And she’s offPublished 13 November, 2017 | By Cilla Kinross
Marragaay followed in the steps of her little brother at 6.12am this morning. She also flew really well, over and through the eucs, where she seemed to be followed by parents, then one of them (hard to tell from here) seemed to fly between the eucs and the pine windbreak and then they all disappeared to the left of the left of the screen (towards the trees near the car park).
It’s very hard to be sure, and you’ll have to look very closely, but it did look as if M seemed to be flying one minute, then on the ground in the next (with the two adults still flying) on the lawn to the bottom left of your screen. Anyway here’s the video. I have to rush, but on my way out, I’ll have a look around for her to make sure she is not still on that lawn (if she is, I’ll put her in a tree).
But what a flight!
As soon as I find the birds (which I will), I’ll put up some shots.
Thar she blows
VIDEO Marragaay departs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG-ePuJD8TA&feature=youtu.beBali boltsPublished 12 November, 2017 | By Cilla Kinross
As predicted, Bali went first and flew amazingly well, right over the eucaltyp trees, then seems to swing over to the right over the pine shelterbelt
Bali is off – brilliant flight
VIDEO Bali bolts for the trees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7d4OPu6Jkk&feature=youtu.beYou have to look very closely to see Bali against the eucalypt trees
There has been almost nothing to eat all day for these birds and this seems to be a deliberate ploy to encourage fledging. There is plenty of prey around at the moment as the young starlings are out and about and very vulnerable (and probably tastier than those stringy adults.
Just an hour earlier, the two of them were interacting on the ledge in a way that gave me a feeling that something was going to happen – either a nice plump pigeon was going to arise OR one of them was going to go.
Bored and hangry
VIDEO Bored peregrine eyases
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bieGyPOEAUA&feature=youtu.beand hungry
It’s funny because I have my good camera with me today and was going to try and get a snap of the two of them on the ledge…..but I had a fall on the trail at Mt. Canobolas, so came back to work early to lick my wounds, but …aha.. too late