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skygirlblue:
2011 NESTING SEASON

Rocky and Jubilee have been confirmed.

Egg #1:  3/14
Egg #2:  3/16
Egg #3:  3/20

The Peregrine Chick:

--- Quote from: Kinderchick on May 17, 2010, 15:14 ---
--- Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on May 17, 2010, 14:21 ---Did I miss a photo or an piece in one of the articles?  
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Well, in one of the links that kittenface posted in Reply 3, there is a photo of Chris (at least I think it's Chris?) holding a parent in a harness. But he does not appear to be holding her while banding the chicks. Nor does he appear to have taken her indoors. Was just wondering why he was holding onto her at all? :-\ 
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I assuming he had to remove Mum from the nestbox so he could get to the chicks.  Why was she still there?  She was defending the chicks - most birds will fly away so they can attack from the sky where they have more control.  Some will just tuck down and not give way unless they have to - more dangerous for them though.  It may be that they surprised her and she decided to stand her ground.

As for the harness photo, I suspect it was just the way he was holding her and she got caught up in the harness straps - easy to do when she's fighting you.  The harness has nothing to do with the bird, its purely for the climbers safety - and is legally required on many buildings.

Kinderchick:
Yes, that was a surprise to me too, bcbird. And I was surprised that he would even attempt to handle her! :o

bcbird:
I guess that photo of the Mom being held was shot as she was being removed, and was part of the process rather than a long interval of time.  The surprise to me is that a mother peregrine lets herself be handled at all!

Kinderchick:

--- Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on May 17, 2010, 14:21 ---Did I miss a photo or an piece in one of the articles? 
--- End quote ---
Well, in one of the links that kittenface posted in Reply 3, there is a photo of Chris (at least I think it's Chris?) holding a parent in a harness. But he does not appear to be holding her while banding the chicks. Nor does he appear to have taken her indoors. Was just wondering why he was holding onto her at all? :-\

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