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Offline The Peregrine Chick

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Re: Chicks
« Reply #3231 on: June 10, 2009, 22:09 »
Yup  :D

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / June
« Reply #3230 on: June 10, 2009, 21:54 »
Kinda reminds me of the spin art t-shirts that they do at the carnival   ;D

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / June
« Reply #3229 on: June 10, 2009, 21:52 »
'glowing'.  That's one way of describing it! lol  ;)

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Re: Chicks
« Reply #3228 on: June 10, 2009, 21:47 »
So basically, like a cat furball.  ???

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Re: Chicks
« Reply #3227 on: June 10, 2009, 21:45 »
Peregrines don't rely on gravel like seed-eaters but its not unusual to see them eating small pebbles.  And in most cases they aren't actually eating them, just picking them up and rolling them around - its like babies (as I understand it), they put things in their mouths to learn about them ...

As for food, they eat flesh and internal organs.  Bits of bones, feathers and other undigestible bits are regurgitated as pellets.  But they don't set out to eat bones, feathers etc, they just do, i.e., small downy feathers are easier to eat than to try to pluck.  When they eat bugs like grasshoppers, their pellets are full of the carapaces, kinda cool actually.

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / June
« Reply #3226 on: June 10, 2009, 21:31 »
Chick pile....too cute.  I can't believe how big they are getting  :P


I love the poop-art!!!  Kinda glowing isn't it?  ::)

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / June
« Reply #3225 on: June 10, 2009, 21:29 »
You guys are just plain crazy, but funny as heck!!! See that sleeping chick pile, well that's where I'm heading. Nighty night!

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / June
« Reply #3224 on: June 10, 2009, 21:28 »
No such thing -- going to bed laughing probably brings on the best kind of sleep! 


 ;D ...and I just read a few days ago that laughter increases the metabolism -- perfect timing as I'm now off to eat my dinner (it's not so late here in BC, but later than I like ... small sacrifices have to be made to see the chicks!)

Thanks for the laugh Pchemist!

Sweet dreams to everyone else (at least to all of you in 'the Peg' and 'back east!').
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Re: Radisson - 2009 / June
« Reply #3223 on: June 10, 2009, 21:17 »
No such thing -- going to bed laughing probably brings on the best kind of sleep! 

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / June
« Reply #3222 on: June 10, 2009, 21:16 »
don't worry.  They'll get counseling and talk through her control issues.  ;)

rotflmfao, It's almost wrong to laugh so much just before bed. ;D

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / June
« Reply #3221 on: June 10, 2009, 21:09 »
LOL, it definitely is!  Two days out of their entire relationship is but a drop in the bucket.  Let's not stress about it.

Everyone - just breathe!  (That theme will be repeated by me all summer long  8))

P: lmao! 


Too true!  ...taking deep breaths to bring self back to the PRESENT and now observing three big chicks asleep in a row.. :)

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / June
« Reply #3220 on: June 10, 2009, 21:09 »
don't worry.  They'll get counseling and talk through her control issues.  ;)

lmao, Pchemist!!!

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / June
« Reply #3219 on: June 10, 2009, 21:08 »
I wonder if the wall feels warm?  or somehow safe?  It is interesting how they keep huddling in that one spot to form the chickpile.

I was wondering about that too, and yesterday I really noticed that Princess seemed unsure how to get around all of them and get them under her without having to faceplant the wall.  Perhaps that's one more thing to frustrate her! (or else I'm really reading into her behaviour too much!!! ;D)

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / June
« Reply #3218 on: June 10, 2009, 21:08 »
LOL, it definitely is!  Two days out of their entire relationship is but a drop in the bucket.  Let's not stress about it.

Everyone - just breathe!  (That theme will be repeated by me all summer long  8))

P: lmao! 

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / June
« Reply #3217 on: June 10, 2009, 21:06 »
Bellies full and down for the count!