It wasn’t a terribly hot day, highs in the upper 70’s, but the humidity was thick. I hurried across the short path between the office and the mews to avoid the sun’s heat. I checked on Theo the owl who was sitting on his favorite perch in the back of the mew, Carson the hawk perched on the edge of her water pan with wet feet, and I wondered how Aldo the kestrel was staying cool as I neared the last mew. The door swung open and I was surprised to find Aldo on his rope perch, a place I rarely see him use. He had chosen to sit right in the narrow column of sun peeking through the skylight. In the wild, he would probably be perched, hunting, in an open field, even on a muggy day like today. I was glad he had the option to sun himself, even though it seemed a little crazy to me.
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