Manitoba Peregrines > McKenzie Seeds Peregrines
McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / Brooklyn & Hurricane
Rose:
--- Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on June 26, 2011, 11:39 ---Must admit, its nice seeing the sun on the nestbox and the chicks glowing white in the light ... :D
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So far it is a nice day,I just hope tomorrow is as nice,it wouldn't do for Dan to have to dodge rain drops as well as two angry Falcon parents :)
The Peregrine Chick:
Must admit, its nice seeing the sun on the nestbox and the chicks glowing white in the light ... :D
Rose:
11:35
Now it was dad's turn bigger chick got the most,smaller one too full :)
Rose:
11:25
Mom in to feed,The smaller one was determined to get its share,I swear this chick could swallow the whole bird but it didn't get a chance, mom ate the legs and then dinner was over :)
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: susha on June 26, 2011, 11:21 ---Good luck with the banding tomorrow, TPC! It must be an awesome thing to have those little darlings in your hands, even though you risk losing a bit of flesh by so doing! ::)
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Its more awesome before and after the fact, even after all these years, funnily enough. When we're banding, Bob and I are so focussed (it may not seem like it in the videos) on banding them as quickly as possible, checking out their condition by touch and sight and sound, and being careful not to hurt them. They are tough little birds and great little fighters for the most part, but still, they are small in your hands and so its hard not to remember how easily they get hurt when they take their first flights. And while it seems like a long time between banding and fledging, it really isn't, about three weeks! Before its exciting to see how they are doing and after its cool to see them all in the pails and ready to go back to their box. But in the middle, its all about the birds. And that is the way it should be I think.
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