A beautiful story about this truly heroic bird. Thanks for sharing!

 

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20121109/NEWS01/311090022/Baby-Mop-BetterThanPants?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CHome&nclick_check=1

                             

Here he is!  

http://youtu.be/kD-aB6YxYI8

Looks like he wants momma to feed him!

Snow update:

A quick update to say that, as of this morning, Snow is still up in the large old pine trees in the wood opposite the nest.  He is clambouring about and doing short flight bursts between branches, but I haven’t witnessed any longer flights, nor feeds.  But of course, I can’t spend all day looking through the scope (which has been set up in an office belonging to the head of school, who is probably unaware of its current use) and we have no external cameras, alas.  Last night Swift was sitting a few feet from him, so clearly they know where he is and I’m sure are feeding him. 

 At least the parents are no longer bring prey into the box as they did on Day 1, although they are still visiting and often meet up there for a ritual courtship manoevre (heads bowed, clucking).

When Snow starts doing longer flights, I’ll go and forage around under the tree for feathers to see if I can see what prey has been taken.  There is a lot of tangled understorey there, but will have a look anyway.

Cheers

Cilla

Fantastic pics, Bonnie!  Sad about all those old trees though-so many lost in this storm.

A falcon fan caught RM and Tiago together today, photos included!

http://www.peregrine-foundation.ca/w/2012/11/sightings/a-sunny-day-at-home/

Great catch, nycbird!

Storm Sandy was stressful for many living things in NY but not for Mitik!

http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2012/11/08/nyregion/AQUARIUM-sub.html?smid=tw-nytimes

http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=244220

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/nyregion/hurricane-filled-new-york-aquarium-with-dangerous-substance-water.html?smid=tw-share

My calendar has arrived. I like Dot.ca with the just hatched Orion.
Very sad that Unity died by the bad woman.  She was a gorgeous falcon.

Unity's death was an accident. Let's not judge the driver of the car.

Annette probably said that because it was reported the woman who hit Unity with her car laughed after the incident. Many of us were upset when we heard that she thought it was so funny.

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Oh that was just so adorable, thanks Kris!

You're welcome!  He's so darn cute! 

Still have a long way to go!

Wonder if Quest is watching from afar! Or anear!

At least we're seeing work again!

That's for sure-I was beginning to wonder if it would ever resume!

Po's second birthday celebration!  (I turned off the volume to watch it)

http://youtu.be/1OhCq_LZ3Y4

On my morning ride around the ranch today I came across a Pileated Woodpecker. It's a life bird for me so I was really excited to find it. He kept moving and gave me a hard time getting a pic of him. I did get 1 blurry pic and then a car came up behind me. I had to move the jeep cuz the dirt road wasn't wide enough to go around me. I lost the large woodpecker after that. I hope to find it again while I'm here this month.  

                                                                           

Lucky, MAK!  They're probably in the woods behind our house but I've never seen one.