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McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / June
« Reply #1045 on: June 17, 2011, 14:36 »
We were down town between 9:30 And 10:3o, first we went to the parkade ,Hurricane was in the nest box no sign of Brooklyn any where so we drove down to the parking lot beside the bus mall. we just got there and Hurricane came out of the nest box and sat on the blue/green pole (MTS tower).  While she was there she yelled several times but no Brooklyn,then we went to the parking lot beind the McK building,Hurricane was still on her post and still yelling. There was Brooklyn up on a west side 7th story window ledge having a little rest and/or snooze(the sneaky little devil)he looked down and saw us and decided he should go back to the tower.So back we went  Hurricane was still on her post and he was on a crossbar,she spoke some more and off Brooklyn went and back very shortly with prey which Hurricane grabbed. Then she was off to the nest box so we came home 8)


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McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / June
« Reply #1044 on: June 17, 2011, 14:31 »
I see someone hit the bulls eye ::)
LOL! ;D But which "someone"?! ;)

This was taken at 6:40am today and I believe Pam picked June 17th.
 Way to go Pam!!  ;D


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McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / June
« Reply #1043 on: June 17, 2011, 14:14 »
I see someone hit the bulls eye ::)
LOL! ;D But which "someone"?! ;)

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McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / June
« Reply #1042 on: June 17, 2011, 13:50 »
I see someone hit the bulls eye ::)

Nuts, going to have to go through the recordings to find out who "won" ...  :D

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McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / June
« Reply #1041 on: June 17, 2011, 13:34 »
I see someone hit the bulls eye ::)

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McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / June
« Reply #1040 on: June 17, 2011, 13:29 »
1330 hrs

Everyone, in all our boxes, are sound asleep right now.  Amazing to see  :D

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McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / June
« Reply #1039 on: June 17, 2011, 12:14 »
We were down town between 9:30 And 10:3o, first we went to the parkade ,Hurricane was in the nest box no sign of Brooklyn any where so we drove down to the parking lot beside the bus mall. we just got there and Hurricane came out of the nest box and sat on the blue/green pole (MTS tower).  While she was there she yelled several times but no Brooklyn,then we went to the parking lot beind the McK building,Hurricane was still on her post and still yelling. There was Brooklyn up on a west side 7th story window ledge having a little rest and/or snooze(the sneaky little devil)he looked down and saw us and decided he should go back to the tower.So back we went  Hurricane was still on her post and he was on a crossbar,she spoke some more and off Brooklyn went and back very shortly with prey which Hurricane grabbed. Then she was off to the nest box so we came home 8)
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McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / June
« Reply #1038 on: June 17, 2011, 11:38 »
1137h

Bit breezy in Brandon right now ... Hurricane had a bit of trouble while she was preening, the wind kept messing up her "do" and the chicks just kept trying to crawl back under her ...  :D

And you can see the start of tail feathers now on one of the chicks - not to mention that their secondy downy coat has been filling in very fast over the last couple of days ...
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McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / June
« Reply #1037 on: June 17, 2011, 10:29 »
And since its Friday, here is the weekend weather forecast for Brandon ...

Today - Cloudy. Showers beginning this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm late this afternoon. Amount 5 mm. Wind becoming east 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning. High 22. UV index 5 or moderate.
Tonight - Showers ending overnight then clearing. Risk of a thunderstorm this evening. Amount 10 mm. Wind east 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light early this evening. Low 10.
Saturday - Sunny. Increasing cloudiness in the evening. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h early in the evening. High 24.
Sunday - A mix of sun and cloud. Low 14. High 22.

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McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / June
« Reply #1036 on: June 17, 2011, 09:52 »
That sure doesn't look like a bird that the chicks are being fed. I looks like it has paws! :o

Think it was a rail of some sort - they have relatively small bodies in relation to the size of their feet.  When the adults bring in food it usually comes without the head or the wings so it often looks like a rodent with two tails  ;)  Peregrines rarely hunt mammals and given the amount and variety of birds around the nestsite the likelihood you would see a mammal is pretty much nil - unless it's one with two tails of course  ;D

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McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / June
« Reply #1035 on: June 17, 2011, 07:07 »
Another breakfast!! Brooklyn brought,Mom grabed, Brooklyn fled and Mom fed (mostly to the smaller chick). The bigger chick was still stuffed from the last feeding.

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McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / June
« Reply #1034 on: June 17, 2011, 06:43 »
I see Brooklyn is sitting with the kids this morning.
Hurricane fed the chicks at 5:15 and left a few minutes later Brooklyn came in with prey all nicely prepared and feed the chicks again (they weren't too interested) but didn't turn it down then Brooklyn left with the prey and returned and has been with them ever since :)

Hurricane just returned.

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McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / June
« Reply #1033 on: June 17, 2011, 06:42 »
I see Brooklyn is sitting with the kids this morning.
Hurricane fed the chicks at 5:15 and left, a few minutes later Brooklyn came in with prey all nicely prepared and fed the chicks again (they weren't too interested) but didn't turn it down then Brooklyn left with the prey and returned and has been with them ever since :)
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McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / June
« Reply #1032 on: June 17, 2011, 06:37 »
I see Brooklyn is sitting with the kids this morning.

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McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / June
« Reply #1031 on: June 16, 2011, 21:38 »
Great photo, with Brooklyn's feet on the roof of the nestbox, rcf! 8)

Rose and I noticed last year the parents stand on top of the box quite frequently.  When the chicks are old enough they sometimes sit and sleep up top also.