Manitoba Peregrines > U of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
U of Alberta - 2008 / Damon & Radisson
bev.:
So all is well. I was talking to a lady who works at the university and lives in one of the apartments behind moms building. she watches the falcons all the time and can see the nest box from her window. Peter asked if she invited us for coffee. ;D ;D she says she hears and sees them all the time and they are very noisy. she did not know there were 2 and now she knows why she was seeing double ;D ;D she gave me her card so I will have to keep in touch with her.
We have made a lot of people aware of these falcons and so I think we have done a good thing here. I will be one tired girl but it is all worth it. I am learning so much about them by viewing them after they fledge.
They are so incredible and beautiful. I am wondering if I had a life before this ;D ;D. I will soon fine dot after they are gone. I am not looking forward to that day but yet I am because then I know they have been successful and if my watching has helped in some small way then I am humbled.
I know there is a ways to go yet but what a ride!!!!
I am not naive enough to know that there are as many disappointments as successes but every success is we see is positive in itself and what a miraculous story this is turning out to be. My talons are crossed.
bev.:
bcbird,
you hi lighted my quote but did not say anything???
We went out last night and a storm was a brewing. As usual we went up to the parkade to see what was up.
could not find anyone so we started walking. No pictures today from yesterday as our battery went dead :( :( But I will post some other flying ones from last day )
anyhow, went walking and spotted mom on the top tower of Ed building. That was the building I posted another day where they were both feeding. We walked around back and there was a juvenile.On a building just behind Ed building.) We could have had a great shot. Hopefully there will be more of those. We could not spot the other juvenile so we kept walking. I figured with mom there, the other one must be close by.
We then saw this juvenile fly to the Ed building and so walked back and there was the other juvenile tucked in in the back of the Ed building roof.
All of a sudden one flew off above us to the right at a diagonal and then the other flew also. Now I do not know if they were chasing an adult as the trees blocked the view and I could not run that fast ;D ;D .
I figured I knew where they were headed as I know the heights of all the buildings. this is my Alma Mater.
Sure enough they were way over by the highest part of the students union building.
I will take pictures so this makes more sense to you, but this is a great spot to be. Lots of tress and more wide open spaces without a lot of glass. I hope this is where they are training.
I could only see one juvenile at first on the right corner of the building but feathers were flying. ;D ;D Then I saw the head of the other one. it was a ripping and defeathering.
Peter went toscout out the adults and found mom on a crane a few blocks over . she had a direct view of the students union building.
He came back and kept watch on the youngsters while I checked mom out.
He noted that the one on the corner went down on the roof and appeared to be feeding and then the other went up on the corner. We watched them for a long time(and the squirrels and rabbits) :) :) I think they both got a good feed. I did not want to lose track of them. Peter then went to scout out dad and found him down by moms building. this is the first time we have spotted all 4 in a few days. :) :) We were very happy to see them all. Now for the birds this may not be too far to fly but for us it is a distance so we are getting lots of exercise. ::) ::) ;) ;)
We could only see one juvenile for the longest time but then all of a sudden the other popped onto the ledge and then they both flew back in the direction of the education building. It was starting to rain so we knew there would be no flying show . Mom was still on the crane and when we got to the Ed building we could only see one juvenile on a tower . I walked around and found one juvenile on a pipe at the back of the ed building. I am thinking that it is Hope on the tower as she really likes the towers and Cassie on the pipe, but as long as there is always 2 I am happy. :) :)
When I went around front Peter spotted dad also on the Ed building ,in the front, on the right tower.
a falcon flew overhead as we were walking and we looked back and Hope was gone from the tower. (so it must have been her)
As it was raining I did not go and check and see of Cassie was still there but I am sure she was as she likes this area of the campus. While walking we came to the Heart building and we saw a head sticking out of the corner . I am assuming this is Hope as she likes this area. This is in the area where I always post her sitting.
We looked back and dad was on the power building(remember , this where we saw them both perched one night).
So we went back to the car and as we drove around dad was still perched on the power building where he could see Hope and Mom was still on the crane , where she could see Cassie. It rained all night so I am assuming they were bedded down for the night.
I exceeded my word amount again :-[ :-[ so the rest is in next post ::) ::)
bcbird:
It makes sense to me. Just because we don't see them return doesn't mean they aren't still out there. I think no news is better than bad news.
bev.:
I will write a report later as I have to dash out and help my daughter set up her classroom .
Everything is still good and I will tell you about it later.
this is how I handle the young ones in my brain. :) :)
I feel if they can fledge well and make it to the point of migration , then I just picture them flying and soaring and occasionally meeting up with other peregrines. After they leave I only want to to hear success stories. I do not want to know the rest. I just want to picture them as I last saw them and then I am happy. Because we know in nature not all survive and I do not dwell on that . If I did I would never watch to begin with.
this is why I am keeping track of them. It would break my heart to see them crash now but i feel if they make it this far they are a success.
I feel if they can be given a good start then nature will handle the rest.
Does that make sense. ::) ::)
bev.:
I will answer a question first and then come back and make my report from last night.
I am not sure how far our juveniles go and will ask the biologists today.
Our male usually leaves around the muddle of September and goes to Mexico. Most of our males end up in Mexico. I say this becasue we had 2 that had transmitters on them.
Every other year our female adults have left around the beginning of October . the transmitter girl goes to South America as do a lot of others.
It wills be interesting to see when Radissson leaves. I will be checking them .
she wile probably start spending more and more time around the nest box area.
the juveniles usually leave the area first , but I am hoping , because our season is late this year that they leave later so they have their skills honed.
as for our marshes. I will have to check that out. We have a lot disappearing due to so called progress.
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