Manitoba Peregrines > McKenzie Seeds Peregrines
McKenzie Seeds - 2016 / Sol & Hurricane
RCF:
Hobbes has been flying quite a bit today. I guess he's getting the hang of it, he put Hurricane off her perch on the communications tower. ;D
I haven't seen Calvin fly yet, or should I say he hasn't taken the leap off the building. I did see him fly from one side of the roof to the other and has been doing some flapping up on the pillars.
Calvin
Calvin and Hobbes
Hobbes is the yeller ;D
I took these from the Eighth Street Bridge soon to be demolished. Not sure which chick it is but is lying on the old Hack Box they used to hack chicks from many years ago.
burdi:
--- Quote from: RCF on July 15, 2016, 20:29 ---Hobbes has fledged and made us all nervous for a few hours.
Here he is walking the wall
--- End quote ---
Yikes, what a stressful day for all of you! Your story sounds unbelievable RCF, but hey - you’ve got some beautiful photos to prove otherwise! ;D
I’ve seen stories of birds who were quite capable of climbing walls and actually seemed to be enjoying it, though I’ve yet to witness seeing that for myself (well, I might have seen it somewhat though not for more than a couple seconds), but Hobbes appeared to be holding on like a pro! How lucky it was that he turned out to be so talented at wall walking and then still had the strength to get himself safely off the narrow window ledge; he’s a remarkable young falcon. Thanks for sharing all the excitement RCF, have a great day!
I hope that things continue well - wonder what Calvin was up to while Hobbes was busy trying out his interest in flying.
birdbrain:
Incredible pictures! Amazing story! So glad he made it ok. Thanks so much for posting.
RCF:
Hobbes has fledged and made us all nervous for a few hours. The first time he flew he ended up on the walkway connecting the Annex bldg to the McKenzie bldg. There is no problem getting on the Annex bldg from there. He was safe there! But no, he couldn't stay there and flew across the street then flew back but losing height each time. So now he is on a two story ledge. He tried to climb the wall at one point...hanging on with his feet. I had called Allison at Manitoba Conservation and left a message. She came down and watched with us. While we watched he flew to a small window with a very small ledge on one of the walkway windows, not a good place to be! :o
We really thought he was going to come to the ground as he scrambled a few times to stay on the window ledge. You could hear his talons scraping the window. He was boxed in on three sides and the only way out was to go up or fly east or come to the ground. He surprised us and flew out and over to the mts building. Big sigh of relief from all three of us! Rose and Allison left and I stayed for a bit and watched Hobbes fly back over to the Annex building.
Here he is walking the wall
RCF:
One of these chicks has fledged, don't know which one it was. I only saw it flying after Sol between the McKenzie building and the Scotia bank building. I didn't see either of them after that. Hurricane was perched at the bottom of the clock tower never moving so I can only assume one was still on the lower roof.
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