[Conservationists are embarking on an urgent mission to save one of the UK's most threatened birds - the turtle dove - from extinction.]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/18006233

Conservationists are embarking on an urgent mission to save one of the UK's most threatened birds - the turtle dove - from extinction.

[Sasha is fortunate to be alive.In the wild, the red-tailed hawk wouldn't have seen her first birthday. This spring, she turned 25.]

http://www.fdlreporter.com/article/20120510/FON0101/120509075/Sasha-turns-25-Rescued-red-tailed-hawk-featured-Horicon-bird-program

Sasha is fortunate to be alive.

In the wild, the red-tailed hawk wouldn't have seen her first birthday. This spring, she turned 25.

Wow Quest!  Look what we did!

"And if they are girls, I pray they don't have your lungs!!!!"  Kendal whispering to himslelf, "(Please be boys, please!)"

How do the crabs keep up their population if their eggs get devoured so much? 

Well, that's a problem, I believe.

he's back and he DOES have prey for Beauty!!
he's gone

http://www.wcnc.com/video/raw/Eagles-flies-out-of-hack-tower--150965505.html 1st fledge for Carolina. Didn't sound to good but she came back. 

Very cool Paul. Looks like plenty of eggs for all, I hope. Thanks

  Beauty's back with DC
She wants an egg. Maybe it will happen. "Miracles do!"   

5/11/2012  ::   Banding Results
This year we have two male eyases- one weighs 560g, the other 590g. They're both in good health. The banding event seems to awaken the eyases to the fact that they can get out of the scrape and explore the nest ledge. This is critical to their physical development. They will begin building the strength and agility that will be necessary for them to attempt their first flight, which should happen in a few short weeks.

[The female is Hope and her three brothers are Horácio, Thunder and Cobalt.]

Falcon fans in Silicon Valley and around the world have cast their votes and the peregrine falcons hatched last month on a ledge high above San Jose City Hall have been named.

The female is Hope and her three brothers are Horácio, Thunder and Cobalt.

City officials say nearly 1,250 people voted in the naming contest from names suggested by San Jose school kids. More than 80 students submitted names for the young falcons.

The female name Hope was submitted by a fourth-grade student at Ben Painter Elementary School.

The name Horácio was submitted by a third-grade class at Horace Mann School in San Jose, and the names Thunder and Cobalt were submitted by students at Ben Painter.

The students who submitted the winning names will receive a commendation from Mayor Chuck Reed at a future City Council meeting, passes to Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, and a school assembly featuring Glenn Stewart of the UC Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group.

"I'd like to thank all the San Jose students who took this opportunity to participate in this contest and learn about the world's fastest animals," Reed said in a statement. "The peregrine falcons offer people of all ages a great lesson about nature and conservation."

After Stewart earlier this month rappelled about 30 feet from the roof of City Hall to band the young falcons and determine the genders, a volunteer panel of judges chose 10 finalists for the public vote.

The contest closed Wednesday with 1,244 votes tallied.

In the coming weeks, the young City Hall falcons are expected to "fledge," leaving their nest and learning how to fly.

Clara, the mother falcon who first appeared on the City Hall ledge seven years ago, has given birth every spring

A very very brief visit, just long enough to wake up Sleeping Beauty.

Oh no, not Stella! How sad. What a bad year. I'm so sorry.  We were so worried about that with Archer, another sad moment.

DotCa has two new half-siblings as of yesterday.  Mathew has posted a few shots of Jack, TR Mom (the mistress  ) and the two little ones:

http://www.asic.ca/peregrinefalcons/

Someone better tell DC! 

Beauty's up and gone