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Radisson - 2013 / Ivy & Princess
ballywing:
WOW - Imagine having one family on the Radisson East Ledge and another family in the West Nest!! - What an exciting Peregrine season THAT would be downtown! :o I guess that couldn't happen though, these birds are too territorial.... ??? And poor Ivy is probably quite discombobulated about his former digs not being used by HIM this year. :-\
GCG:
--- Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on May 05, 2013, 12:13 ---I have been trying to tell if there is a new scrape in the Radisson nestbox and after much combing through the recordings, I can say that there is and that from what I can tell (examining changes in pebble patterns), the scrape was initially made the night of May 29/30 and that I believe it has been tweaked as late ad May 3rd. And the culprits are, I belive, Joli and Cowboy. Does that mean they are going to nest there? Don't think so, Ivy appears to be defending the nestbox at night pretty well - on May 1st he just velcroed himself to the box around two am despite another falcon trying to knock him off! No visitations to the nestbox over the last couple of nights but one visit to the end of the nestledge where that cam is set up. Can I be sure of any of the identities, of course not, oh-dark-thirty and all that ;) but Ivy and Princess are the only ones who have a vested interested in keeping other birds out of the nestbox and the "defender" I've been watching looks too small to be Princess, but whether or not she has been helping Ivy defend, I can't say, that appears to be taking place off-camera.
Like we need more drama here ...
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I can say that there is and that from what I can tell (examining changes in pebble patterns), the scrape was initially made the night of May 29/30 and that I believe it has been tweaked as late ad May 3rd.
TPC, you are overworking yourself already. Scrape-May 29/30? Since our Royals appear to have nested on the East ledge, You, Eye Spy and Dennis have your work cut out for you this season.
The Peregrine Chick:
I have been trying to tell if there is a new scrape in the Radisson nestbox and after much combing through the recordings, I can say that there is and that from what I can tell (examining changes in pebble patterns), the scrape was initially made the night of May 29/30 and that I believe it has been tweaked as late ad May 3rd. And the culprits are, I belive, Joli and Cowboy. Does that mean they are going to nest there? Don't think so, Ivy appears to be defending the nestbox at night pretty well - on May 1st he just velcroed himself to the box around two am despite another falcon trying to knock him off! No visitations to the nestbox over the last couple of nights but one visit to the end of the nestledge where that cam is set up. Can I be sure of any of the identities, of course not, oh-dark-thirty and all that ;) but Ivy and Princess are the only ones who have a vested interested in keeping other birds out of the nestbox and the "defender" I've been watching looks too small to be Princess, but whether or not she has been helping Ivy defend, I can't say, that appears to be taking place off-camera.
Like we need more drama here ...
Feather2Fin:
I have been busy and away from the discussion and my computer for a bit. But, I wanted to thank all of you for your kind comments about the falcon photos. BTW - Only the one posted by TPC was taken with a phone. A camera was used for the others and that peregrine seemed quite content to pose and relax in the sun. It was very special to see one up close. Peregrines are beautiful birds!
My cat, Bijoux, is often the one who notices a visiting peregrine first. She will suddenly flatten like a pancake and sneak across the floor and up the wall below the window, so she can sneak a peak. She definitely knows this is a bird of prey! Can't wait for the camera to go live. Let's hope it is a successful year for all of the chicks. :)
moka:
--- Quote from: ballywing on May 04, 2013, 14:09 ---I think we're all assuming it's Princess, who else could it be ??? - If it's not her, what a surprise that will be!! :o - (YAY!!! - New Camera!! ;D )
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Couldn't have said it better!
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