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Radisson - 2015 / Smiley & Princess
The Peregrine Chick:
1917h CDT
Bird on the very top of the Hydro Building roof (not the solar chimney) at the south end. First time I've seen a bird there this year. The male had food in his talons at the nestbox and kept looking back at the Hydro Building (hence while I looked) .... ooops, avert your eyes ... canoodling on the Hydro Building. Very quick so likely a practice canoodle which makes sense since we've only had a second bird downtown for a day. If it is Smiley, you can't say he's disinterested ... ::)
The Peregrine Chick:
We have a third bird at the Radisson - by size a female and definitely not our "first" or "second" bird at the Radisson - this bird has a gold pattern on her head and yes it does look like Princess but she's not the only bird with this pattern, so before breaking out the champagne, let us at least get a look at the colour of her leg band if she has them.
The new bird is a bit muffed up (loose white undercoat feathers showing - more than just windblown) and is preening and scanning around from a perch at the end of the east-side sign at the moment. Might be that there has been a bit of a dispute over this nestsite - if it is Princess, she's not above fighting for her Hotel, she fought Joli for it.
I'll see if I can get some photos ...
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: gemcitygemini on March 19, 2015, 13:31 ---Has the cam gone live yet? I can only see the black screen.
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Sorry GCG, the cam will go live in May just before hatching. However, I have access via a backdoor which is useful for IDs at this time of the year.
moka:
So much activity, so early in the season... very promising :D
sparkster:
--- Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on March 19, 2015, 13:09 ---Smiley has "dated" all the women in town so until there is actually an egg in "his" nest, this year's mate could be anyone.
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It sounds like the peregrine falcon version of The Young and the Restless! ;) Oh well, they keep us all guessing. I am just so happy that some of them are back and the camera is operational so that TPC can post photos and keep us updated.
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