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Offline birdcamfan

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Re: Rhodes Tower - 2009 / Orville & Scout
« Reply #359 on: July 13, 2009, 20:20 »
Well if that don't make the tears flow, nothing will.
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Re: Rhodes Tower - 2009 / Orville & Scout
« Reply #358 on: July 13, 2009, 20:09 »
That was beautiful SGB, you captured his spirit beautifully.   It was far too soon for him to have left us  :'( :'(
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Re: Rhodes Tower - 2009 / Orville & Scout
« Reply #357 on: July 13, 2009, 19:45 »
A very beautiful tribute skygirlblue   :'(.....he would be honored.

Fly Free Orville!
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Re: Rhodes Tower - 2009 / Orville & Scout
« Reply #356 on: July 13, 2009, 19:34 »
....this has been such a sad week....Orville was my most favorite tiercel...and I quickly fell in love with this pair.....we are all going to miss him....

My Tribute to Orville
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Re: Rhodes Tower - 2009 / Orville & Scout
« Reply #355 on: July 08, 2009, 22:30 »
I just love that picture of Orville....He was a beautiful tiercel!  Fly Free Orville, you will be missed!
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Offline Pam

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Re: Rhodes Tower - 2009 / Orville & Scout
« Reply #354 on: July 08, 2009, 22:11 »
Great picture of Orville, thanks!
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Re: Rhodes Tower - 2009 / Orville & Scout
« Reply #353 on: July 08, 2009, 22:06 »
Thanks, Alison.  Zeus is a popular name!
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Offline Alison

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Re: Rhodes Tower - 2009 / Orville & Scout
« Reply #352 on: July 08, 2009, 19:33 »
Quote from: bcbird on July 06, 2009, 15:39
And is it known if any of his progeny have yet reproduced successfully?

Orville's chicks with his first mate Victory were Sonic (P/07) and Shadow (P/08) in 2005. In 2006 they had four babies, Tempest (K/84), Thunderbolt (K/85), Velocity (K/86) and Zeus (B/03). Velocity sustained serious injuries and spent a long time in rehab before being released. I have not heard anything about sightings of the others, but that does not mean some of them don't have nests somewhere.

With his second mate Scout, Orville had four chicks last year: Justice (S/47), Mistic (S/73), Columbus  (C/65) and Boomer (C/66). Since they are only a year old, it is unlikely that any of them would have nested this year.

This year they had four chicks once again: Aerial (65/H), Jet (66/H), Eclipse (67/H) and Apollo (50/A). Apollo died in a freak accident on June 9.
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Offline Alison

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Re: Rhodes Tower - 2009 / Orville & Scout
« Reply #351 on: July 08, 2009, 00:19 »
Orville (band black/green 12/P) was the son of Mercury (all black band 21X) and his mate Snowball (band black/green 3/*B, the former resident pair at the AT&T Building in Dayton, Ohio.
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Offline The Peregrine Chick

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Re: Rhodes Tower - 2009 / Orville & Scout
« Reply #350 on: July 08, 2009, 00:11 »
Orville had speckles just like Princess' ... going to have to check her family tree again when I have some time ...
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Offline Alison

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Re: Rhodes Tower - 2009 / Orville & Scout
« Reply #349 on: July 07, 2009, 23:35 »
A photo of handsome Orville:


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Offline Pam

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Re: Rhodes Tower - 2009 / Orville & Scout
« Reply #348 on: July 07, 2009, 22:25 »
Very sad news......good of Tracy to point out the positive...
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Offline Elaine L

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Re: Rhodes Tower - 2009 / Orville & Scout
« Reply #347 on: July 07, 2009, 14:57 »
I agree with Alison.  It breaks my heart to lose Orville, a falcon that I have been watching for the last couple of years.  He was a beauty, and we will miss him.
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Offline Alison

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Re: Rhodes Tower - 2009 / Orville & Scout
« Reply #346 on: July 06, 2009, 15:44 »
I'm stunned that we have lost Orville so suddenly at only six years old. Such a handsome little tiercel, a wonderful mate for Victory and then for Scout, and a great father to his babies. What a sad day this is.  :'(
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Offline bcbird

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Re: Rhodes Tower - 2009 / Orville & Scout
« Reply #345 on: July 06, 2009, 15:39 »
And is it known if any of his progeny have yet reproduced successfully?
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