Manitoba Peregrines > Radisson Peregrines
Radisson - 2011 / Ivy & Princess
Saoirse:
--- Quote from: Leana on July 07, 2011, 21:05 ---... MY NECK FLIPPIN' HURTS!!!
--- End quote ---
First time's the worst! ::)
Leana:
I did it! I experienced my first fledge watch!!! :D And what was it like you ask? Well, first and foremost... MY NECK FLIPPIN' HURTS!!! LOL. Guess I should have expected that! ::). Anyway it was everything I anticipated. Met some great people. Saw the peregrines "up close" (OK, have to admit, watching them on the cam gives a MUCH better view, AND your neck doesn't get sore! ;)). Got to see Ivy flying by a couple of times, "making" dinner and delivering it to Bea. We actually thought she had been fed twice because we didn't know Ivy had taken it away the first time! Did witness the ledge-feeding game though! And guess what? TPC, you will be so proud of me... When we first saw "a bird" up on the drum like thing on the Rogers building, Saoirse and Jazzerkins both said it was Cade up there but I declared it was Ivy. They asked me how I could tell... my answer was "by the white breast of course!" (and then we saw the dinner prep with feathers flying all over!). So I guess that means I passed "Peregrine 101" eh? ;D ;D I guess the one thing that struck me the most was how clearly you can hear the chicks yelling, even from the ground. After Ivy delivered dinner the second time Bea and Cade were yelling to each other. If they are that loud on the ground, over the noise of traffic, I can't imagine how loud they must be up close!!! Cade spent the evening wandering back and forth on the east side of the Rogers building, popping up every now and again to let us know he was still there. Cute little fellow. I mean fiercely cute little fellow. ;). So that sums my first fledgewatch experience. It was great to meet all of you and put faces to forum names. And now I am off to ice my neck ::) ;D
bev.:
Thank-you Tracy for your very colorful, humorous , and informative reports. :-*
thanks to all others reporting also. :-*
And big hugs to those who are down below watching :-* :-*
The Peregrine Chick:
1921h
Beatrix has found the shaded corner the boys found last week. Its at the north end (the far end) of the nestbox and as the sun goes down that corner is where the shade begins in the nestbox. She's smart enough to get her head out of the sun which is helping to keep her cool.
Little excitement there for a moment so I've zoomed out just incase someone comes in for a visit ...
The Peregrine Chick:
She's a stubborn little peregrine, I wouldn't put it past her to stay where she is while its hot and wait for fairer weather for fledging.
But I do agree, the last of the baby has left Beatrix in appearance but I don't think our girl is widly adventurous - she has yet to try the hop down to the nestledge ... or maybe she's just not bothering to since she has the box to herself.
Having said that, she is somewhere between 42 and 45 days of age. Fledging age is 40 to 45 but this is an average range. Larger females take longer, she may go tomorrow or wait until next week. If I remember correctly, I had a female chick many years ago who flew at day 51. I've also had female chicks go at 39 days old.
So its another wait and see I'm afraid folks. :D
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