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Radisson - 2016 / Smiley & Princess
moka:
I agree, that crown does look like OUR Princess. Here's hoping that since the construction cranes are gone, she will be more amenable to the nice, comfy nest box. Fingers crossed.
bcbird:
Ooh, that back of the head does look familiar!
There was a lot of rather "princessy" yakking going on as she inspected the snow between her perch and the nestbox floor.
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: ballywing on March 17, 2016, 12:58 ---The ONLY reason I would hope it's not Princess is that she seems to have a frustrating love of the dreaded East Ledge for nesting. :( - But she is our legendary Monarch, so how can I NOT hope it's her? Here's hoping for Princess - and that she makes good choices this season! :P
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She's pretty good at switching between the two sites ... 2013 was her last year with Ivy and it was on the ledge (Tenzing & Hillary), 2014 first year with Smiley who loves the nestbox it seems (Vimy & Chapelle) and 2015 was on the ledge with a sad ending that would have been much sadder a week to 10 days later. So maybe this year, she'll come west - particularly now that the cranes are gone from the construction site across the road. One of the birds has already been spotted by Dennis using the Alt Hotel sign!! (we have to take his word for it though - it was much too foggy to see anything with the camera that day! ;) ;D)
Or you can pray for rain on and off for the next 2-3 weeks - a damp nestledge vs a nice dry nestbox might be enough to convince her. Have to wait for the snow to leave the box though - she wasn't keen about wading through the snow to get to the dance floor at the back (where there is not so much as a snowflake).
The Peregrine Chick:
Here is a decent screen capture despite the flat light that makes me think that perhaps Princess may be home ...
... but she's had lots of girls over the years, though so far no one has had a crown like hers ... will keep working on getting that band number.
Both their band numbers though I'm 99% sure the male is Smiley - have 2 of 3 digits confirmed which means the odds are more than good.
susha:
Maybe Smiley can be more persuasive this year ;)
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