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Radisson - 2009 / Trey & Princess
moka:
Don't know how you survive the excitement, year after year! This is my third season and I can't stand the wait... Am cheering for Trey and hopefully Princess.
The Peregrine Chick:
1045 hours - one of hte little sweethearts is on the vent on the nestledge, just sitting in the sun. Gauging size from this angle is difficult but I think it is Trey if only because the head looks too solidly black for Princess (if it is Princess ;)). Assuming it is Trey, can't see the female anywhere on the east side. I have noted a very little mess on one of their favourite dining locations which is a good sign as well that things are progressing as they should.
Just as a note, it has been 13 days since they returned to the 'Peg. Last year Trey arrived on the 31st and they had their first egg on the ledge on the 19th. So if I were a betting biologist, I'd say sometime after the 10th of April. That's assuming their little tryst last night wasn't their first but that they took a few days "off" after arriving before their inner bunnies took hold of them. (All of Winterpeg is giddy today as it is sunny and warm and windless ;D)
Liz:
Great photos, pam! Thanks so much.
Pam:
No problem, Tracy, I (and others) will await real confirmation. I'll be at work this afternoon and will keep my eye out.
The Peregrine Chick:
Am just posting Pam's photos right now ... all the others for today are already posted to the photo gallery. April 3rd Photo Galleries
'Fraid I still can't say its Princess. In part because I can't get a look at her bands beyond that a) the band with the green on it is on the correct (her left) leg and b) I can't get a look at her breast to see how high up the speckles go. One image has enough contrast light that it looks like lighter crown feathers, but the light is too flat to see them (if they are there) in the rest of the images.
Having said that, the birds' behaviour today would seem to indicate its Princess but its still a case of "wait and see" before I can confirm ... sorry :'(
The photos are GREAT Pam! Thanks!
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