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bev, I like your story about the "cheeky little guy" and appreciated the photos. Rest well...

Great news and pics, as always. Sounds like blue is good and cautious.

He just might be able to see it Susan.

I will have a nice report tomorrow with more picutres. We were doing double duty yesterday, babysitting my grandson and watching the birds so no time for reports.

Kids are flying well. Peter just phoned and Red just took food from moms talons and flew off. . He had no camera as my daughter borrowed it for a wedding
Peter is down there alone as he wanted me to come home. So I cut the grass

I was so proud of Blue today for the way she was flying. Way up and giving red as good as she got.
If I have time tonight I will come back in.

I also went to banding of Miss Edmonton's chick and will do a slide show later also. (in a few days)

The last couple of days have been a real treat. We did lots of running but the kids are giving us a lot of laughs.

I thought after the loss of Yellow Band , I would not be able to enjoy the rest of the season, but seeing her gave me the closure I needed and Red and Blue restored my faith.

Red could fly from the first flap of his wings. He is a tease and all boy. Blue ,for the most part , is more reserved.

She does enjoy her siestas.

Yesterday, we had a lot of laughs at her expense. She had a huge piece of prey on the ledge at College plaza. When mom came in to either, help her , or try and get a few bites, Blue mantled and screamed . There was a standoff for over and hour and a half.
I think she even nipped mom at one point, as Radisson seemed to limp for a bit.
After Peter watched Radisson beak feed Blue this evening, I think Radisson was trying to help her yesterday. Radisson was very patient.

Today , Blue grew leaps and bounds. Her flying was great. She went way up, soaring , and she gave Red as good as he gave. She put the chase on him a few times.
'It is so exhilarating to hear them cacking as they play.

Last night Peter thought a young hawk needed rescuing but it flew off and hit heart building , a bit, and so he tried again and it flew off to a tree by where we watch. It may have been a young coopers hawk. After thinking about it today, we have had a coopers hawk hanging around(adult) .I think the young one may have just been seeking the pigeon leftovers. But Pter was not sure if it was O.K. or not.

I t was unusual ,as far the adults went ,today. Only ever saw mom , but Peter saw another tonight , just before leaving. I will keep my eyes open as we did have an intruder 2 nights ago. both adults took aim at it for quite awhile until it left the territory. Nothing is safe around our kids. they escort the ravens out also.
We better be careful, or they will be ushering us out as well.

the kids have been spending a lot of time on balconies at Windsor Park, but they go to the nest box also. Red was on the black mesh today.

How can one not admire these wonderful raptors.

slideshow from july23

Ditto for me. Great reporting and awesome slide show!

I figured you must be super busy, bev, when you didn't post for a couple of days. I'm glad you took care of yourself. Loved reading the updates though. Glad to hear you are enjoying all the antics.

Enjoyed reading your report & watching your slideshow, Bev! Glad Red & Blue are doing so well!

Thanks bev. for the nice report (stories). The pictures are fantastic.

I can't help but think of little Yellow and that she should be there too, but I am really so glad that Red and now Blue too are flying so well, and that you are enjoying them.

July26

I was there from 6AM TO 5PM Today.

Man, oh man. what a day.

Red is just a going concern. He was out with mom by Newton apartment. Just like a pro he flew straight up the building and down, rooting out the pigeons. That is what they do , in order to fly after them and catch them. But he loves to chase gulls, better
No one will ever convince me that these are not Damons chicks. I am sure they are. Red has the taste for gulls ,just like his dad. He nearly got one today. He just went after and after it. You heard it make a shriek and then fly off.

Red and Blue really did a lot of flying, Once again my heart was thumping. I think Red who has just been flying 8 days today, is not leaving any stone unturned.

But at one point today, after all his flying, he could not get height and when I found him, he was lying lower than I had ever seen him. Red flew done to join him. I kept my eye on him, and I guess he was jsut exhausted and after he rested , up he flew and made it to top ledge of Campus Tower.

Then when he was flying way up above Campus tower he was dive bombed by a coopers hawk. Mom was on the other side of building in a ledge ,so I do not know if she was aware. But Red gave as good as he got. the kept going at each other and then Red finally ran it off.

O f course, I can be vocal. I thought no on was up on roof, and I am talking a bit loud, Mom ,go help your son. I turned around and there is a couple going to their car.

Well I am not far from the hospital

A Coopers hawk has been coming in quite a bit. Msut have a nest near by.

Now if this was not enough for my heart, Blue and Red started playing tag around and in and out of the buildings.

A storm started to come in and lots of wind gusts. Red landed on a to ledge with difficulty but Blue could not and ended up on Heart building.But she really wanted to be with Red so she took off again and was blown all over. She finally ,with much difficulty ,landed on clinical science. ( Peter phoned me to tell me, that it was Blue on ledge and Red on clinical. A switch - a- roo took place that I did not see. ) Heart must have stopped for a bit

these guys are really flying circles. I was alone for 5 hours today, and so you really can get turned around.
Peter and the rest of the nihgt crew are still down there so I will wait till he gets home and update in the morning.

If I have time I will post photos from July18, 19. and 20. We will try and download videos for next week.
Daughter still has camera so we are missing great shots, but kids come first( or do they )
Have a great evening. I will hit the hay soon

Boy bev. what a great report, but sounds like you are putting in quite a few hours. It is so nice to have a first hand account of their development. I never would have thought that Red would already be trying to catch prey and a gull?? My goodness, not to mention chasing off a Hawk. Incredible. I know it will be a while before they are independent, but sounds like they are getting a good start. Thanks.

pictures form July17, Day before Red band fledged. If you look at tail of Red and then of adult ,you can see cream still on bottom. Good way to tell them apart when they are sitting with back to you.
Red band hopping back on ledge , from pillar below

Red band on ledge below nest box(note tail)

[b]Adult male
His breast is more cream than moms. Just like Damons was[/b]

ADult

Blue and Yellow(Shadows often helped us see where one was from the ground)

red

Blue on cam and Yellow behind

Blue with wings out

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Jean.