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MN / Elk River - 2008-22
The Peregrine Chick:
Its 10:00pm CDT/Winnipeg and now I can see that there is a light outside the box that is providing illumination even at this time of night. Kind of nice ... was there last year folks? I don't remember ...
carly:
7:12 pm and there are 2 of the cutest little black birds running in and out of the nestbox, jumping on the wrungs and then to the top of the box..it's hilarious. I saw them here yesterday briefly but now they look like they've decided to 'buy' this house maybe..lol. Just adorable :-*
carly:
--- Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on March 17, 2009, 14:34 --- And if she can hunt/feed for herself, she can probably escort some usurping floozy out of her territory.
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Lol..Tracy, what a nice post to come home to, that just made me laugh out loud!!
The Peregrine Chick:
You guys might want to pace yourselves, there are always things to worry about when it comes to peregrines :D
As for foot injuries ...
if she can't stand, she's a goner
if she can stand and is still alive after the first year, she's doing better than 70% of the other peregrines hatched in her year
if she can stand, is alive after a couple of years, has had and raised young successfully, you can worry less, experience is a very good thing
As for territorial disputes...
alot (not all or not all the time) is sound and fury, dominance displays if you like. If one doesn't back down, then it gets a bit hairy and there is spitting and talons etc. And yes some disputes are to the death. They are also gender specific - females fight females, males fight males. So the bird that turned up that isn't 30/B, it could be the male, both genders are involved in nestsite selection and in nestbuilding (ie: making the scrape/scrapes) remember. If it is another female, 30/B may dig her talons in so as not to show weakness to a competitor. And if she can hunt/feed for herself, she can probably escort some usurping floozy out of her territory.
Think happy thoughts folks ... ;)
carly:
--- Quote from: maggieblue on March 17, 2009, 12:49 ---I hope that we hear something about 30B. I am really pulling for her.
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Me too Maggie, she is at such a disadvantage with 2 damaged talons, for carrying food with the one she was good but for fighting I'm guessing you'd be at a real disadvantage if you couldn't use them both. I'm hopeful she was smart enough to realize this wasn't a fight she was going to win and she just flew off and will find a new home. I'm going to miss her though :'(
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