Manitoba Peregrines > McKenzie Seeds Peregrines
McKenzie Seeds - 2009 / Zeus & Hurricane
BirdLover:
What a great way to spend an afternoon! Hanging out with another Phanatic and watching chicks and a parent do their thing. Shocka88 and I met downtown on the parkade. Thanks for scarin' the heck outta me Shocka!!! She probably wasn't being quiet about it, but I was enraptured with the raptors ;D
Four chicks visible in the nest. One doing some serious wingercizing on the edge of the nest box off and on. I'd say that's our boy! He looks like he is ready to take off. I sure hope he doesn't choose a day like today as it is SERIOUSLY windy here. I think I will return this evening to see how things are going. Really wanted to see a feeding as there would probably be a frenzy in that small space. :o
The chicks are looking healthy and we didn't see a lot of down from our vantage point. Amazing how brown they are when you are actually looking at them as opposed to the falcon cam. And the wingercizing is WAY better in the feather!!!
While we were chatting about the chicks one of the parents, not sure which one, did a bit of a fly-by and landed on the MTS tower across the street. Sat there calm, cool, and collected for some time and then all of a sudden just started to holler!! Took off to the north and a minute later could see chasing away a large raptor that was obviously too close for comfort. Now that was something to see.
Got to watch a bit of soaring after that and then decided that it was time to go. It's so windy that the adult didn't even have to flap it's wings. Just played on the currents. Again, truly magnificent!
Pchemist:
good luck - hope you have a great time watching!
BirdLover:
Thanks Rose, I am meeting Shocka88 there some time this afternoon so am looking forward to a little bit of wingercizing. Glad to hear that they are getting close. I hope that I get to see something for a change. Of course it's supposed to be hot here so they may just be in hiding.
Anyone in the Brandon area wants to join us it may be around 2 that we are there.
Rose:
Very beautiful morning on the Parkade in Brandon 9:15am.Saw all four chicks,2 on nest box roof and 2 standing on nest box edge. They are starting to look very sleek and stream lined all with racing helmets.As we watched one chick just opened its wings and glided back to the box, one in the box gave a couple of flaps up to the roof of box with no effort.Only saw one adult at the very peak of the clock tower roof, Zeus maybe? Looks like fledge time is near! ;D ;D
Shocka88:
--- Quote from: photosbydennis on July 16, 2009, 19:58 ---On a sad note...I have come to the end of the Peregrine Banding in Brandon. The last photo has now been loaded.
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Truly amazing pictures of our magnificent peregrines.......those flight captures are incredible. It's quite evident that you are "obsessed", else you couldn't produce such wonderful work! Thanks again, definitely appreciated. :)
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