pedalphile Posted February 8, 2018 Share #1 Posted February 8, 2018 the resident female now, live http://peregrine.group.shef.ac.uk/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted February 8, 2018 Share #2 Posted February 8, 2018 Cool...the eagles are popular to watch around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share #3 Posted February 8, 2018 1 hour ago, petitepedal said: Cool...the eagles are popular to watch around here. Yes, I have the Miles City site saved, just a nest of snow at the moment. This peregrine pair are getting into their bonding and 'homemaking' a fair bit now. Also they stay around their site all year, not something that usually happens in the wild, so that's an interesting adaptation to 21st century urban living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotgun Posted February 8, 2018 Share #4 Posted February 8, 2018 It's lunchtime and it's dark. WTF? I want to see peregrines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted February 8, 2018 1 minute ago, shotgun said: It's lunchtime and it's dark. WTF? I want to see peregrines. How inconvenient, but now you know how I feel when those lazy Miles City birds are still abed when I tune in daylight hours are currently approx 8am till 5pm GMT here, if that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted February 16, 2018 Author Share #6 Posted February 16, 2018 Mrs P in box right now http://peregrine.group.shef.ac.uk/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted February 16, 2018 Author Share #7 Posted February 16, 2018 She is now on the perch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted February 16, 2018 Share #8 Posted February 16, 2018 10 minutes ago, pedalphile said: She is now on the perch. Thanks for the update but that was 9 minutes ago. What's she doing now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted February 16, 2018 Author Share #9 Posted February 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, Kzoo said: Thanks for the update but that was 9 minutes ago. What's she doing now? Is this what you'd term baiting? Nice going, in a non contentious thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted February 16, 2018 Share #10 Posted February 16, 2018 4 minutes ago, pedalphile said: Is this what you'd term baiting? Nice going, in a non contentious thread. No just a question. What is the bird doing now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted February 16, 2018 Share #11 Posted February 16, 2018 There's a lot of them around St. Louis now. My son-in-law had one eating on his driveway. They sure have reduced the number of pigeons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted February 16, 2018 Author Share #12 Posted February 16, 2018 The urban peregrine feeding on the urban feral pigeon, adaptation and evolution in action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share #13 Posted February 21, 2018 Both birds in the box now, a bit on bonding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted February 21, 2018 Share #14 Posted February 21, 2018 36 minutes ago, pedalphile said: Both birds in the box now, a bit on bonding. I missed them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share #15 Posted February 21, 2018 39 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: I missed them. Shame, but in the next days and weeks there will be more and more of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share #16 Posted March 7, 2018 Almost a permanent presence now, there's a comment about Mr P having just tried for a mating, but failed to land - I know that feeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted March 7, 2018 Share #17 Posted March 7, 2018 There is a lot of reconstruction going on in the background of the shot. It looks like some is of historic importance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share #18 Posted March 7, 2018 6 minutes ago, donkpow said: There is a lot of reconstruction going on in the background of the shot. It looks like some is of historic importance. There is a lot of construction in town. Do you mean some of the nearby buildings look old? I doubt they'll be building anything of historic importance, that's for certain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted March 7, 2018 Share #19 Posted March 7, 2018 2 hours ago, pedalphile said: There is a lot of construction in town. Do you mean some of the nearby buildings look old? I doubt they'll be building anything of historic importance, that's for certain. The scaffolding around an older building. It looks like an important building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share #20 Posted March 7, 2018 3 minutes ago, donkpow said: The scaffolding around an older building. It looks like an important building. It's a part of the Uni, it has a fancy name but I forget what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted March 7, 2018 Share #21 Posted March 7, 2018 Very cool. Thanks for the link. I also enjoy the various webcams on the explore.org site. Lots to choose from, including the Decorah eagles at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted March 7, 2018 Share #22 Posted March 7, 2018 Just now, pedalphile said: It's a part of the Uni, it has a fancy name but I forget what. Oh, the "university". Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted March 7, 2018 Share #23 Posted March 7, 2018 4 minutes ago, Kirby said: Very cool. Thanks for the link. I also enjoy the various webcams on the explore.org site. Lots to choose from, including the Decorah eagles at the moment. Yay! A puppy-cam! Thanks, Kirby! https://explore.org/livecams/service-dog-project/great-danes-puppy-nursery-cam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted March 7, 2018 Share #24 Posted March 7, 2018 I was babysitting my youngest nephew, Adam, when he was 4 in the summer of 2012, and took him to one of the four "pay-to-get-in" county parks where I have a Senior Citizen's lifetime Car Pass. It was Downs Park, on the Chesapeake Bay, halfway between Baltimore and Annapolis. We walked the beach, looked at ships with binoculars, and then decided to go through the woods, which have exhibits every so often along the trails. We reached a fork and Adam asked, "Which way do we go?" I answered, "Whichever way you want." He went left and soon got to the Peregrine Falcon exhibit. He looked at the big bird and said, "I meant we should go the other way!" Pardon the lo-res pics - I had a really cheap semi-smart phone then, but you can see he wasn't smiling and didn't want to look at the Falcon! