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Radisson - 2016 / Smiley & Princess
The Peregrine Chick:
It continues to be very quiet downtown ... but I expect Smiley to start hanging out more at the nestbox as we get closer to September ... will be interesting to see if he and Joli "date" again after Princess leaves ....
Alison:
Someone at the nest a little after 1:00 a.m. Winnipeg time:
Alison:
--- Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on August 03, 2016, 20:07 ---
This is Smiley - he's larger than our recent resident males and he looks more like Princess but for his full black head.
These two are of Princess - this bird is larger - she is at the far end of the nestbox and still looks bigger than the other bird. Her crown is also visible in these pictures and his cap is full black.
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Thank you for these answers, TPC. It's good to know who is who in the pics. I am not so familiar with Smiley; he certainly is a handsome tiercel.
Alison:
--- Quote from: burdi on August 01, 2016, 02:02 ---
I should mention a bit about how I arrived at Smiley regarding the pics in question. First, I really do think that was Smiley in the pic posted at 15:31, but I’m still undecided about the two pics posted at 15:29. The malar stripe on Smiley does not match what I see on the left side of the bird in the top pic, and the bird in the pic also appears a bit large, so going with that, I would have said this is Princess. However, I decided to say Smiley since this bird appears to have a very white chest; I’ve also considered things which can make a bird’s markings look very unclear - such as angle, light and distance. It’s happened before, so at times I’m somewhat doubtful as to whether or not what I’m seeing at such a distance is true. Oh well, I look forward to finding out exactly who the birds are in Alison’s pics (no rush of course!). :)
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Burdi, thank you so much for trying to figure out which birds were in the pics I posted. I really appreciate it! I have seen so little of the birds this year (especially Smiley) that it is difficult to be sure.
It would be great to hear of any recent sightings of the juvies.
The Peregrine Chick:
Sorry folks been out-of-touch a bit - real life and all that ...
This is Smiley - he's larger than our recent resident males and he looks more like Princess but for his full black head.
These two are of Princess - this bird is larger - she is at the far end of the nestbox and still looks bigger than the other bird. Her crown is also visible in these pictures and his cap is full black.
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