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OH / Cleveland - Terminal Tower - 2009-15
Alison:
2010 NESTING SEASON
Ranger and SW and still there, and seem to be bonding.
Photos by Chad and Chris Saladin:
SW explaining the rules to Ranger Bonding
SW in a stoop Ranger has his own unique style
allikat:
Beautiful!!!! Good luck to Rotor! She looks very determined in the third photo!
Alison:
Ranger's family
Ranger is one of four chicks born at Eastlake in 2008. He has a brother, Current, B/93, and two sisters, Rotor (S/42) and Rebel (S/43). I haven't seen photos of Current or Rebel, but Rotor looks as if she, like Ranger, is a good size.
Photos of Rotor by Larry Kirtley. The prey in this photo is a Canada Goose
These were taken at the end of last year, when Rotor was in Ontario.
Rotor is a beauty.
The Peregrine Chick:
Stronger & heavier would make them less maneurverable I'm afraid Elaine, not something one necessarily wants in an urban environment where quick means survival amidst the tall buildings. I have noticed that there have been more reports recently of birds that were identified as males (think Hurricane and Taku) who turned out to be females. So the argument could go both ways, some birds are getting much bigger, some may be getting smaller. Or it could just be natural fluctuations.
Or Ranger could just have big feet for a boy :D
Elaine L:
--- Quote --- Ranger is a large male isn't he? he's almost the same size as her. I was poking around the Washington site last night and they were talking about the two chicks they banded earlier this year and said the female juvie took the largest band available - a 7B whereas most all females take a 7a and the male took the 7a band!! They said they had noticed that in the past few years the falcons seem to be larger than in previous years. I thought that was interesting. Perhaps adapting to the dangers of buildings in an urban setting by growing larger? Or just a better diet available to them?
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Following up what Carly says, this brings to mind that study they did recently in England, where they found that certain urban birds have, apparently, quickly evolved wing size in order to better fit inside feeders placed outside for them. I wonder if it is possible, then, that the peregrines now are adapting to the urban environment with stronger, heavier bodies? It seems to me that this would offer some protection from building strikes. Perhaps TPC would know something about this.
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