Quest and Kendal - Toronto/Don Mills

[Bobbie Ireland]

Harlequin is up! 5:50am

Kids! Can't they even manage to sleep in at weekends??

[Dumpsterkitty]

Baby Harlequin doing well.
June 25, 2011 - Toronto - Don Mills
Mark Nash Reports:

A quick spot check of the camera this morning has little Harlequin doing the same thing that most of the little ones at this age doing, trying to get out of the blustery winds, the direct sun and rain. Now that she is mobile and much older (and bigger) and can no longer be brooded by Quest given her increased size and body mass, the resident adults are not spending as much time on the nest ledge with her which is quite normal at this stage.

At this age, the hatchlings are able in part to better regulate their own body temperature, and as you can clearly see, she is very mobile and moving around on the nest ledge. She can move her position in and out of the sun, wind and rain allowing her to warm-up and cool down when she needs to. The thick heavy down acts both like an insulation from both the heat and the cold. Should there be any driving rain, you will see Quest back on the ledge sheltering her.

Both Quest and Kendal are although very close should any received threat present itself that would require their attention. Their parents in typical peregrine fashion, are roosting in a place that offers them a direct line of sight to the nest ledge, and as they have demonstrated on more than enough occasions, can get to the nest in seconds!!

You can now see Harlequins juvenile flight feathers clearly peeking out from beneath her thick down and you should almost notice a visible change on a daily basis as they continue to grow longer.
Stay tuned……
Posted on June 26, 2011 10:22 am
Observation for Toronto - Don Mills

[Dumpsterkitty]

Harlie peeking around the corner

[Bobbie Ireland]

Harlie peeking around the corner

"Am I on yet? No? What's my cue? I am new to this!"

[Dumpsterkitty]

I wonder what's going on?  Quest seems to have parked Harlie in the corner & is standing guard...probably nothing serious, but...well, what Mark said about being there in a flash...

[Dumpsterkitty]

Harlequin tests her wings

Harlie stretches her wings!

[Bonnie]

Mommy Quest and Daddy Kendal will not let her fledge before her time.  You can bet on that one.  Although it is nerve racking to watch them practice closer to the ledge edge.  Water St parents keep them close to the building until just time to fledge.  Somehow peregrine parents just know.  Let's trust in Quest and Kendal.  And of course Harlequin and CPF and Rochester watchers.  Like, yee Gods, there are enough of you around the world watching 

[chlosmom]

Ei--she is just a bit of a girl isn't she--even w/ the flapping of wings
hope she has the sense to listen to her parents

[kat]

Hello all!

Let's see if I can succeed at attaching a photo here. First time trying!

I've been taking screenshots every Monday since Harlequin was born....

Cheers!
kat

[Penelope99]

Wowww!!!   Good idea kat!!!   Thanks!
She is bigger than her mom now!!!!

[Dumpsterkitty]

Hello all!

Let's see if I can succeed at attaching a photo here. First time trying!

I've been taking screenshots every Monday since Harlequin was born....

Cheers!
kat

Excellent!  The fluff is going quickly! 

[Donna]

Goof job Kat, my she has grown huh?

[jeanne]

OMG!!  Especially between photo 3 and 4-- she just grew!!!!!  Sweet baby and mama!!

[Kris G.]

They grow so fast-love the pantaloons!  Thanks, Kat!

[carly]

Love your photos Kat, what a sweetie she is.  I'm a big fan of the pantaloons too..   I can't believe how big she is..checking in on her now on cam and she seems to be chit chatting to mom ...putting in her dinner menu request no dbout