Manitoba Peregrines > U of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
U of Alberta - 2008 / Damon & Radisson
bev.:
another picture form the other day of mom
bev.:
someone is home :) :)I believe mom but I have to see the whole face. It is cool and so he/she is all fluffed up.
bev.:
wE WERE DOWN AT THE SITE LAST NIGHT. I THINK THE ACTION IS IN THE DAYTIME NOW AS IT GETS DARKER EARLIER.
We got there around 5:00pm but started at the other end of campus this time so must have missed mom at the nest box. We went to the parkade across form the Ed building and saw absolutely nothing. so we went walking on a backwards tour this time. We went around and down by the apartments and then I went up on the other parkdade and saw nothing. we figured everyone was out hunting. Mom must have left the nest box area as no one was around. we walked by the clinical science and in front of the hospital and looked at the cranes and nothing. Now I am not happy about this. :( :( I know the time is going to come when they are gone and I am starting to feel the pain of it.
We walked back to the other parkade and made our way back up. as we were standing there a falcon came and flew overhead. I forgot the darn camera :o :o It glided so nice and we were trying to figure out who . I think it was Cassie as the underneath was lighter but it was not as light as an adult. she flew so beautifully and just soared. sorry for not taking pictures but I will be posting some of her soaring from the other day. She then went over and landed on the crane across from the hospital and Jubilee.
So Peter stayed and kept an eye on her and I went walking in front of the hospital across from her and around the clinical science and did the whole loop again . when I came to the corner by the coffee shop I spotted a falcon sitting on the right corner of the Ed building. This corner is not visible form the parkade Peter is on. It is a juvenile but no matter how I look I am not sure who.
Peter shouts down to me that the one left the crane just as I was passing by it so I do not know if this is the same one.
Peter comes down and we decide to go and watch from the coffee shop as a big storm is coming in and the skies are black. Just as we start to walk and get to the coffee shop, the juvenile flies off so we walk a bit more up the street and a juvenile lands part up on the aerial of the Heart building. The wind has really come up and the juvenile continues to take off and soar around the area. We see pigeons taking off so we think she tried to stoop a few. She flew over by dads building and then overhead and back to the Ed building. It is raining and windy now and we are getting quite wet so we go and sit in the coffee shop.
I am hoping the juvenile stays put. But it takes off again and flies over to the area of the clinical science or heart building area. It is too wet to go and see.
I was hoping it was hankered down as the storm just kept coming . We were holed up for almost an hour. The longest hour I have spent as I was worried about what I could not see.
After it stopped and I looked like a drowned rat ;D ;D, we walked toward the other parkade and clinical science area. There was one juvenile on the ledge facing the street of moms building. I went up on the parkade to get a better look but it was too hard to see who it was as it was tucked in the corner(smart cookie).
Then I spotted one adult on dads aerial. Could have been dad or mom. Peter went walking toward the cranes as I kept a watch on these 2. While he was gone(It is getting darker and harder to see) I saw a falcon(i think another juvenile ) fly onto the ledge above the other one and settle into the corner. I say juvenile as I have only ever seen them on this side at night . the adult on the aerial flew down to the left and out of sight.
Peter came back at that time and said he saw a falcon on the crane and it flew with a mouthful over the Hospital. He was sure it was a juvenile as it was struggling with what it had in its mouth. This could have been the one I saw fly in but I had my binoculars up at the time looking at the other one. As we were leaving we checked the ledge where we usually see mom and she or he was there.
We have spotted at least 3. That does not mean there are not 4.
I feel much better knowing the kids are tucked in for the night(always worrying that they are getting enough to eat) what a miserable night but it is supposed to be 24 on Thursday.
I have to be at my daughters all day today but tomorrow I will go in the daytime and see if I can see more. we will also go tonight.
P8ctures coming :-* :-*
bev.:
I am glad that you saw Radissson. I will write a short report in a bit. I always check to see what you have seen first,. She was probably there as a storm was coming in.
do you know how long she stayed.
carly:
5:39 and Radisson is in the house :D
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