Yankee and Dixie! Isn't that cute? Maybe their kids will be Mason and Dixon!

I love the name Dixie for her! 

[And let us not forget the beautiful Unity who left us way too early! Can't believe it's been a year already. This is the last picture I captured of her from the cams. Fly Free Unity!]

And let us not forget the beautiful Unity who left us way too early! Can't believe it's been a year already. This is the last picture I captured of her from the cams. Fly Free Unity!

 

[Yea Yankee and Dixie!]

Yes! I was watching Dixie for about an hour as she fidgeted and squirmed, kept turning in circles, but it was too dark to even catch a glimpse. Knew there would an egg this morning!
Yea Yankee and Dixie!

Dixie?? Is that her name?

Just saw on FB that yesterday's "new" male has been seen again. Sheesh, what a season!

Yes, he's over there again. Just waiting on DC now! 

Is this the same "UT" as we had before?

Not the UT that was with B but a new UT! UT2

Just saw on FB that yesterday's "new" male has been seen again. Sheesh, what a season!

Yes, he's over there again. Just waiting on DC now! 

UB Falcon - She laid a 2nd egg.

She did some scooting around last night around 10pm like she was trying to gather up more than one egg. She made a 360 slow turn that looked like she was rounding something up and then sat on them. All the time she never showed what was up. Then she went into a deep slumber.

Was watching also, she was fidgety!! Knew an egg was coming. 

Webcam is down, but there are some other nice birds in the blog.

http://blogs.scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/osprey/2013/04/05/wildlife-diary-frid-april-5th/

Yup, tried to access the cam....NOT! 

 

http://www.beleefdelente.nl/vogel/slechtvalk

Check out the 3rd video Pa in Slow motion!!    Now that is cool!

http://www.uticaod.com/features/x1551276788/Will-Utica-finally-get-falcon-babies-Expert-says-there-is-hope read on

It was a love story that captivated Uticans for years.

Maya and Tor were a young couple trying to start a family in the big city. But their lives were filled with tragedy: First one miscarriage. Then another. Then Tor disappeared, and was believed dead. And finally Maya, perhaps haunted by memories of their time together here, decided to leave the city for good.

Casper and Chessie Have Two Eggs at William Osler!!!
April 05, 2013 - Etobicoke - William Osler

Tracy Simpson Reports:

My second stop yesterday was to check up our new pairing at the William Osler Hospital and their progress towards eggs.  Casper is the most excited male and has done everything to bring eggs to the tray including flight displays, scrape work and vocalizing while Chessie is trying to sleep!!  His enthusiasm is contagious and I now often stop by the site for a brief look at his antics of the day.  Yesterday I went up to check the monitor and there were two beautiful eggs in the nest tray in full view!!  Good going Casper and Chessie!  Back downstairs, I spent some time on site watching the ledge and Casper was clearly on babysitting duties.  He was sitting 5 feet to the left of the tray sleeping!!  Every once in a while he would look back towards the tower with a look like, “I am sooo babysitting right now…!â€�  While he was in guard-the-egg mode rather than cover-the-egg, the clutch is not yet complete and serious incubation will begin after the third one arrives.

On Wednesday, hospital security during rounds noticed the first egg in the tray and yesterday, on Thursday, the second was present.  This dates the first egg to April 2nd and we are anxiously awaiting more!!  Congratulations Casper and Chessie and the awesome folks at William Osler Hospital!!  I will have pictures for you later today!!

We have a whirly head!

OY! How did you do that??? ie get that shot??? I tried but... well... ya know me! (thanks, btw...)

Your next lesson!