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Re: Radisson - 2009 / October
« Reply #9816 on: October 13, 2009, 14:33 »
Those pictures are too cool TPC!!! By the way did you get my private message I sent last week?

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / October
« Reply #9815 on: October 13, 2009, 14:33 »
Well, he/she is relaxed enough to enjoy a meal -- and to "smile for the camera" even. Great shots, TPC! Thanks for sharing them.

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / October
« Reply #9814 on: October 13, 2009, 14:29 »
Here are some spycam screen captures of our unidentified visitor over the last few days ... (and yes, s/he has their latest meal spread out at their feet - if you are sensitive to that kind of thing, fair warning)








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Re: Radisson - 2009 / October
« Reply #9813 on: October 13, 2009, 14:24 »
Could thsi mean a turff war next spring??? 

Probably not, this young bird is probably going to take at least another year before breeding and Princess and Trey are pretty dominant individuals.  And that all pre-supposes that this bird would come back ... so far I'm not sure they will have been very impressed with Winnipeg - cold and snowy!!

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / October
« Reply #9812 on: October 13, 2009, 13:34 »
Could thsi mean a turff war next spring???

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / October
« Reply #9811 on: October 13, 2009, 13:17 »
Oh good, a little mystery to perk up the beginning of the week.

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / October
« Reply #9810 on: October 13, 2009, 13:13 »
Could very well be Pam ... I managed to get a couple of screen captures from the spycam and I'll post them in the gallery and link to here and we can all compare photos ....

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / October
« Reply #9809 on: October 13, 2009, 12:56 »
Tracy, do you think this is the same female as we saw last week? I took a couple of pictures this morning, will post later.

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / October
« Reply #9808 on: October 13, 2009, 12:20 »
TPC, this is really interesting. I had just assumed that any peregrine spotted at the Radisson would be one of ours -- which, of course, I DO know is not necessarily the case (those wings make them really mobile). If it's one of the US birds, it's definitely heading in the wrong direction (Friday's snow might have been the first clue)!

Keep in mind that the "chicks" have been flying around on their own for the last couple of months and marshes are always good places for the birds to hangout - think Food Court at your local mall.  Also, with migration in full swing, waterfowl (a peregrine's favourite meal) are staging all around and in the City.  It also demonstrates why the Radisson has been so successful a nesting location, even "foreign" peregrines recognize how wonderful a roosting location it is.

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / October
« Reply #9807 on: October 13, 2009, 12:00 »
1200 hrs (local)

Definitely not Vesper and I'm pretty sure not Luck from Brandon either .... and there she goes to cause murder and mayhem ....

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / October
« Reply #9806 on: October 13, 2009, 11:47 »
TPC, this is really interesting. I had just assumed that any peregrine spotted at the Radisson would be one of ours -- which, of course, I DO know is not necessarily the case (those wings make them really mobile). If it's one of the US birds, it's definitely heading in the wrong direction (Friday's snow might have been the first clue)!

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / October
« Reply #9805 on: October 13, 2009, 11:23 »
Uh OH!!

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / October
« Reply #9804 on: October 13, 2009, 11:16 »
1115 hrs (local)

Caught another glimpse of the chick's left leg and there is green on the band - can't tell whether it is green tape and therefore likely its Luck from Brandon or if its a black/green band and probably from the US - Grand Forks (one of T2's kids) or elsewhere ... more news as I get it ...

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / October
« Reply #9803 on: October 13, 2009, 10:32 »
1030 hrs (local)

Had a quick glimpse of the chick's left foot and I don't think its Vesper ... could be one of the Brandon chicks or perhaps even a chick from the US ... more news later ...

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Re: Radisson - 2009 / October
« Reply #9802 on: October 13, 2009, 10:04 »
She's up on the "R" again this morning.....
I think she's playing "Queen of the castle"   ::)