19 August 2005
GALT comes to us on board the COUR DE MER. A Mexican eagle, born on Mallorca, about 3 months old. A male. Its parents originate from the desert Sonora in Mexico. In the first evening he gets quail meat to eat, accompanied from a whistle to feeding. It sits on its wood branch at the entrance and we prepares still 2 further places for it: At the nose basket and at the tail, although it lives the first days first times under deck, in order not to make excessive demands of it. Up to then in a voliere had lived and had no contact with humans. He got its fodder by a small flap handed. The first nights sleeps it with me in the cab on its prepared seat to the confidence identification. It sleeps still much and I gives it time to get accustomed at us. In the course of the following days it becomes more confiding. It sits to the protection against the sun under the sun screen at deck and observes the Kormorane, like it by the water "flies".

24 August 2005
I go with GALT on the hand again times over deck to walk and he enjoy the quiet speech. Now I go with him from the ship, in order to accustom ihnan the environment. It is at first because of the unknown noises nervous, but by quiet encouragement and body contact to me he calms down.

05 September 2005
I can take it now even also in the car and walk to drive. It sits on the back bank and regards attentively its environment. He observes me in the rear view mirror and behaves amazingly left. We drive into the Campo and begin with approach training. Attempt from 1,20m. property of chicken entrails on the glove. He yawns, wobbles with the tail, comes however not. To 20 min. it flies from 1/2 distance on the hand. Gradually I extend the approach distance and lure him with the whistle to me.

11 September 2005
Arising thunderstorm, GALT sits outside and enjoys the rain, lets with spread rockers its plumage dry. Gets bath bowl. In the course of the daily it gropes inside - and likes it! Its plumage deseams and keeps view contact with me.

22 September 2005
GALT moves on the whole ship, many spectators go past, in order to admire it. On some days I go walking with him in the village. He trusts me. GALT pulls everywhere, plays omitted with a material seal, with which ropes on board and everything that comes it before the bill.

At the end of September
we go daily into the Campo. I train it for the hunt. GALT loves the trips into nature, is afraid a little is very curious of the sheep. It examines "Hasenködel" and fieldstones and looks after the flying up pigeons. I set it on branches of almond trees and fig trees. There it pulls the sheets and plays with small branches. If we are in dawn on the way, it becomes often nervous. I sing its small song to it before and he calm down immediately and pull calmly my clothes.

Oktober 2005
GALT approaches already from 20m distance and is pleased about my praise. From pure joy to free flies is high-spirited it. It is highly sensitive and very attentive. GALT noticed naturally the hares on the field for a long time before me. Often we go walking for hours, seek out together booty. So far it hunted however no hare, is still missing it at exercise.

November 2005
Regular care of the foot chains from kangaroo leather with special vaseline. Meanwhile it flies completely freely on the fields approximately around Porto Colom. Flies from more than 100m distance on the glove. If I set it off on an old fig tree, he does not remain sitting any longer, in order to wait for the distance. It flies simply behind me and we is pleased both, if it lands then suddenly on my shoulder and gives before satisfaction quiet friendly snarl of itself. A government employee of the Medi Ambient comes, examined GALT and issues me the Spanish and international papers for the eagle and gives still another few instructions on the way I get the eagle's document of identification and is thus falkoner and very proudly. Meanwhile we prepare our departure into the Caribbean Sea. GALT acclimatized themselves and now an adequate team member became good.

At the end of November 2005
we take off, direction San José in Andalusien. GALT looks first confused as the sails to be hoist, the ship regards however rather as a large bird. We have living chick carried forward for GALT, it needs naturally fresh meat. Its excitement puts while driving soon and it sits relaxed beside us on its tail seaweeds and observes each movement. Eats in the evening its quail GALT and doest thereafter contently. The night is calm and asterisk clear, we sails over night. Deseams with sunrise its plumage GALT and dries themselves from the morning dew. It is very much relaxed and content. The chick is straight in the basket on the command table, as if GALT by the entrance into the fair flies and it sees. I observe, how he rates the basket, however calmly behave. About 1 hour later he falls with absolute accuracy on the basket and gets themselves a chick. Its first self decided hunt and a success - although so not planned.

We sails with light wind there and enjoy the travel. On the third morning the sky is magenta red. No good indication! We count on strong wind. GALT meanwhile plays early with the cordage and seems themselves completely calmed. Time for feeding. Still during I prepare its fodder, he flies up and turns several rounds around the ship. It reacted to my calling with view contact, wants not to land however. GALT has seen a big fish. I have a bad foreboding! Only a sea eagle or fish eagle is able to fish in the sea. All calling does not use anything, the hunt impulse is stronger. GALT seizes a large fish, which can itself release. But reaches into the next moment GALT again and - goes down with it.

All are rigid before frightening. An eagle does not release its booty, before it killed it and it does not bring back also. I hope for a miracle. But GALT does not emerge not. The fish has it down-pulled, GALT it can the claws not open, if it struck booty. We look still for a long time for him, although we know that we have lost him.

GALT did not return from his last hunt. We miss it so much and the beautiful time with him will never forgotten! It had become us a close friend!

We love you - GALT - you beautiful eagle!