Radisson - 2012 / Ivy & Princess

[The Peregrine Chick]

Parent doing some alarm calling again.  It's been going on for some time now.  I guess someone's on the roof again?

The hotel has to do work daily on the roof but usually the birds just watch since they are very used to it.  Sometimes there are outside contractors on the roof to do some specialized hi-tech work which can often elicit a response from the birds, but they don't tend to take long.  Or it could be one adult yelling to another ... sometimes Princess does that when she wants Ivy to come home and watch over the kids.  Or it could be someone on another nearby building, say washing windows.  If the adults were really perturbed they would be flying past the front/over the nestbox and the kids likely wouldn't be asleep (as they are right now).  Calling but kids asleep is probably a fairly low threat alarm. 

[susha]

Parent doing some alarm calling again.  It's been going on for some time now.  I guess someone's on the roof again?

[RCF]

All four kids out on the balcony, a couple are yelling and one is practising.

http://youtu.be/ZoYIhu-UiRE

[Kinderchick]

Chicks are under cover this morning, attempting to keep dry.

[susha]

Things are looking pretty messy in the Radisson house

[photosbydennis]

A few more phots have been added.

http://www.pbase.com/photosbydennis/radisson_banding_2012

[susha]

Looks like there's more and Daddy's "little" girl was politely waiting for tidbits from Ivy looking like a giant chick because of the camera angle...

Boys have moved in for their share.  Just can't get enough!

[ballywing]

Ivy actually got to do a whole feeding without being kicked out by Princess!  - Chicks were stuffed halfway through and walked away - Ivy didn't want to stop, he really was into this feeding!  Kept shredding the dinner and found a couple of the kids who were willing to take his offerings til the last bit was gone! 

[The Peregrine Chick]

Any ideas for names for this rowdy bunch TPC?

I do, and they will be going to CBC for the contest tomorrow morning ... 

[The Peregrine Chick]

Do we know yet who that is who is always out on the balcony, always standing alone at the edge looking out at the world?  He/she was the last out in the rain, before finally coming into shelter and is now standing looking out while the siblings seem alert and waiting for something - do I hear a parent flying overhead yelling at something?!?

The chick that sits out most and sits in front of the outside-box-cam (you are all very familiar with his breast feathers at this point) is the male chick that was picked on by his sister.  He has yellow on his band.

[susha]

Any ideas for names for this rowdy bunch TPC?

[susha]

All seems quiet now, though two chicks still alert, third is sleeping and the fourth must be off on an adventure

[RCF]

Parents are still alarm calling.

[RCF]

Somebody must be on the roof. 

[RCF]

Sounds like Princess and/or Ivy are alarm calling at the moment and the kids are sitting and looking out the box.