Manitoba Peregrines > U of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
U of Alberta - 2009 / Damon & Radisson
bev.:
These shows are dedicated to white band
I have put start and The end adn tired to say how many pictures in each one.
Someone requested I do that and it makes sense. I will have to learn how to do titles. they are not professional but doing them brought back so many memories. :-* :-*
Click on pictures
bev.:
I am going to finally post my slideshow.
There will be several so I will split them into several posts
This was a hard year for me, as I found organizing the first fledge watch very draining. It has taken a long time for me to recover . It also meant I could not take as many pictures for all of you.
The shots in my shows are all from the ground so they are not always big. I tried to tell the story with the pictures.
Peter and I are still very troubled about the demise of white band as we always said he never left the nest box roof. I guess having picked him off the ground and looking him in the eyes made it worse. I still have not been able to meet with the biologists but things will have to change next year if I do this officially.
Peter and I do not think we are knowledgeable enough to make the call as to whether they should be put back or not. I think they should always be checked out by someone who deals with the raptors on a daily basis. If we had not put him back , maybe he would have survived.
Having said that , we did do 5 rescues and had 3 make it to migration. 3 of the rescues were as a result of interference and this is unfortunate. It was not because they were not capable of flying. Red Bands first rescue was becasue he was scared off the perch when yellow band landed in the white contraption. His wings were not developed enough to be fledging. # 2 rescue of red band was becasue he was spooked off the roof by maintenance workers. # 3 should have been rescue #1 for him but at least he stayed put for a few days after that and was later very cocky and strong. He was a hoot to watch. Quite the personality.
I hope you enjoy my story in slides.
See next post
The Peregrine Chick:
Not sure if this link is somewhere else in this thread, but here is a YouTube video of the banding of Radisson's and Damon's chicks this year
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8tcXTQVcLk
bev.:
Peter and I almost have all the pictures sized and will hopefully have our slide show up soon. Just so busy this season.
I am hoping to meet with Gordon early in January to discuss the box and the white contraption that I feel is a great harm for our birds.
I am not sure why they are so negligent in cleaning the box. i know they are busy but...
allikat:
--- Quote from: carly on December 18, 2009, 18:01 ---You were right Alison, I checked all 3 cams today and gees amazing what dusk, some debris and sprinkling of snow can make you think you are seeing ;D ::)
--- End quote ---
I think we are all just suffering from a little falcon withdrawals right now.....
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