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ON / Etobicoke - Bloor & Islington / 2008-21
carly:
--- Quote from: Alison on May 10, 2010, 19:22 ---Carly, I'm so sorry about everything that has been happening today with Jack and Milton. I hope the injuries are not serious, and that both will be okay.
Please keep us updated.
--- End quote ---
Thanks Alison. I don't know what possessed them to do a release now and how in the world they could think that Milton wouldn't go home. I feel awful for the little guy, they sent him into chaos. They were well aware that both sites were incubating and due to hatch any day...honestly...I don't know what to think anymore.
Alison:
Carly, I'm so sorry about everything that has been happening today with Jack and Milton. I hope the injuries are not serious, and that both will be okay.
Please keep us updated.
carly:
Forgot to say what my questions were..heh! Angel knows this falcon is on the other side, would she chup to a stranger? Would she attack Jack? I know that Wind attacked Windwhistler when she felt he neglected her for his other nest site.
Perhaps she's only taking short runs at this guy because she can't leave the chicks for long? Honestly what a day!
carly:
TPC, I need your help. AT 3:45 two male falcons came into my territory and both were clearly in battle, hitting each other and circling each other in the air and kept heading south. I was on the ground down the road and tried running down the street, saw them up in the air battling and then they seemed to go into the sun..it was a hit, chase, circle, hit, chase..you get the picture..no locked talons or anything. Suddenly I hear alarm calling from the ledge, I look over and Angel is clearly upset as she can now see all this. She keeps calling, jumps in and out of the nest box several times - then she suddenly takes to the air, vaults off the ledge is more like it. She zooms over to where they are and I see her chasing a falcon off and diving to hit it..once again blinded by sunlight.
The longest minute passes and I see two falcons head back to the building, one clearly our girl and she heads immediately to the nest box and the other a tiercel who heads to the ADP sign on the opposite side. All is quiet and I look up at what I think is Jack and think wow he looks rough and then I check the ledge and all is calm again. I run upstairs to email Mathew and tell him what I saw. Come back out and no one on the ADP sign so I though okay Jacks' left for the other site. I walk down the street a bit and turn around and a tiercel is back on the ADP sign. I run over to the lane way to get a better look and see wow is that a juvie? He looks like he's molting or someone threw him in the dryer. Preen, preen, he's more interested in his appearance. I hear Angel chupping - not rapidly, no alarm calling and think ok it's either a break or she wants food.
Suddenly she leaves the box, flies over the building and dive bombs him! He takes off, she follows on his heels and almost drives him down to the ground. I'm thinking...ummm..okay is she upset cause he's left her so long with no food for the kids??? She is clearly chasing him off at this point, she flies back to the nest box, he follows her, tries to land on ledge and I dont' know if she gave him a look or what but he decided to back up and went over the building and back onto the ADP sign.
I watch some more and all is calm again. I go in to email Mathew and he says oh I think Jack is here on the ledge but it could be mom too and by the way the rehabber told me Milton is ready to molt???!!!
carly:
12:45 went out for quick smoke and caught mom on the next ledge over, she did a poop shoot, looked around and went right back into the box.
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