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Radisson - 2015 / Smiley & Princess
The Peregrine Chick:
Had a look through the recording and beside our little visitor, both Princess and Smiley have been in the nestbox ... doing a little head bowing and e-chupping to each other at the site of Smiley's spring nestscrape.
This isn't unusual after the chicks have left the nestbox so it likely isn't re-nesting behaviour.
I'll see if I can't download some video for folks who need a Smiley and/or Princess fix :)
The Peregrine Chick:
For anyone who has been watching the box for the last couple of hours ... I think we had a visitor ... bird at the north end of the box was definitely Smiley, he had a wander into the nestbox and was doing some scraping and I could see his leg band. However, the bird that was on the south end, I'm pretty sure he (by size) had a silver band on his left leg. I suspect it is one of ours, most projects only put coloured bands on the left leg, we have done both. This isn't the first time a second bird has turned up at the nestbox since Princess and Smiley lost their eggs, however, I couldn't be positive (until now) that it wasn't Princess as I had to use the box-ledge cam which meant I could only see both birds from a great distance (in relative terms) and couldn't gauge size accurately enough to be sure. It would explain Smiley's reaction - couldn't be sure at the time as it was a very quick visit, but it makes sense now ...
burdi:
TPC - Thanks for zooming in on the nest box! (Lots of extra eye strain trying to see the birds from a distance.) I was just thinking about how you used to change views on the nest box in previous years - for instance - sometimes we would see the length of the ledge alongside the box, and sometimes a close-up view looking towards the right side of the box, but still being able to see the entire length of the box.
(By the way I’ve been reminiscing about our McDermot in 2012.) ;D
RCF:
Looks like Princess.
Jazzerkins:
12:05 PM and somebirdie sitting on the edge of the nest box.
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