Radisson - 2008 / Trey & Princess

[eagle63_1999]

wow mum sure hung on that time when the wind almost knocked her beak over kettle, now it's blown her around that she's facing the wall to the left, man oh man she's having quite a time this afternoon. Gawd I feed for Princess.

[eagle63_1999]

That wind is blowing steadily, according to weathernetwork the wind is 17km with gusts in the 28km range.

[eagle63_1999]

oh my goodness mom just about got blown out of the nest.

LOL Bally at your comments about interfering with mother nature.

[ballywing]

TPC mentioned earlier this season, that the nest is higher up than it looks - about 13 floors - but that is low compared to last year - which was around 30 floors? ..sigh...

[ballywing]

Yeah excatly Donna but even though the Peregrines have chosen a manmade structure for their nest we can't interfere with mother nature.

Well Eagle 63, I've often been tempted to interfere with Mother Nature this year, I'd like to get a box, go up a very tall ladder, plop the whole family into the box and transport them all to the sheltered penthouse where they belong!...

[eagle63_1999]

I've been wondering about that too Liz, about given how low the nest is to the ground will that pose a problem down the road.

I'll respond to the part of your note about location in the Peregrine room

Lmao, junior almost got mom with a shot of poop 

[Loriann]

And that fly was really 'bugging' her     ( groan ).. she was swivling her head around and looked like she was really getting ticked off at it..

Every time I see someone go by on the sidewalk below I'm reminded of just how low to the ground these guys are this year and I worry about them fledging from this ( not) height..  Last year we lost  one of our babies here in Mississauga because she could not get up high enough and smashed into the ground.

Tracy.. do you recruit 'falcon catchers' when they are fledging from this ledge?  I know that the 'watchers' in Hamilton are recruited when the babies are expected to  take flight as they are also right downtown.  Volunteers are signed up to wait at strategic points and watch for falling lumps of feathers from above.   I seem to remember the Radisson people scooping someone off the street last year.. ( thank goodness they were there and willing to help out).

And a bit off topic for here, but I see that we have more and more 'new' people joining us.. welcome one and all, but this also peaks my curiosity.. one small request.. if everyone could just post where they are watching from the next time they post.
 I am interested to see just how far and wide we all hail from.

As noted, I am in Mississauga, Ontario.. near Toronto.

Lori.

[eagle63_1999]

Yep it's Princess I can see the white patch above her beak, got a good look when her head was going round and round watching what was probably a fly.

[eagle63_1999]

Yeah excatly Donna but even though the Peregrines have chosen a manmade structure for their nest we can't interfere with mother nature.

[Donna]

They sure are having problems with the wind. Almost makes you want to go put a wind break up for them. 

[eagle63_1999]

I think it's Princess  ( I could be wrong) on the nest. She's now facing the wall to the right of the screen, and is getting a bit of a reprieve from the wind that is pretty much steady now. But here tail feathers are still at risk of being caught by the wind and sending her beak over kettle.

[eagle63_1999]

The wind has picked up enough that the adult just got blown off the kids. Had a dickens of a time getting squared back again to brood but not sure how long that is going to last because they are getting blown off again.

[The Peregrine Chick]

Pardon my ignorance but I'm new here. With this new tweaked view I can now see objects moving in the upper right-hand corner of the frame. They move by quickly and I can't quite make them out. What am I seeing there? Please reply. Thanks 

Everyone is new here at some point Jim, so no worries.  You are watching cars and pedestrians on the street below.  If you'd like to see what the site looks like from a different angle (or two) check out our Photo Gallery.  We were spying on the birds prior to nesting with a traffic cam on the roof of the Radisson, so you can see where the nest ledge is located in relation to other buildings etc.

[eagle63_1999]

Trey just returned to the chicks, almost 20 minutes of chick alone time. The wind seems to be picking up there too. Trey is trying to tuck them all underneath him but to no avail, he's seems to be resting his head on the back of one chick but it just looks that way doubt he had the full weight on the little one. Yeah the wind is becoming more steady, you can see Trey's feathers getting ruffled about from the wind.

[eagle63_1999]

Ten minutes have passed since Dad stepped away from the chicks, they were having a dickens of a time getting in a comfy spot.  "I can't hold my neck that way for that long! Gimme a break."   Okay now how about a chick hug? "Will that work for you all?" "No some is stepping on my foot."