Wow, you named "Hope", how sweet is that!! 

It was real sweet 

It's an "Honor" to name a Falcon! 

Wow, you named "Hope", how sweet is that!! 

Kingsly died first,later Victoria was found dead on a rooftop. She gave it her all trying to feed her 5 chicks. She just couldnt do it alone. The 5 chicks were removed from the nest and taken to CPF Raptor Centre where Tracy helped nurse them back to health before the chicks were transfered to be hacked out in Richmondhill Ontario. All 5 made it to fledge. 2 that Im aware of went on to nest successfully,one remains nesting today.

That's a very sad story BF. Glad Tracy helped them survive! GO CPF!!

[THANKS KAT!!!!]

Quest's doing a bit of swooping and diving this morning! I've just had three fly-bys in about two minutes!

THANKS KAT!!!!

What's the betting for Punxsutawney tomorrow??

Six more weeks of winter and 9 more months of mudslinging.

I am fed up with both, so bring on spring!

Nooooooooo, my tree is till up, it wants to see a good snowfall first!!    

http://youtu.be/VhkDdayA4iA

Oh, you're just asking for it.

Viking Kittens

  Great song, great video. I remember Viking Kitty!!

And I keep thinking...

Watch out where the huskies go!  Don't you eat that yellow snow!

Frank Zappa had that "Yellow Snow" song out!!  (Wow, where is this thread going)?

http://www.times-herald.com/opinion/Falcon-inside-store-saved--2055098 Don't hear about this happening too often!

I remember in Toronto, they got a report of a hissing pigeon that was in a moving van (I think near city hall).  Sure enough, it was a peregrine.  I think our friend Linda Woods rescued the peregrine!

I think that was one of Rhea Mae's 

No, it was ViKing, one of the five orphans hacked from Richmond Hill in 2002 after Pounce-Kingsley and Victoria died.

Thanks for that tidbit!

They both died at the same time and left 5 orphans?? This stuff is getting knee deep but awesome finding out all this info. Did we know this and I forgot?

Absolutely Ranger is still around. She's been at the Mount Sinai hospital for the past couple of years and is still with Hunter. She's been producing eggs but there has been no chicks to date. Every year the eggs fail to hatch and have been laid in a place where we can't take them for testing. Don't know if someone is infertile or there is a pipping problem or what. Linda Woods has seen them both in the last week and so I will be going down maybe next weekend to try and spot them. The picture I took was from last year. From Tracy

 

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Snowy Owl
Photograph by James Galletto, My Shot

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures

This snowy owl was captured during a snowstorm. Unlike most owls, which are nocturnal, snowy owls are diurnal—they hunt and are active both day and night.

Left after this

What's the betting for Punxsutawney tomorrow??

Winter to finally get here! Suppose to be 63 today!!

A good story. Lets see..we've had them...down old smokestack/chimney,in AC units on a hotel and also at Skydome,atop a tour bus that wanted to head to Niagara Falls,atop a downtown streetcar that took off along King St and ohh ummm sundry balconies. Never a dull moment at fledge watches!

The tour bus was definitely one of Rhea Mae's-it was Lily in 2008...I remember we joked she wanted to get to Rochester to visit Grandma & Grandpa

Lily

[The poisoned bird, known as Blue Purple G, was one of the first young kites brought from Wales and released in July 2007.She had found a mate and was known to have successfully bred and raised three young at Redcross.Jimmy Deenihan, Minister for arts, heritage and the gaeltacht, said irresponsible and illegal use of poison baits had killed pets as well as the birds of prey."Seven Red Kites are known to have been killed in this way in County Wicklow since the project began," he said.]

The poisoned bird, known as Blue Purple G, was one of the first young kites brought from Wales and released in July 2007.
She had found a mate and was known to have successfully bred and raised three young at Redcross.
Jimmy Deenihan, Minister for arts, heritage and the gaeltacht, said irresponsible and illegal use of poison baits had killed pets as well as the birds of prey.
"Seven Red Kites are known to have been killed in this way in County Wicklow since the project began," he said.   

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-16800256 story

[Whooping cranes looking for home after assisted migration ends]

Whooping cranes looking for home after assisted migration ends
By Dennis Sherer Staff Writer
A flock of whooping cranes that has spent the past six weeks in northwest Alabama are looking for a new home.

The assisted migration of the rare birds has ended after bad weather, a government investigation and the reluctance of the young cranes to continue flying south. The the journey that was scheduled to end in Florida has been on hold since early December.

"The Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership is meeting this week in Wisconsin. A decision will be made at the meeting about where we will go from here with the cranes," said Liz Condie, CEO and co-founder of Operation Migration, the group that was leading the birds from Wisconsin to Florida.

The partnership includes Operation Migration, the Fish and Wildlife Service and seven other agencies and organizations working to restore the whooping crane population.

Among the options likely to be discussed include hauling the nine birds to Florida in crates where they would be released at two wildlife refuges. Another is to release the cranes at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in Decatur.

"We're really not sure what all the options are that will be discussed at the meeting," Condie said. "All the options that have been considered so far have pros and cons. There could be some new options develop before a decision is made on Wednesday or Thursday."

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