Manitoba Peregrines > U of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
U of Alberta - 2009 / Damon & Radisson
bev.:
Bev called today and says that everything seems back to normal today. All three chicks are flying well, playing, touching beaks, and playing tag. One of the chicks, I believe Mr. Red, as a peculiar quirk, in that he likes to knock dad/mom off of his/her perch. He does this on a consistant basis at certain times of the day. Dad/Mom, for some reason don't seem to mind but one of these days he will get his if he isn't carefull. He is quite the rascal.
Will be joining Bev down there this evening and just watch the fun. The critical stage is over now as they are all flying well. We can just hope now that they keep from having accidents and enjoy the rest of their stay here before their migration. We plan on monitoring them on a fairly regular basis -- Not quite as much as we have been though. I don't think either of could maintain that. We will keep you posted.
bccs:
--- Quote from: JL on July 31, 2009, 15:11 ---In Calgary, not even driving distance (after all those caesars, I shouldn't be driving). ;D
--- End quote ---
Well, I was going to say we'd wait for you to get into town but....... :'(
bev.:
Good Day. Mr. Bev here. Just to update you all on what has been going on. The last couple of days have been hectic. We finally got Froona "off the ground". She is a very strong flyer, however had issues with height for the first couple of days. She ran into a few buildings but does not seem the worse for wear. She finally managed the top of Newton place which is one of the higher buildings in the area. Since then she has been flying well and doing great. One of the issues that she did have was that on one of her maiden flights, her brother decided that he wanted to play tag, thinking that she could fly as well as he could. He darn near knocked her out of the sky. She is now playing tag and flying well with her brothers and the family seems to be taking to the education building at the U OF A.
The other issue was the intruders. At first we were really confused until we started to witness the mid air fights. They were quite amazing and I even caught some on film. Bev will post when she gets a chance. It appears to us that through the several fights that occurred, the original male and female prevailed and are at the sight. It was amazing to see how they seemed to move the chicks to the Ed building out of harms way and kept them together through all this.
Part 2 to follow:
JL:
BOT Here's to you Bev, cheers! Many thanks for all your dedication to these falcons and to us here on the forum. That also goes to Mr. Bev, Carly, Eli, backwards Bob and Lorac and all the other fledge watchers for making this season a successful one. Everything you've done is greatly appreciated. :) :)
bccs:
Thanks Eli for the update. So happy to hear that things have settled down for the birds. And even happier to hear that Bev and Peter are going to take some time for themselves.
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