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U of Alberta - 2009 / Damon & Radisson

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carly:

--- Quote from: bev. on August 07, 2009, 12:10 ---I think I have handled things pretty well.


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I think you have as well Bev!  ;)

Becky M:
Ive been fairly confident in their flying abilities for several days, but Im still going to keep watching because I love seeing these birds fly, and in just a few weeks, I wont have any more falcons to look at until next year. Ive also really enjoyed the social company, so no "burning out" here. We just like seeing what they do/where they go. Ive had an interest in animal behaviour since I started my PhD.
Around 11:30 I saw a young male on top of Education just feasting away! Someone else was over on Newton place, but Im a little far away from my building to tell anything about who that was. I just finished lunch and our friend on Education was sitting there nicely, and I swear he had a "food-baby"!
Dave and I are going to watch tonight to see if we can see another aerial display from our birds, and maybe even some honest-to-goodness stooping (so far, really just chases that are usually interrupted by one of the other kids!)

jadoo:
...excellent attitude, bev - keep it up!  anyway, it's very difficult to not get attached to any creatures - it'd be a pretty scary world out there if we didn't...(pretty scarier, actually...)...

bev.:
 I am sensing some of you think I am becoming too involved. Not so. I do know the realities. I am not over the edge, believe me.

When I only spotted 2 kids at first, I was concerned, but prepared at the same time. and sometimes they are in places you cannot see them.

Our Fledge watch is not officially over until Sunday and so we have been monitoring still in  the  evening.

Froona has only been flying  for 6 days, yesterday, and so we wanted to keep monitoring her until Sunday.
Our kids had a lot of human interference this year , which delayed their second flights. so we felt they should still be monitored. You had to be here to know what we were dealing with. that is what was taxing.
but hopefully we can make sure sure this does happen again.
also  because of the intruders  we are just making sure we have 2 adults.

I do know the reality of it all as I have been doing this for a few years now. This year was the most intense as we  just started the official fledge watch. It is needed here. Next year I will not have to tax myself as much as there will be other key people.

I  am well rested now and getting my own life in order. but as last year ,Peter and will go down in the evening  a few times a week until they migrate.
we do enjoy watching them fly and play tag and grow into their wings. this to me is the fun part. what it is all about. And I enjoy watching mom and dad take the time to soar.

In Winnipeg , those in the downtown area can see from work or you are not far . We here have to drive to see our guys.

Having said all this, I am aware , that something can happen when they are out of the area and that is nature. That is why we like to see them tuck in at night. a head count , so to speak.

I am prepared for this . That is the only way I can do this. That is why I accepted Mr. Whites disappearance more easily than others. I have no illusions about it.

My first year of watching was hard, but with all the nest takeovers here and what  the transmitter  girl has endured, I think I have handled things pretty well.

so I will continue to watch when I can and enjoy the antics of our family. I am learning so much more every year about falcons.
so no worries here. :) :) :-* :-*




jadoo:

--- Quote from: eagle63_1999 on August 07, 2009, 11:39 ---TPC you speak with the reality of what this world is like when it comes to Nature.

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...i'm not sure i'd call it reality, more like a wry admission...after all, "Nature" really is just nature, it isn't cruel, it just is.  we humans tend to personify everything, and anthropomorphize all animals - not a criticism, just an aknowledgement.  i do it all the time.  (even my husband, who is a very no-nonsense type, constantly refers to me as the personification of evil...)

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