Hello Pigott!

Their version of bowing.

Another of Beauty

They did some bowing in the nest box, but the cameras missed it.

Love to see these two- up close and personal!

No comment!!!

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-29612043

No habla Ingles   

I thought it might be time for a visit from Teddy again.  Be sure to turn your sound on for the nom noms!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cILZ_cB3_so

Awww 

Can't wait for the cameras to be online again! Guess little Aspro is going to be an only child...ah well, glad it's a healthy eyas 

[October 16, 2014]

An update from the Wildlife Center today on the little Richmond juvie:

October 16, 2014

Peregrine Falcon #14-1319 continues to do very well with her training. Amanda and Raina are working with the falcon daily, although the bird now spends a significant amount of time in her outdoor enclosure. She still readily flies to the glove when Amanda or Raina ask her to.

While work with the bird will continue over the next few weeks, both Amanda and Raina agree that this has been an amazingly fast training and assessment period for the falcon. With achievements made to date, it's time to declare the Peregrine Falcon as the newest official member of the Outreach Team.

The last step – choosing a name – will take place in a few weeks at the Wildlife Center’s annual gala on November 1. There, the naming rights for the Peregrine Falcon will be auctioned off in the Center’s live auction. Stay tuned for more information, including how you can place an absentee bid on this incredible honor!

While this is not the life she should have had, I think she can still have a good life and that she will be a wonderful ambassador for raptors.

Great to hear this! Neat way for the picking the name!

Now they say it could be til the end of the week for the web feed to be up and running....and I was getting mighty attached to those birds 

Hope they get it up running soon! Hey maybe we will be surprised with the 2nd egg hatching!  I agree, the little eyas could use a buddy!

We had 2 hawks in our yard this morning-hunting a large flock of small birds- and boy, you do NOT mess with those birds! 

Wow! 

Still waitin' on that second fluffball! 

[October 10, 2014]

 

Very sad news this afternoon about the other peregrine juvie at the Wildlife Center, the little male who was found in a field, and had surgery on October 3.

October 10, 2014

On the afternoon of October 7, Dr. Helen found Peregrine Falcon #14-2208 dead in his enclosure. The staff were surprised and saddened; the falcon’s death is likely due to the combination of the bird’s thin body condition, the stress of surgery, the prolonged recovery from anesthesia, and severity of the wing fracture.

At least the people at the Wildlife Center did their best to try to help him. If only people had not waited three days before finding help for him, perhaps things could have been different. Poor beautiful little juvie. 

 

All done! Poor Swift has some feathers stuck to her beak!

http://youtu.be/rRddLDynsCs


Aussie street fighters

Can you imagine looking out your window to see this? 

Feeding time!