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted March 8, 2018 Author Share #25 Posted March 8, 2018 17 hours ago, donkpow said: Oh, the "university". Thank you. It is this place, and actually older than I thought, too https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Frederick_Mappin_Building Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted March 8, 2018 Share #26 Posted March 8, 2018 1 hour ago, pedalphile said: It is this place, and actually older than I thought, too https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Frederick_Mappin_Building Interesting. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share #27 Posted March 19, 2018 With a little bit of snow still laying in the box, Mrs P is at home and looking very much like she has laying on her mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted March 19, 2018 Share #28 Posted March 19, 2018 There is great anticipation among the people commenting about egg laying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share #29 Posted March 22, 2018 Yay, first egg laid this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted April 2, 2018 Author Share #30 Posted April 2, 2018 Dang, some snow this morning, and as the stills below show, our plucky mother just sits on in there, taking one for the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted April 2, 2018 Share #31 Posted April 2, 2018 Oh man, she was really hunkered down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted April 2, 2018 Share #32 Posted April 2, 2018 We had a different kind of Easter egg, here. That’s Utica. I haven’t heard about any nesting going on in Syracuse, where I work, (they have before) but a little over a week ago, I saw a male Peregrine chasing off a red-tailed hawk, so who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted April 2, 2018 Share #33 Posted April 2, 2018 28 minutes ago, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said: We had a different kind of Easter egg, here. That’s Utica. I haven’t heard about any nesting going on in Syracuse, where I work, (they have before) but a little over a week ago, I saw a male Peregrine chasing off a red-tailed hawk, so who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share #34 Posted May 1, 2018 First chick hatched yesterday, this afternoon a second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted May 1, 2018 Share #35 Posted May 1, 2018 Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted May 1, 2018 Share #36 Posted May 1, 2018 We have a Red Tailed Hawk Nest Cam. I found the nest yesterday. When I walked by at lunchtime, mom and dad were out grocery shopping. There are Peregrines nesting in Utica but I haven’t heard of any nesting here - although I did see one chasing a hawk about a month ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share #37 Posted May 2, 2018 18 hours ago, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said: We have a Red Tailed Hawk Nest Cam. I found the nest yesterday. When I walked by at lunchtime, mom and dad were out grocery shopping. There are Peregrines nesting in Utica but I haven’t heard of any nesting here - although I did see one chasing a hawk about a month ago. The red tailed hawk chicks look well established and have a nice sunny day at the moment. The nest cam on the peregrines is a great close up view but Shirley is well within the sharting range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted May 2, 2018 Share #38 Posted May 2, 2018 9 minutes ago, pedalphile said: Shirley is well within the sharting range. It has happened! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share #39 Posted May 2, 2018 It must be a warm day in Syracuse, those chicks have been uncovered for hours, even with Mum there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted May 9, 2018 Author Share #40 Posted May 9, 2018 For the third consecutive year only three of the four eggs have hatched and one has not. But three healthy and thriving week old chicks now, cannot be bad. btw earlier today I saw both the adult Miles City eagles and the chick, they are spectacular indeed, I saw one take flight and the branch was left swaying for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted May 31, 2018 Author Share #41 Posted May 31, 2018 The 3 chicks are doing well and only about a week away from their maiden flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted May 31, 2018 Share #42 Posted May 31, 2018 29 minutes ago, pedalphile said: The 3 chicks are doing well and only about a week away from their maiden flight. How is it something that beautiful starts out so butt-ugly? “Our” peregrines “Our” Red Tailed Hawks are about ready to fledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted May 31, 2018 Author Share #43 Posted May 31, 2018 1 hour ago, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said: How is it something that beautiful starts out so butt-ugly? “Our” peregrines “Our” Red Tailed Hawks are about ready to fledge Butt ugly and showing their true prehistoric roots I'd say. I've been checking on the hawks and the Utica peres daily, as well as the Miles City eagles. It is great having all these webcams available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted June 9, 2018 Author Share #44 Posted June 9, 2018 Two fully grown jives feeding themselves just now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted June 9, 2018 Share #45 Posted June 9, 2018 I like when I can get nature without the corresponding allergies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted June 9, 2018 Share #46 Posted June 9, 2018 7 minutes ago, Kirby said: I like when I can get nature without the corresponding allergies! and mites. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted June 10, 2018 Share #47 Posted June 10, 2018 There was (is?) a Peregrine Falcon nest near the top of Baltimore's tallest building that apparently feasted primarily on pigeons - too bad they can't breed a bird of prey that just likes rats! I posted this somewhere before -maybe LF- but when my just-turned-10 nephew Adam was 4 in 2012, we went to Down's Park on the Chesapeake and took a walk through the woods, which has nature displays every so often. At a fork in the path, I let Adam choose and we went left. Soon after, we reached the Peregrine Falcon exhibit. Adam -who you can see looks worried in the photo and is looking away, took one look at the big bird and said, "I meant we should go right at the fork." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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