Radisson - 2009 / Trey & Princess

[Three]

Please excuse the typos...apparently I should not type before I've had my second cup of coffee. All hail the sleep deprivation of motherhood. I had a good giggle last night reading the poop/diaper/health comments that flowed from yesterday's discussion. All too true as mom to a six-month boy.

Anyway, meant to say "carcass" on the ledge. It's still there and I'm somewhat surprised the chicks haven't sniffed it out yet. The babes have become restless and have been pecking at each other and shuffling around in their pile. Still no sign of a parent, but we know one is always near. Lots of preening and looking about. I do miss the close-ups the western penthouse used to provide us. They look to be starting that awkward molted-look stage, particularly around the face, when the down doesn't fully cover them any more.

[Three]

Dear gawd, TPC, do you never sleep? LOL. So it was 5:00am Manitoba time when I first checked in on the chicks; street light was glowing brightly. All is well. They were wandering about for a while before reconvening for a huddle and another snooze. Neither Trey nor Princess have been visible, but there is a huge chunk 'o carcass sitting on the southern ledge rail. Guessing one of the parents was snacking while watching over the chicks. It's been roughly 30 minutes since I tuned in. The dawn light s now approaching and I'm guessing breakfast (probably second breakfast) will be arriving shortly.

[The Peregrine Chick]

0200 hrs (local) - Princess flew onto the ledge from the street side for the second time in the last hour.  This time she walked her way south along the ledge and looked to be checkign out the chicks (which I can't see) before she launched herself off toward the west again.  First time she came by she sat just north of the ledge point for about a 1/2 before dropping down to walk around the ledge a bit before leaving.

[Pchemist]

with the pulled back view the night is lit up by a streetlight, but that does not assist with seeing anything actually on the ledge (just helps me know it's all working).  I think I can see a chickpile near the poop-art, but I could be making that up.  I can definitely see cars down below!

see you when it's light out again. 

[bccs]

Thanks Pam. How's the view from the north? Any top of head eye shots yet?

[Pam]

It was around lunchtime, camera data says 12:30........fun to watch!  I have a grainy photo to show you!

[The Peregrine Chick]

Six of one, half dozen of another.  Depends on the bug too.  The chicks get bored and/or their hunting instincts start kicking in periodically and they go after flies at the nestsite.  Adults incubating eggs/brooding chicks will go after these same flies - boredom? annoyance?  frustration?  who knows, but they do snap after them sometimes.  When there is an infestation of grasshoppers, chicks and adults will hunt and eat them by the buckets - in 1991, I almost didn't find a single pellet in West Winnipeg that wasn't full of grasshopper carapaces!  Great source of protein and wonderful hunting exercises for the young fledglings.

[bccs]

Hey Pam was that around 11:30?
Had to go to another office today and had a wonderful 5 minutes of seeing a peregrine do the "catch a thermal if you can".
It was spectacular and he/she seemed to be playing circular tag with 3 pigeons. dumb fool pigeons.

[Pam]

Got to watch Trey flying around with some 'dinner' in his talons this afternoon, he went round and round (always too fast for me to focus my camera!).  Where is Dennis when you need him?

[Jo]

I'm just amazed at the sence of balance the parents have. Now that we can see them on the ledge gnawing on a snack or standing on one leg while scratching an itch with the other. (be still my heart the first time I saw that!)

I want to tell them to get down off that ledge if they are going to do that. lol

[allikat]

It rained in Westwood...noticed it was raining on the nestledge but I think the chicks were more interested in dinner.

[eagle63_1999]

It is? Never would have thought it was raining.

[ballywing]

It's raining some now, but nobody seems to notice..

[Enraptured]

Trey, I notice (or I think, as it's now a little harder to id the parents...binoculars would be handy! If only zoom didn't take out the necessary detail!) has been doing at least two feeds this afternoon/evening with Princess doing one inbetween, I think.

Regardless of which parent, I haven't notices that white bit showing through before and keep seeing it today....anybody have an explanation? 
(sorry if I missed it on my read through of today's pages!)

Also, I really like the new view!

[carly]

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