Other Peregrine Projects > Canadian Peregrines
ON / Etobicoke - Bloor & Islington / 2008-21
bev.:
I am glad they are feisty Carly.
and you right about your female being a tribute to Mariah.
the fledges are very good at Etobikoke
It is a different year without Mariah . I cannot remeber a year I was watching without her.
do you have pictures or are they on the site???
bcbird:
Great recap Carly. It must have been a sight seeing those parents in aggressive moves. I'd love to see the TV report of the banding, if you have an idea which network, when?
carly:
No she's not one of Mariahs, she's unbanded but I bet she's probably related to her!! They both have the same temperament...I think she's her long lost sister :P I just meant that she was so aggressive in her attacks, she reminded me of Mariah during bandings and I thought it was a nice tribute :-* to the queen ;)
The banding was a big PR event, government officials everywhere and quite a crowd. Lots of good news announcements for the CPF which I will leave to the CPF to relay as I really have no right to - although I think this will be on the news tonight as TV crews were everywhere. They even had a classroom of kids there! I spent my time hiding as I"m not big on the 'suits' thing but it was all good for the falcons so no complaints here!
They picked all the names (including a name we used last year for one of the boys!). They had trouble getting them off the ledge as they were quite feisty and mobile!! The little female screamed her poor little lungs out downstairs, the boys were quiet but they did bite the MNR guy a few times :P. The boys were dark as you'll see once the pictures are posted and they were all just beautiful.
This year I went outside to watch them go up and get the chicks because I wanted to see how the parents reacted and it was a show worth watching. I felt for them because they were really upset and you know first time I've really seen mom and dad up close and wings spread on top of each other parallel like and she look almost 2 times the size of him..she's a seriously big falcon.
bev.:
Looking forward to your pictures Carly.
You right about needing more males and 2 is good start.
the female at Etobikoke is one of Maraihs. I did not know that.
carly:
Banding ceremony just ended and on my way home from office.
2 Boys and 1 girl!!!! Girl was 989 grams, one boy was 672 and other one was similar I think - kids were too loud for me to hear!!
Angel and dad were awesome!! Some great attacks and a few direct hits!! I froze my toes off but it was worth watching..go mom!!! She made Mariah proud today...I'm tellin ya!!
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