Manitoba Peregrines > U of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
U of Alberta - 2008 / Damon & Radisson
carly:
Great report as always Bev...glad to know everyone is safe and sound. Whatever what was on the ledge rungs yesterday is gone today so it must have blown away in the wind. :-X
bev.:
Lost my post with pictures :-X :-X
Just a few from last night and then I need to get some stuff done and will process as I can, sorry having trouble with photo :-* bucket . will try again later.
bev.:
It is time to leave but I did see at least 2 fly onto the ledge of moms building but on the side adjacent to the street this time. I hope they called it an evening as it was dark. The gentleman said that when it is lighter they carry on until 10:00pm sometimes .
I t has gotten quite cool again but I can tell you that except for wondering if they went to sleep hungry, it was quite the night. I was glad to be able to count all 4 as the season is coming to a close soon and I believe the girls still need some practice.
the girls are flying just great and really trying hard with the stooping of prey. the pigeons that thought they are safe are no longer ;) ;)
I took over 100 shots and have to process still some form before but bear with me and you will be rewarded.
My daughter had to borrow her camera back for a few days :P :P so I will only have my little one. but I will have lots of pictures to post.
Take care guys. It is supposed sot be nice today but it looks miserable to me. we will see what the afternoon brings. It is supposed to get up to 24 but we will see. It looks doubtful but I will be optimistic. :) :)
I will keep going down and reporting as long as they are there. Some nights we see more than others but it is so nice to see the girls together. :-* :-*
bev.:
Well I did not see what you were talking about on the cam . sorry.
We went down last night and it was a fairly nice evening. At first there was nothing and then 2 flew over my head. I missed the pictures as the camera locked.
There was lots of flying last night and lots of stooping.
The girls tried their best but I do not think they got anything. :(
Hope , I believe, even chased after a crow, at full speed. ;D ;D
We saw one on the Heart building for awhile and then it flew off and that is when we saw at least 3 stooping the pigeons on the apartment building. Then one took a break and just sat on a balcony. They then stared in again and then an adult and a juvenile,I think Cassie, went off toward the Ed building and Hope continued to try and get supper.
Later on in the evening I spotted one on the crane and then I saw one on the Ed building
We walked over there and it was Hope. In a bit Cassie flew in to join her.
Hope kept flying off and around and then would land on a different aerial but Cassie stayed put. Hope even tried stooping a few pigeons. I think she was hungry. They were both cacking a lot.Peter tells me once again not to worry. the parents will not see them starve but this is part of the learning process on the part of the youngsters(I guess if they are hungry they will keep trying)
I decided to check to see if anyone was around dads building and there was dad up top on the aerial(by his size), I left peter to keep an eye on the girls.
All of sudden the 2 girls came flying over and were trying to stoop pigeons on the apartment building again(Newton Place). I nearly w-- myslef laughing as they were landing on the balconies. I could not get pictures of this as they were so fast. You need a movie camera for these things.
No success that I saw. I think they are both hungry. I could hear them but not see them as it is getting darker now. Dad is totally ignoring the kids.
I spotted a falcon tucked in on the upper ledge behind dads building and I think this was mom , and then dad flew off the aerial and then there were 2 on the the building where mom was . One on the edge below and I think this is dad.
Then I heard cacking and saw Hope on the the roof of the extension building . I was hoping that she was eating but she was cacking.( maybe there was food also as she could have been there eating along with Cassie when things were quiet.) She seemed to be going to all the places there had been food in the past. Peter went to get the car as he was sore and Hope flew off the extension building. I could not see where she went but when I looked at the Ed building a falcon was on one of the aerials. I saw one falcon( I think Dad) fly off the ledge of he building whee he and mom were, just before Hope flew off. Maybe Hopes cacking got to him and he decided to get them some food.
Then as I was walking to the car all He-- broke loose . There were 3 falcons flying overhead and lots of cacking. I quickly checked and one was still on the ledge so we have 4(I have only ever seen 3 at a time since Friday so I was wondering, but now I have 4 in view :) :)) .
They kept flying around dads building and up on the aerials and crying to knock one another off the aerials, they were also talon touching and swooping. It is too dark to take pictures but what a thrill. Dad was in on the mix so I do not know if he had food or what. They kept flying around in and out of the buildings of that area. This went on for quite sometime.
Poor Peter was watching but waiting patiently for me. A man stopped me at the extension building and asked me if I was watchng the falcons. He lives right in the apartment buildings and watches them all the time. We had a good chat. He told me 2 weeks ago the two youngsters had a magpie they were eating on the seniors building. He said it was quite a ruckus as one was eating as the other watched but there were about a dozen mad magpies swooping around. Neither of us knew that they would eat a magpie. :o :oThose girls or should I say those parents. as I do not think they would be hunting yet, as they were too young.
I will continue this on nest reply as I think it is too long and will not post. ;D ;D
bev.:
I will check the cam tomorrow morning and will write a report then but just to let you know everyone is fine. Saw all 4 tonight and they were flying and stooping all over the place ;D ;D
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