RIP Monty, Chicago Will Miss You by taffy

RIP Monty, Chicago Will Miss You

In April, I posted about Chicago's excitement of the arrival of Monty to Montrose Beach -- https://365project.org/taffy/365/2022-04-23 -- and we have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of his mate, Rose. Sadly, our city today is mourning Monty, who died suddenly this morning from causes still to be determined. Rose has not yet arrived and bird experts are no longer optimistic that she is simply late. There are problems and sadness of much larger scales across the world these days, but I can't help but mourn the loss of the pair I have thought of as 'ours.'
Sorry news. Every creature is important. The lack of a happy ending shows the condition of our planet. Beautiful capture.
May 14th, 2022  
awww so vulnerable
May 14th, 2022  
Ooh so very sad, like haskar says, every creature is important. Terrible news - migrating birds are extremely vulnerable these days. Ours come from Africa and across southern Europe and are prone to traps and hunters as well as the normal predators. Every year we worry about 'our' swifts - we think they may be back, though it's hard to tell so early.
May 14th, 2022  
That is sad news, RIP Monty
May 14th, 2022  
to me this is a big thing 😞
May 14th, 2022  
Oh dear, hope it's not avian flu which is sweeping here at the moment
May 14th, 2022  

When you give a name to anything - you somehow feel rights to their future! This is worthy of a PP! fav
May 14th, 2022  
Aaw ! so sad and personal ! - fab image - fav
May 14th, 2022  
A lovely memorial image for Monty. I’m so sorry he passed away.
May 14th, 2022  
Aww, poor Monty. Clearly a much loved bird!
May 14th, 2022  
Poor Monty - perhaps his heart was broken at the loss of Rose.
May 14th, 2022  
Aw this is so sad. Always sad when a regular visitor finally goes to that aviary in the sky. Hopefully he will be reunited with Rose in the hereafter.
May 14th, 2022  
Oh, that's sad. Poor Monty.
May 14th, 2022  
Very sad to lose vulnerable creatures.
May 14th, 2022  
that's so sad , wonder if it was bird flu ?
May 14th, 2022  
I'm sorry. That is so sad to hear.
May 14th, 2022  
Such sad news. I am sorry.
May 14th, 2022  
So sorry for this sad news...
May 14th, 2022  
A sweet capture of Monty, sorry for his sad demise.Fav😊
May 14th, 2022  
Oh how sad! RIP Monty you will be missed!
May 14th, 2022  
That's too bad. I am very fond of "my" birds too.
May 14th, 2022  
That's too bad, but wild birds in general don't live long lives.
May 14th, 2022  
how sad
May 14th, 2022  
Heart breaking on so many levels
May 15th, 2022  
I hope that they did leave some of their offspring, from previous years, to continue on.
May 15th, 2022  
So sad. So interesting that they can keep track of a single bird like that.
May 15th, 2022  
Beautiful photo. I’m sorry about his demise.
May 15th, 2022  
This is sad. I don't know if you watch Netflix, but this reminds me of this show I watched (and recommend) called Penguin Town. What a lovely tribute to a city-adopted bird.
May 15th, 2022  
Ooooo ... I've wondered and worried about this pair. I had one barn swallow arrive a few weeks ago all alone. It waited a day and left. Then it was back, alone, and left. I feared it's mate wasn't coming, but the other day they were here together. So much about nature we take for granted, yet it is so fragile.
May 16th, 2022  
How sad and how interesting that lots of people consider that lovely bird (pair) as 'theirs'.
May 17th, 2022  
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