Manitoba Peregrines > U of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
U of Alberta - 2008 / Damon & Radisson
bev.:
I cannot believe this happened :'( :'(
Hopefully I can remember it now.
We got to the site at about 9:00 am and it was very chilly. When we arrived we saw no one :( :( we then climbed up on the parkade across fromthe Heart building and saw a falcon on the corner of the Ed building . No one else was in sight so we started to walk over there. Peter stopped to get us a coffee and I kept walking.
When I get there I see it is a juvenile and she is cacking ( I think Hope). She then flies off toward dads building(hopefully she has seen an adult and has gone hunting)
- when I meet up with Peter he has heard her go overhead but there is no one in sight anywhere.
- We walk back to parkade across from Heart building. It is 6 degrees. Very cool.
No one is in sight so we decide to walk around the clinical science building and in front of the hospital to check out the cranes . No cigar. We then go to the parkade across from the Ed building . We see a falocn way on the left hand side of the campus right at the back(an engineering tech building)
- we decide to mosey over there and see who it is . Of course when we get there it is gone(but it was a beautiful walk in the crisp air)
We walk back to the Ed building and spot a falcon up the top of the Suite Hotel(they are not there very often) Peter thinks it is mom but I am not sure.
We stand and watch for a bit and then it flies overhead and perches on an antennae on the right back of the Ed building.( We think an adult) We go for another coffee where we can watch it and get warm ;)
- as we come out of the shop the falcon flies off to the back of the Ed building out of sight. We went up on the parkade across from the Ed building again and watch. After a bit I hear cakcing so I know that a juvenile is around. We keep looking and see an adult on the tower of the Dentistry building. The adult flies down and stoops pigeons. It flies back up and at the back of the tower. Then it comes to the front and I see the juvenile through an opening at the back of the tower. The adult flies back to top and the Juvenile cacks and cat walks .Then they both stoop pigeons but come back empty taloned as we did not see them eating.
_ The adult flies way to the left side of the dentistry building(this building is very long). the juvenile flies on the top of the tower where the adult was before.
The adult then flies back to the juvenile and sticks a round for a bit and then flies over to the SUB builidng , on the top. The adult then flies out beyond the residences and we think toward the river. The juvenile soon flies to the Sub building and then out towards where the adult went.
-We decide to call it a day as I have promised Peter breakfast and it now 12:30pm
-we have seen 2 juveniles and an adult today. so that is O.K. It has warmed up and the weather is to be really nice for about 5 days.
I hope they all stick around to give the girls all the practise and skills that they need. :-* :-*
bev.:
I just lost my whole report >:( >:(
Pictures first then.
Mom on far left of Dentistry building
Juvenile on tower
bev.:
here are some shots from Friday night with my small camera. I almost cried when dad ate the prey.
Sorry the best I could do. we were so close that if I had my daughters camera our shots would have been superb.
I believe this is Hope(very wet )
Hope catwalking after dad leaves Extension building
Hope after dad leaves
Hope on left , dad on right.(after he had eaten)Dad was going to walk down the side as per report
hope watching dad defeathert. she was cacking
dad on right , Hope on left
dad eating while Hope watches
Hope , I think, sitting on back of Ed building and 2 magpies to the right (they were harassing her) I was hoping she would tune them in)
This is where mom is tucked in for the night
bcbird:
I don't like the thought either of dad eating daughter's dinner, but if he's an experienced parent, he must figure it's a tough lesson she has to learn.
bev.:
this is what my husband is saying also Carly.
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