 2011 Squidgy has been part of the overwintering flock that formed towards the end of November,  which has remained a tight-nit group throughout the coldest December on record.   The flock is still a single unit and has been most recently feeding around the Aller Moor area.March 2011:  Although a small bird and when young somewhat sickly. Squidgy has made it through the hardest winter in living memory to become a tight-nit member of the group.  September 2011:  Squidgy is now one of the most confident and inquisitive cranes of the 2010 cohort.  She was one of the first birds to approach the younger 2011 birds, and the costumed crane 'parents'.  Like most of the older birds, she also now has most of her adult plumage and although small, she is one of the prettiest cranes in Somerset. March 2012: Squidgy, along with Twinkle and the wild, unringed bird went for a bit of a wander in mid March and disappeared for five days.  As no sightings of her were received over those few days we will never know where she went!

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