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Author: | loza [ Mon Dec 19, 2016 6:11 pm ] |
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Arjen |
Author: | loza [ Mon Dec 19, 2016 6:13 pm ] |
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and empty |
Author: | Aprilnz [ Mon Dec 19, 2016 6:41 pm ] |
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Hi I am wondering who this is? I was thinking one of the juveniles but possibly Xavier looking at Ioza's pictures :) Thank you for all the great videos and pictures Arjen and Ioza very cool. Everyone have a Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year |
Author: | loza [ Tue Dec 20, 2016 5:26 pm ] |
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Author: | Aprilnz [ Tue Dec 20, 2016 6:53 pm ] |
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Thank you Ioza...action man Xavier! and for Cilla's notes I did love the pictures of the prey lying by the ledge untouched for a bit and Diamond ...amazing! if the juveniles where there... |
Author: | Aprilnz [ Tue Dec 20, 2016 7:58 pm ] |
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Some memory pictures of Diamond's juveniles. Mel, Rubi and Vim The last egg too pip...Vim? three hungry mouths have grown into very beautiful falcons. Diamond with Vim, you have down an exceptional job... with help from jumping jack flash Xavier haha. Thank you everyone for a great first season watching for me, keep safe over the holidays and take care |
Author: | bonbon [ Tue Dec 20, 2016 9:17 pm ] |
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Beautiful pictures and delightful captions! Thank YOU, Aprilnz! |
Author: | Arjen [ Wed Dec 21, 2016 7:01 am ] |
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20:30 Diamond arrives, Xavier flies by. |
Author: | skygirlblue [ Wed Dec 21, 2016 9:40 am ] |
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Author: | Beth [ Wed Dec 21, 2016 10:00 am ] |
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2016~Very nice photos and videos ...THANK YOU (!)... |
Author: | loza [ Wed Dec 21, 2016 1:55 pm ] |
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Aprilnz She departure |
Author: | loza [ Wed Dec 21, 2016 1:58 pm ] |
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Author: | loza [ Wed Dec 21, 2016 3:22 pm ] |
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Xavier arrived and departure |
Author: | loza [ Thu Dec 22, 2016 6:29 am ] |
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Xavier He returns |
Author: | loza [ Thu Dec 22, 2016 6:37 am ] |
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Author: | loza [ Fri Dec 23, 2016 5:18 am ] |
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7.46 am he departure |
Author: | loza [ Fri Dec 23, 2016 5:28 am ] |
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Author: | loza [ Fri Dec 23, 2016 5:54 am ] |
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Author: | Arjen [ Fri Dec 23, 2016 7:57 am ] |
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22 dec 21:32 Xavier on the ledge. 21:33 Diamond arrives, Xavier leaves. http://www.gumtreecs.com.au/wordpress/comparison-with-last-year/ Published 23 December, 2016 | By Cilla Kinross While sorting through previous years’ notebooks to find a suitably tidy set of entries to send to Chris and Sue, I looked up last year’s post-fledging sightings around the box and found that there was a certain similarity up until mid-December. The fledglings were Tumbler, Walga (females) and Tardy (male, always last to do anything, but actually first to leave). They fledged mid-November (16-18th, days 39-41). The pattern was similar to last year, after a week or so of chaos and missing birds, all 3 juveniles assembled in the ‘park’ opposite the roost with the parents by 25th November. After a week or so they then moved to the large dead tree on the farm, a few hundred metres away (the same one as this year). The birds were seen frequently in and around the campus. On 15th December juvenile female arrived in the box on 15th December and stayed for a few hours. Both male and female restarted to prepare the scrape in December, although not with much vigour. Prey was occasionally stashed in the box. On 5th January, a juvenile tried to land in the box, but Diamond chased it off. And you might be interested to know that I was still getting records of juvenile flypasts (once or twice weekly) until 13th February. The adult would pursue it, or vice versa. In previous years I’ve also noticed that juveniles are here for 6-8 weeks after fledging, so, it is disappointing to have so few sightings of our trio this year. I’ve looked for them almost daily without any luck after such a short post-fledging period (3-4 weeks) and my spies around campus have also come up with nothing. There was a rainstorm the night before they ‘disappeared’ but I really don’t think that would have been a major problem (and not for all three at once). Anyway, I haven’t given up on finding them and will let you know as soon as do. But I’ll be away 5-15 Jan, so there’ll be fewer updates from now on. Anyway, our couple live on doing all the normal peregrine couple things, with little prey coming into the box now, although both arrive with red tootsies or chest, obvious signs of recent kills. Sometimes Diamond has been absent at night, or arrived very late (eg at one in the morning) and last night at 9.30 pm, suggesting gently to Xavier that he vacates the premises. They must be able to see and fly well in the pitch dark. I’ve read that they occasionally hunt at night, but I don’t have any evidence of that with our birds. 20161222 night swap All the best for Christmas and the New Year and thanks for all your very interesting comments over the breeding season. Cilla |
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