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Radisson - 2017 / Pip & Princess
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: susha on March 22, 2017, 14:24 ---Yikes! Would Princess have to fight one or both of these young females, TPC, or would they concede to the resident grande dame if/when she returns?
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I don't think anyone will concede to anyone if Princess turns up ... at this point I think the Hotel is Joli's. As for what would/will happen if/when Princess arrives home, well, she has held this territory for 12 years and it isn't the first time she's had pretenders to her throne ... we'll just have to see.
It was a serious territorial conflict but for a talons-on fight still looked relatively civilized compared to others I've seen. That could be good for all the birds involved - or will be involved ...
susha:
Yikes! Would Princess have to fight one or both of these young females, TPC, or would they concede to the resident grande dame if/when she returns?
ballywing:
Oh wow, it sounds like Hart & Joli have staked their claim. - First time Princess isn't the obvious resident at the Radisson. :( - I hate to think what might happen if she shows up now - Yikes. :o - Fingers crossed all goes well all around!!! 8)
The Peregrine Chick:
Both of these females are large and unwilling to back down without a fight. Lots of foot holding, a bit of biting on the beaks, yelling and posturing but neither looked to have blood on them when the last fight ended. Both birds seem to have flown away without any trouble. Joli has been back to the box a couple of times and looked okay. Princess had a hum-dinger of a fight a few years ago and she looked injured but was able to fly and after a couple of days of resting at and in the nestbox (without disturbance) she was right as rain. Both Joli and Faith are younger so I think they should be fine.
And yes, we have let the rehab organizations know that the birds are back in town and to let us know if they receive any peregrines.
And yes, we are keeping a close eye on all our cameras to see who turns up where and how they look.
The Peregrine Chick:
Princess is definitely not in town and we haven't seen hide nor hair of Smiley either.
Hart and Joli are the pair making themselves at home at the Radisson over the last few days. Joli seems to have driven out another bird that we are 99% sure is Spencer out of the territory on the weekend. Didn't seem to be much of a fuss over that, the bird we are pretty sure was Spencer was at the Radisson and then an hour later, it was Joli. Better part of valour on we-believe-Spencer's part given that Hart is around to back Joli up, not that Joli needs much backing up. Joli proved that just before lunch when into town flew Faith and she made a beeline for the Radisson nestbox and she and Joli had a no-holds-barred knock-down, drag-out fight - actually 3 fights in the nestbox and who knows what kind of aerial combat. Both seemed to be without obvious injury after their last round in the nestbox - no blood that I could see on feet, feathers or faces so hopefully it was more sound and fury than injurious. Both birds have flown off - Joli has been back a couple of times so who knows. Faith and Joli are very equally-matched, can't say it will be the last fight over the nestbox between these two.
This is the kind of spring excitement I could do without ....
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