Manitoba Peregrines > Radisson Peregrines
Radisson - 2009 / Trey & Princess
The Peregrine Chick:
Larry was working on the camera on Friday with our man from CBC but they were running into technical difficulties getting the CBC networks software to talk to our camera/server hardware. The path to webcam heaven is never smooth, but we are working on it and we still have lots of time since the birds haven't even nested yet.
Speaking of which, with the webcam work going on, I don't have access to the spycam so I will be making more "runs" to the Hotel than I am wont to do (that's one of the wonderful management advantages to having cameras!!). Dennis and I went down on Saturday and all was quiet with only one bird around - it looked like Trey and he was tucked up against the wall on the nestledge - probably to stay out of the rain & colder temperatures. Dennis took some photos of the ledge so we could confirm that nothing brown and elliptical was there. There wasn't. The nestbox still has its lovely nestscrape and there were some under-feathers (the fuzzy white feathers under their flight feathers - insulating feathers if you like) were stuck to the inside wall near the camera - don't recall seeing them there last time which could be another encouraging sign.
Still very, very quiet around the Hotel, so we will just have to wait on Trey and Princess. I think I mentionned this before, but we had about a week of very quiet times before laying began last year, hopefully its the same here and we will see eggs soon ....
Eye-spy:
If I were P or T, I would have been hiding today too ! I spent about an hour and a bit on the roof today, and HOLY SNAP, is it cold up there !!!!!!!! I wouldn't leave an egg up there for love nor money ! ( well, maybe love, for the right person, SWM seeks SWF for staying warm and dinner out, message eye-spy) For the whole time I was out there, I heard not a single peep or squeek, nor did I see a single falcon. I did see a seagull or two fly over, which is either a seagull drinking game based on the usual residents, or an indication of the coast being clear, so to speak. But as Tracy said, they did go away for a couple days before laying last year. Maybe one final trip to Menards before the kids come....or may Nest, Bath, and Beyond..... ;D ;D ;D
From the Peregrine Chick - Eye-spy's post launched a wee detour which can now be found in the "And the waiting takes its toll" thread ...
allikat:
I promise to not yell, but I'll say it with love ::)
Pam:
Glad to hear there may have been a reason for hanging about the ledge today! Still there when I left at 5:30.....
bccs:
Hey Allicat, you'd beter stop yelling, it's making the disturbed in the area even more restless. And I have to walk through all of this without the safety of a vehicle ::) ::
Or when you decide to yell, let me know and I'll stand on the treet and yell back at you - bet I fit right in and they won't ask me for money!!!
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