Manitoba Peregrines > U of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
U of Alberta - 2009 / Damon & Radisson
bev.:
I forgot I had these shots form day one of f ledge watch.
this was the day that Mr. white accidentally found himself out on white contraption , and then fell in . He remained there all the nest day until Mr. Yellow also fell in and then Mr. Yellow flew out and eventually Mr. white barely made it out.
And Tracy is right.
I am just enjoying what I see. I think it is a juvenile from another site and the parents do not want it around right now.
If it had been just after the first guys fledged they probably would have fed it.
But I think after the attack by 2 adults last week they are erring on the side of caution.
these guys constantly amaze me.
slideshow from the first day june 20.
I have to do some work now but I will get others started today.
I am e-mailing you Tracy
The Peregrine Chick:
Maybe yes, maybe no. Could be they are reacting first and assessing the threat later. If it is a juvenile that won't go away - and a hungry, unable-to-hunt juvenile probably wouldn't go away if there were adults and similarly aged juveniles getting fed - the adults would probably start to respond to begging vocalizations. If all the intruder is a juvenile and not exhibiting attention-seeking behaviour, no reason for the adults to not consider him/her a threat to their young. And keep in mind that the Edmonton birds are a late nest - they are weeks behind other nests so it could be an able-to-hunt juvenile already on the move away from his/her natal area.
Again, enjoy the mystery folks, this is what makes watching the peregrines so much fun ... that and there is absolutely no way to know all that is going on in "your" peregrines' lives or minds ...
carly:
Soo...if they are chasing this one out so aggressively to the point of rounding up the kids to a safe place ..then what does that mean? They obviously see him/her as a threat or maybe it's not a PF? Or they just naturally protect them even from other juvies, like a natural instinct - round up kids, protect, ask questions later? I've never had a juvie that doesn't belong here to come into our area...well not that I've ever witnessed personally so that's why I ask.
And oh didn't know that about Radisson!! Maybe Mr White takes after his Mama ;)
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: carly on August 04, 2009, 17:57 ---Well the fact tht he showed up about 8 or 9 days afterwards is what is making me wonder...I mean I don't know how he would have survived as he didn't know how to hunt but TPC did say it does happen. May just be from the downtown site but as he's come back again to chase the parents..it makes me wonder...
--- End quote ---
Pretty sure TPC mentionned also ;) that just because we can't see/find them, doesn't mean their parents can't / haven't / don't. If Mr White reappears sometime in the next ten years, Radisson and Damon knew where he was all the time he was "gone" ... and no, he wouldn't be able to hunt well enough to support himself immediately after fledging.
As for being away, peregrines are very tolerant of juveniles in their territories - think about Hope and Cassie last year. They were accepted by the adults simply because a human introduced Hope, the adults are hard-wired to respond to the behaviour/vocalizations of a chick/fledgling - its why projects like ours has been able to foster captive-bred chicks in wild nests (and with other species of raptors in captive breeding programs) over the years.
Mr White will turn up or not, don't obsess about it folks, its one of the givens in this kind of project. Hope for the best, enjoy the mystery and the potential for a great surprise tomorrow, next week, next year or .... We didn't find Radisson between day three after fledging and when she turned up in Edmonton last year - our not knowing where she went didn't hurt her any!
allikat:
A wonderful slide show Bev...thank you for that. :)
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