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Offline RCF

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Re: McKenzie Seeds - 2017 / Sol & Hurricane
« Reply #20 on: June 23, 2017, 18:52 »
I think Photobucket is having issues so I used Flickr and modified my post.  Hope it works and you can see them now!
Technology got to love it!

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Re: McKenzie Seeds - 2017 / Sol & Hurricane
« Reply #19 on: June 23, 2017, 18:20 »
Yes, I would also like to see the little one.  Hopefully the pictures can be re-posted.

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Re: McKenzie Seeds - 2017 / Sol & Hurricane
« Reply #18 on: June 23, 2017, 18:00 »
In case anyone besides me is having problems seeing RCF's photo, I've sent her an email

Wanna see the Brandon Baby  ....  ;D

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Re: McKenzie Seeds - 2017 / Sol & Hurricane
« Reply #17 on: June 23, 2017, 16:39 »
Looks to be only one chick that I could see this afternoon. Hurricane had been in to feed, she wasn't in there very long maybe five minutes. The chick wandered around for a bit and then disappeared.....probably back napping!

   

   

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Re: McKenzie Seeds - 2017 / Sol & Hurricane
« Reply #16 on: June 09, 2017, 13:45 »
Have been able to confirm what RCF was seeing - first hatch for Sol & Hurricane at McKenzie Seeds.  No photos I'm afraid.  The chick is small and there are three eggs so we hope a couple more will hatch out in the next few days.  More news as we have it!

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Re: McKenzie Seeds - 2017 / Sol & Hurricane
« Reply #15 on: June 08, 2017, 09:24 »
Thanks RCF - knew you'd get the evidence it there was any to get!! Well done  ;D

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Re: McKenzie Seeds - 2017 / Sol & Hurricane
« Reply #14 on: June 08, 2017, 05:16 »
Congratulations on getting the photo evidence and on the hatch(es)!  :D

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Re: McKenzie Seeds - 2017 / Sol & Hurricane
« Reply #13 on: June 07, 2017, 23:24 »
Great news RCF.  :)  Thx so much. I was in the city yesterday & knew it was about hatch time but didn't have time to take a look. Sigh!  :(    Your pics are amazing!
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Re: McKenzie Seeds - 2017 / Sol & Hurricane
« Reply #12 on: June 07, 2017, 21:43 »
It looks like we have a hatch from the behavior of Hurricane and Sol.  :-*

In with prey

               

Sol leaving


Hurricane feeding
               

Hurricane out with remnants


Hurricane
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Re: McKenzie Seeds - 2017 / Sol & Hurricane
« Reply #11 on: May 29, 2017, 12:17 »
Is that the nestbox? Won't that loose mesh bother the PF's?  :-\

No, not the nestbox (thankfully!) - that is the window where we usually hang the camera for the nestbox.  Last year the window that is usually in the front blew/broke off last year (gods, I think it was only last year).  To replace the whole window structure was not something we could do at the time and not without approval, so we installed chicken wire to keep the ever-present and ever-invading pigeons from getting inside.  Mostly it worked, or at least until the wire got mangled.  :)  We have some other plans in the contemplation phase to deal with our pigeon problems but they are on the back burner until it quietens down some.

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Re: McKenzie Seeds - 2017 / Sol & Hurricane
« Reply #10 on: May 29, 2017, 11:45 »
Is that the nestbox? Won't that loose mesh bother the PF's?  :-\

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Re: McKenzie Seeds - 2017 / Sol & Hurricane
« Reply #9 on: May 18, 2017, 20:54 »
Good to hear about the four eggs! Hurricane is certainly consistent with her egg laying.  :)

I was down there today and noticed the mesh was pushed out of the window that conservation looks out to see into the nest box.  I guess the next time they need to look there will probably be more pigeon droppings to step through. The pigeons are notorious for finding holes that they can get into.  :-X

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Re: McKenzie Seeds - 2017 / Sol & Hurricane
« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2017, 11:55 »
https://twitter.com/mbperegrines/status/864886000547491840

Had to help contractors navigate around the building a bit today so Conservation took the plunge and braved the pigeon-infested tower window to check the nestbox for eggs.  Report is that there are 4 eggs and all look fine though 2 may be a bit smaller than the others. Size doesn't indicate viability - Mistral's egg was very small.  Will be interesting to see how many hatch - Hurricane has a habit of laying four eggs and hatching out 3 chicks.  Last year there were only 2 but that was Sol's first year in town which might have been a factor. 

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Re: McKenzie Seeds - 2017 / Sol & Hurricane
« Reply #7 on: May 09, 2017, 14:36 »
So glad to hear Hurricane is back.  Thanks for the updates RCF.  Really, really appreciated.

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Re: McKenzie Seeds - 2017 / Sol & Hurricane
« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2017, 12:29 »
Thanks for the update!  :D