Manitoba Peregrines > Radisson Peregrines
Radisson - 2012 / Ivy & Princess
bcbird:
Princess on deck showing us her best Mombrella technique.
Jo:
A late afternoon snack and back to seeking shelter from the sun under dad (at least I think it's Ivy).
Elaine L:
--- Quote ---...just saw ivy bring in a good-sized late lunch for the chicks - princess was struggling with it a little; however, it looked like it still had it's head. I thought that (aeons ago) TPC mentioned how meticulous our falcons were with removing the head of any prey before bringing it to the nest, something about a particular bacteria found in the head and neck of some prey.
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Jadoo, Tracy did mention this about the heads of prey some time ago. As you may recall, our questions at that time were related to what happened at Elk River, Minnesota a few years ago when two chicks died because they became infected with Trich (I don't know the full name), which I believe is a type of worm infection that they got from a diseased pigeon head. The keepers there had to remove the other two chicks from the nestbox and treat them with some type of antibiotic in order to ensure their survival. Tracy responsed to us regarding this situation, if I recall correctly.
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: RaptorGal on May 17, 2012, 15:09 ---Thank you TPC for bringing us back into reality with these wild creatures. I know that sometimes I get carried away with the cuteness of the chicks and forget about the survival of the fittest that is necessary to ensure strong species' bloodlines.
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We all get caught up in the minutae of the peregrines' lives, it's just something we need to keep in mind ;)
MayShowers:
Poor Ivy, it looks so warm and he is strying so hard to shade the little ones.
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