Manitoba Peregrines > Radisson Peregrines
Radisson - 2009 / Trey & Princess
JL:
Yum! Snack time! ;D
eagle63_1999:
Ah you are all becoming fine birdwatchers and I have TPC to thank for that and CBC and Shaw for putting up the camera to get you all watching YIPEEEEE
bccs:
And I see a lot of the birdie bits on my way to work. Used to gross me out, now I just think happy, full chicks ;D
Pchemist:
well, without the work of P&T they'd be cleaning up a lot more pigeon poo. :)
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: Kinderchick on June 10, 2009, 13:46 ---And another bird "bites the dust!" I was wondering, do the parents just drop the "remains of the day" over the ledge, splat, right down on the sidewalk, in front of the Radisson?! I wouldn't want to be walking down Portage Ave. at that moment in time!!!
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The adults take the prey remains away so that they don't attract attention to the nest-site. Usually, they drop them over by the rivers, well out of range. Usually all we find on roof tops are heads, a couple of wings. Occasionally, we will find more body parts, but that seems to usually be as a result of an accidental drop rather than an intented one. But there usually are "birdy-bits" on the streets near the Hotel, but over the last 30 years, the Hotel has gotten used to sweeping them up on a regular basis ...
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