I'll text the cell phone we secretly installed in the next box last week. Hopefully Beauty will see it and make an effort to stop by Sunday.

Should I uplink via satellite an invitation to Quest too?

That was so thoughtful of you, Shaky, making sure Beauty has a way to keep in touch!

I wish I could be there...someday we will meet in person, Bobbie!

Thank you for sharing these.  A special man...and a special daughter!

[Two brave mice set up home in owl's nest]

Two brave mice set up home in owl's nest
Two brave mice are creating a stir after setting up home in an owls' nest. The wood mice moved into the Barn Owl Tower, which was specially constructed for the nocturnal birds at the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall. And their antics are being captured thanks to a "Mouse Cam" set up to watch them.

The gardens' managing director, Peter Stafford, said: "For the autumn our team have moved the cameras underground to show life for a mouse. It's perhaps not the wisest place for the creatures to make their home but it makes for fascinating viewing."

Fortunately for the mice - a major food source for the birds of prey - there are currently no barn owls in residence, though earlier this year the webcam followed the latest brood courting and raising their young.

Heligan Wild is situated in a hide in the middle of the estate near St Austell, designed to give visitors close and intimate views of the wildlife, either immediately outside or through a selection of remote cameras placed around the site.

webcam

Both via Nothing to do with Arbroath

First a video...

Lady and the Tramp, Mackinaw Queenie & Kenzie

[Talking parrot woke owner with news of premature puppies]

Talking parrot woke owner with news of premature puppies
A talking pet parrot has been hailed a hero for saving the lives of five premature puppies. Mimicking his owner Suzanna Bolton’s voice, 18-year-old African Grey parrot Sam squawked a distress call in her ear after going upstairs and jumping onto her bed in the dead of the night. Sam woke Suzanna with calls to ‘come on, come on’ before leading her to the pups. Mrs Bolton’s four-year-old Pomeranian bitch Sally had gone into labour a week early and both she and her puppies were in distress on a cold and wet kitchen floor.

Mrs Bolton, 55, of Anchor Avenue, Darwen, said: “Sam is allowed to roam around out of his cage, but parrots are not known to move at night. That night he seemed to know what was going on and came looking for me to help. He’s never been in my bedroom before in the eight years I’ve had him, but he came up the stairs, climbed on the bed and started talking to me in my own voice with the words “come on, come on�, which I often say to Sally.

“I wondered what on earth was going on and took Sam back downstairs to his perch, but then he looked at me and squawked. It was then I looked in the kitchen and saw the puppies. One had died and the other five boys were all very, very cold and wet. I quickly got the heat pads out for them and got them next to a radiator, and luckily they’re now doing well. I honestly believe that if Sam hadn’t have acted how he did, then the others could have died too during the night.�

Mrs Bolton bought Sam from an Urdu speaker when he was 10 years old and he knew no English. Now he is able to accurately mimick several members of Mrs Bolton’s family. She added: “He’s really very intelligent and everyone says how amazing it is that he’s managed to save the puppies.� Mrs Bolton hopes to give the puppies to new homes once they are old enough.

via Nothing to do with Arbroath

Via Bits and Pieces

I'm not sure who this is at the nest; I can't really see a band on the left leg:

   

I think it is Tiago.

That's what I was thinking too.  Usually you can see some of the red on Rhea Mae's band even if you can't read it. 

Thanks Shaky!  I'm so looking forward to seeing what Quest does this winter now that she's established a scrape.  Will "migration" be short trips east? So much we still have to learn about them!

 

I'm not a roofer or carpenter, but I do have a partial roll of felt/tarpaper & some left over shingles to donate. You'd just need to find someone to do the job

We have to be careful of what materials we use and how they are applied. We don't want to cause harm to the falcons.

I've been pondering what would be the best solution for a while.  I think a piece of exterior grade plywood just slightly bigger than the current roof-I think a bit more of a front overhang would help too-screwed to the current roof would do the trick.  Wish I could be there to help  

Thanks everyone for all your hard work!  Now, inquiring minds want to know, have we met Ravi yet?  Don't seem to recall the name...

Ravi is a member of the Rfalconcam team.  He is not as active as other members, but is happy to volunteer when work needs to be done.   

Hi Ravi!   

I say we "DO AWAY"  with this Fall back stuff!! 

I'm with you on that one...pick one and leave it alone!

Shaky said that no one volunteered to help.  ???

I think he was talking about a carpenter for the roof (I'd be there to do it in a heartbeat if I could fly!)

The team today consisted of Shaky, Kathy O, Dana, Lisa, June, Ravi, Carrie, Brian and I.  We got alot done ending the day with a visit from Beauty.  We ended our long day and will return tomorrow morning with other volunteers.  and I KNOW that MAK would have helped out if she could.   

Good work team.  Thank you!  You're the best!     

Today's team included Marcia, Larry, Joyce, Dana, Shaky and I.  We accomplished everything we needed to so we're good to go. 

Big thanks to all that came out and gave up some of their personal time on such a beautiful weekend. 

Now with a new camera and clean lenses, we'll be able to see more of our Rochester Peregrines.   

Thanks everyone for all your hard work!  Now, inquiring minds want to know, have we met Ravi yet?  Don't seem to recall the name...

New Main Cam...looks like a beehive! Cool. Thanks guys for the clean lens's! Each had their own duties!!

Is this the cam that spent the summer in Shaky's freezer and on Shaky's deck testing its weather-worthiness?