Freedom, crazy beautiful bird where are you? Daan’s voice sounds loud in the woods along the Wilhelmina Canal in Best. With his dogs and a tambourine, to lure the raven, he has been searching for his missing tame raven named Freedom for days. The bird took the name very literally and escaped from the aviary just a few days ago.
Daan had the raven as a pet for over a month. He always wanted a raven and bought the animal on Marktplaats for a considerable amount, which he would rather not name. Daan is crazy about his raven. The animal often sat on its shoulders or head. The animal lover says that he has built up a good relationship with his raven in a short time. “I’ve had a lot of fun with them, but not enough and that’s why I’d like them back.”
Every day at sunset and sunrise Daan goes looking for the raven with his tambourine. “She is focused on the sound of the tambourine, I always used it when I went to feed her.” Looking for a raven is like looking for a needle in a haystack, Zane says: “You don’t want to know how many crows there are in Best and they all look alike.”
“It’s my girl.”
Even though the search has not yielded anything yet, Daan does not give up hope: “I have the vain hope that she will hear my tambourine and call me and then come flying to me and sit on my shoulder again. But she will just come back, it’s my girl.” Lovingly he talks about the bird, to which he is now quite attached.
Daan himself is amazed at the bond he has built up with his raven. “It is stronger than that with a dog, I dare to say that in the meantime.” Occasionally Daan has to shed a tear when he talks about his raven: “I’m worried because I don’t know if she can take care of herself in nature. They are wonderfully beautiful creatures. I can enjoy just looking at them. “
“Freedom we miss you girl.”
Daan hopes that a call on Facebook will also help to find the raven. “I hope for tips from people. Freedom can be recognized because she likes to peck at the feet. Even if she didn’t come back, I only have good memories of it.” And yet the search continues: “Freedom we miss you girl, where are you!” Sounds loud in the woods. Daan continues to search for his raven for the time being.