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U of Alberta - 2014 / Chase & Radisson

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sparkster:
Thank you for sharing your photos, videos, and news. It is obvious that you care very much for these wonderful birds. Your dedication was rewarded with some great aerial displays. Wonderful photos!

Kinderchick:
Thanks for this very detailed update, bev. And thanks for sharing the videos you created. So nice to hear & see the action in & around Edmonton.  :)

bev.:
i create d this video from some o f Peters pictures. Jean had seen red and we were not sure but this day, they gave us the performance of their lives. They stooped pigeons as a team and then ripped up the skies. Red is a firecracker and blue is steady but together they   make a team and a half. When blue has had enough, she lands and Red teases her.

when all is said an d done  , they stick together , they are close

when we left them august 12, red was on netting adn Blue on ledge below and Radisson watched voer then from CP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKEyysEJu88

just a few recent shots of red

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyo3MLMSyD4

this is blue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNSne_evNj0

and so I do not want any of  us to forget white and yellow who are flying free on the Pembina and of course chase and Radisson and I even threw in our mascots. some o f these are jeans pictures.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoQhthBrXKw

This is from   U of a. brief description. This was the last time I saw them both together.( bittersweet, as they stole my heart. ) We saw blue by herself and red by himself.after this  

For me, that is why I watch so many hours duriing fledge watch. you miss nothing. I am tired and cranky at times but full of such joy when it all comes together.

 Red i s on pillar , you can see full crop. It was looking as if it would burst . Blue girl is on red building( Maz), eating some food ,Red deposited.
 before this ,they put on quite a show which we could not capture. we were on ground and trees in way, but red had food in talons  and had blue chasing after him. . Red flies up to Cp, as RAdisson drops off prey( she was on aerial on CP),  by yellow signs , ( all flight pictures are of Blue)
blue flies over and red lets her eat. He slips off and flies over to a far away building. RAdisson is on back of CP blue is left on Cp eating . as we were leaving chase flew in and he and Red went on a chase but we were gone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0L_aG0h7y4

and our red stars helicopter. big great grandmother.


I will catch WEber up tonight which has Miss Edmonton and I will  also do Genesse and Bell by the weekend

bev.:
sorry I have not been here to post. very busy.

We had a successful year this year. no casualties, and Blue  female and red  male are off , into other areas and will soon migrate. last time we saw them both together, was on August29 and Jean saw them both August30. We saw red up till Sept 4 and jean saw him for sure till sept6.

White and yellow band females were taken out to pembina and Gord said they   did well. We were not  able to go out this year as Peter could not do the walk( knee replacement soon)

We were very grateful for all the hep we had this year. To set things straight , We do put out a call for help, and the posters we post in the areas, are to make people in area aware and if they see a falcon in trouble , they know who to contact.

I am aware that a falcon watch cannot stop all tragedies, but this year, if we had not been there, we would have had 3 certain casualties and deaths . sometimes time is of the essence and we were right there . Peter always does the rescues. He is calm and slow and steady.

We are also aware that after a certain point , they have to do it on their own. It is just so thrilling to see them get it right. Blue and Red were amazing to watch this year. Red male would chase anything out of territory right from the beginning, and he really took care of blue, until she came into her own.

Radisson and Chase are good adults and Chase has really come into his own.  
As of yesterday Radisson and Chase were still around and turning in quite early. Radisson usually leaves fist week in October and Chase leaves end of Sept. We will see if this is so this year. had been for last few years.

So some think us crazy and we do get very tired, but....

look at his video of Chase and Radisson trying to bond and then the kids showed up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezSOZ-cbpDY

I will post a few of my vidoes in next post

soaring west:
Well, Sunday was the official night of fledge ending. :'( LOL     I know that people will still be going out to check on the birds , when they have time . Peter and Bev will always check on their falcons, throughout the coming weeks.
  8) The news about Pembina River hacking has turned out better then anyone could ask for. One of the new watchers had a chance to go out there and saw them flying. Because of the long weekend they could not get to the prime watch area, without drawing attention. For all of us out there, safety of the birds is more important then getting a photo.

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