http://news.yahoo.com/s/digitaltrends/20110622/tc_digitaltrends/lytrothecamerathatcouldchangephotographyforever;_ylt=Avxc3bw3jpo29kj8bfL0xmus0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNudXFyczMxBGFzc2V0A2RpZ2l0YWx0cmVuZHMvMjAxMTA2MjIvbHl0cm90aGVjYW1lcmF0aGF0Y291bGRjaGFuZ2VwaG90b2dy

Pretty cool, click on the pics to focus where you want!

Why is the Cape Griffon Vulture going extinct?

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/the-beauty-of-ugly/why-is-the-cape-griffon-vulture-going-extinct/420/

[Emperor penguin takes turn for the worse]

Emperor penguin takes turn for the worse

The condition of an Antarctic emperor penguin which ended up thousands of kilometres from home on a New Zealand beach has deteriorated, with fears it might be sick.

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/animals/emperor-penguin-takes-turn-for-the-worse-20110624-1gi17.html I can't believe there is nothing they can do! Just let it die?

[Falcon watch draws a crowd]

Falcon watch draws a crowd

Between 150 to 200 people watched the falcons, the fastest animals in the world, who can fly at more than 200 mph when they dip in the air to catch food.

http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20110623/NEWS/106230337/Falcon-watch-draws-crowd?odyssey=mod story and video

Milton controls all of the air space!
June 21, 2011 - Brampton - Courthouse
CPF Postmaster Reports:

June 21st - 2011
Tuesday brought little action. Truss was seen removing food from the nest site while Milton looked on. Most of the time I spent on site today had Milton watching/guarding the nest from his usual ledge. When Truss was present, she also seemed content to perch near the nest as well. Perhaps the most interesting moment was when a Great Blue Heron was flying low on a direct path over the nest when it noticed Milton and instantaneously made a 90 degree turn Southwest. Unlike the pair at Etobicoke General Hospital, Milton and Truss have not shown the same level of aggression towards other intruders. Gulls, Pigeons and Starlings all seem to fly very close to the nest without many regrets.

!!! Another pair in Ottawa or a failed nest?
June 08, 2011 - Ottawa - Delta Ottawa City Centre
CPF Postmaster Reports:

Hello CPF,

I was able to get a couple of shots of one of the falcons that is a regular at our building. These photos were taken yesterday around 6pm. One or both birds are usually on the building everyday at this time. I am looking to borrow a zoom lens in order to get a better quality shot.
Thanks
Donna

Good Morning Harlequin!

Again
usually after this, he's on his way to KP. He has a schedule to follow.

  Bravo, great report!! 

Love the pics and captions Kat, especially the bucket weighing pic!! Such a girl! Thank you. Hope Harlequin graces you with her presence tomorrow. 

A baby Peregrine Falcon is being treated for an injury to its left wing after the bird tried to leave her nest atop the federal courthouse in Central Islip this week. Experts say the bird is expected to make a full recovery.

Bobby Horvath, a licensed wildlife trapper from Massapequa, believes it is likely that the young bird of prey fell as it attempted one of its first flights but instead smacked into the building and plummeted to the ground where court officials found it. It is there that Horvath was able to catch the bird in a net and take it in for treatment.

“They are kind of scarce, not a real common species, and they’re considered an endangered species in New York State,� said Horvath. He said he spotted at least one other baby falcon sitting on the ledge of the sixth floor of the courthouse while he was there. He believes there could three or four baby falcons total.

Court officials first reportedly noticed a male and female falcon making a nest atop the roof of the The Alfonse M. D’Amato United States Courthouse some time ago but up until now remained unaware that there were baby falcons as well.

The nest has been nearly impossible for the maintenance staff to get a look at since it is too dangerous to reach without risking serious injury. Horvath saw the nest from afar and said it is out on a ledge.

Falcons are a protected species in New York State. Peregrines are among the fastest birds in the world reaching speeds of nearly 200 miles per hour.

“Their numbers are on an increase which is a good sign,� Horvath said. “We are surprised to find a new pair here and there, just like this one. Even in New York City there are some new pairs showing up.�

A baby Peregrine Falcon, like this one, was found at the federal courthouse in Central Islip this week.
injured falcon
Bobby Horvath, a wildlife habilitator with the Wildlife in Need Rescue organization, holds a falcon whose wing was damaged outside the federal courthouse in Central Islip. (June 22, 2011) Photo Credit: Daniel Goodrich

Newsday.com

Everyone is home again tonight...one head...one tail...one whole bird!

Curfews!!! Good parenting! 

Nite little Harlequin, make sure your in the cameras view tomorrow morning when Kat comes into work. 

Wish her well flights from now on! 

[Origin of the Species blog]

Some great pictures of the fledglings at James O'Brien's Origin of the Species blog



I like this one of a missed landing  

Youngster landed fine & came up for a feeding...

That is a "too funny" pic. You don't see that too often!! Thanks Ei

Debbie H said they added a wing to Mercury's leg the day of Harlie's banding. Must have been the missing piece.

I thought it looked a bit strange.

I noticed this yesterday when I was parked on the Broad St. bridge.  It looks very strange.  Plus they must have fixed the other winged foot with copper, because it was really shining in the sun.  Plus I thing they did something to the wing on his hat.

Bottomline, it looked like a patch job to me.   

That's where A and B have their romance, on the foot!!