Manitoba Peregrines > U of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
U of Alberta - 2008 / Damon & Radisson
carly:
Oh that's great news about them flying upside down and doing the food transfers..one more step closer to being independent...heh..well first they have to learn to hunt but that will come! Sorry you missed it :( On the plus side though, you've managed to recruit 2 more peregrine lovers..and that's always a good thing :D
bev.:
Thanks Carly. i hope to set up some meetings and try and make arrangements for a fledge watch nest year and to see how we can get more updates.
We were down at the site yesterday and today
We got there a bit later yesterday. We only managed to see one juvenile and one adult. The juvenile was hard to see as it was tucked in on a ledge of the Heart building.
But today my brother-in-law and sister-in-law wanted to visit the site before they left and we found one juvenile(I believe it was Hope ) on the top ledge of moms building facing the street.
The we saw 2 falcons further up the street . The adult was on a tall tower of a building and I believe it was Casie on an arm of another building across the street.
They were still for so long and then the 2 up the street started to fly over the new apartment builidng that the parents sit on from time to time. they circled over the building a few times. My brother-in-law was down there taking pictures and I was on parkade roof keeping track of Hope.
Hope flew off and I did not notice but then realized it was her flying toward the aprtment building also.
the adult must have flown off becasue we just had 2 juveniles now. Cassie was on the far left on the railing of a balcony.(she was actually on the balcony floor first so I am not sure if she missed her landing or if that is where she wanted to be.) Hope was at the top of the building. I thought it was an adult at first but am 95 percent sure it was Hope. they move so fast that it is hard to keep track.
Cassie then flew to top right of building and was on the railing of a balcony there ,right at the top). Hope had a strong flight over to moms building and soared in circles and then went to top of building but did not touch down and then flew right overhead to the far right corner of the Heart builidng .
When I left , Cassie was lying down on the balcony railing and Hope flew over to apartment building and was facing in on a ledge. they are flying well and soar so nicely. Cassie needs to practice her landings a bit yet . so much in a week.
My brother -in-law will try and send me the pictures tonight. He has some great shots.
We had some rain today and expect more tonight and tomorrow but they seem to be finding the shelter so I am confident they will be fine.
soon they will be learning to take the food from their parents talons .
I do not know if I mentioned before that Petr and Walter saw this downtown Edmonton when I had to use the facilities ;) ;)
the adults were flying with food in their talons and the 2 juveniles were flying upside down trying to get the food ( a food exchange in mid air).. We did not have a camera at the time. peter said it was awesome. Of course they kept rubbing my nose in it. :) :) I am glad that I have sparked their interest.
carly:
It's great to see how the parents stay with them on their first flights to ensure their safety and encourage them onwards :D
ps: Meant to tell you to thank the biologists for us too, I noticed that upon your suggestion the main page is being updated more frequently now and they even mentioned that Hope is being fostered here!
bev.:
In one of these you can see adult come in to cheer her on . the adult is always below
bev.:
I forgot to post pictures of our Cassie the day she made her first flight to the jut of the nest building In some you can see her under the watchful eye of an adult
She goes to the left of roof of jut and then turns and goes to right
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