Manitoba Peregrines > U of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
U of Alberta - 2011 / ? & Radisson
bev.:
this is from Sat july 23
Saturday july23 Am
Peter and Dave and Becky and I were at the site, Saturday morning.
The kids have moved down to Ed building for first time. They are also feeding and flying around Med Science. I still close my eyes a bit when they come close to the buildings, :o :o but they put on some displays for us.
We like seeing them down there , as we feel it is safer for them, as far as flying goes. And we get more exercise.
Mom was keeping an eye on who we thought was RG and BB ,and we assumed that dad took YB out .
PM
Peter and I went back in the evening. WE only had one kid in view and one adult. I believe it was RG on Ed building, playing around on antennas and flapping her wings, and dad looking over her. .
So I went walking in the rain. I spotted from the campus tower corner an adult on back of another building ,behind ED building and one kid on side. ( we call this an Ed extension. ) As I was walking around back of Ed building, 2 flew over head and there was some squawking. Not sure if both were squawking or not. (Too many trees in my way) . but I love the big trees.
Lots of magpies and ravens and squirrels and rabbits. could do without the ravens.
By now Peter had made his way down with the dogs. We went up on parkade by Ed building and saw no one . but as Peter was walking , he saw one fly over to Med science building.
So we started back. Now we have one on Med science building and dad on Corner of Ed building and that is all. I try never to leave till I see all 3 kids. (for a few weeks anyway)
So up to top of parkade across from Maz building. Mom is halfway down on her aerial, dad has moved to corner of chi-ching building and one kid is eating on corner of Med science building(where Becky works).
Then mom flies off by clinical science and across behind parkade, next to us, and then down by Newton place. We look over to Clinical science building and we have one tucked in, under nest box(we are assuming BB as that is his favorite place). then in comes another and flies up to top ledge on north side of college plaza and one is till eating on Med science . so we have all 5 in view. time to go home.
bev.:
I am sorry I have not posted here for a bit.
Just very worn out.
I will post more this weekend but the 3 remaining juveniles are dong great. RG is so strong after being rescued. the first day after her rescue was a bit stressful as she could not get height but by Wed she was flying high and never looked back.
YB is jsut a thrill to watch. He is the protector when adults are away. And BB jsut has to get stronger, He is flying great and can now tear his food better. He is the youngest and the runt and has only been flying for jsut over a week.
they have been moving down toward the Ed building but always coming back to nest area and College Plaza. that is why I am annoyed cam is down agian.
I will go and retrieve some of my posts form my other site.
Be right back
Ellie:
Thinking of all of you! I know you have had a lot of rain but was wondering how the Chicks are doing with their flying abilities now. Stress, stress and more stress I am sure. The saying is "No news is good news" so I will believe that and just say "Keep up the good work". ;)
birdcamfan:
--- Quote from: Saoirse on July 22, 2011, 15:23 ---
--- Quote from: bev. on July 22, 2011, 15:16 ---that makes them no less important, than one that is named. It is their preference and I respect that.
. . . It is no big deal.
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Bev, I agree with you completely that "it's no big deal". Here we're used to having the local birds named and, like some others, I do like thinking of them with names. Having said that, though, watching them hatch . . . and grow . . . and fledge . . . and fly is no less amazing if they're not named, though. It's these magnificent birds themselves that keep us coming back to the cams and the forum!
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I actually find it much easier to follow the action with your description of them by band color and gender. It's sort of like a name and really the only purpose of a name is to keep track of who's who so it all works.
Linder:
Thank you Bev for taking the time to post after such long days out watching the young ones. I love reading your reports and it is almost like being there. I hope all continues to go well and look forward to more good news.
Your little YB sounds like quite the character, a real fool around but takes great care of his brothers and sister.
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