UNITED KINGDOM MISC~2010

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 61947

Huntley

kittenface · **Posted:** Sun May 16, 2010 5:15 pm

Its so weird to see them in their natural habitat, but so nice too

catwoman · **Posted:** Mon May 17, 2010 11:45 am

Well, looky here! :clapegg:

catwoman · **Posted:** Tue May 18, 2010 10:14 am

Chichester

They're all out of the box now, so hopefully they'll pull the cam back soon!

catwoman · **Posted:** Wed May 19, 2010 10:09 am

I haven't seen the Huntly chicks for a couple of days, or an adult either! Just checked the blog & there's no updated info there. I'm hoping they just wandered off into the grass & we just can't see them!

catwoman · **Posted:** Thu May 20, 2010 9:57 am

Huntly
Today I see an adult on cam bending over in the grass like he/she is feeding, so I think the chicks decided to get in the grass for a more comfortable bed & for shade.

catwoman · **Posted:** Tue May 25, 2010 9:39 am

Chichester--finally have some chicks within cam range!

catwoman · **Posted:** Wed May 26, 2010 10:06 am

Wow--all in the box. Wonder if they were banded or something...

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 61947

Caught a "blurry" feed..I remember the first time we watched this cam a few years ago, it was so clear...hmmmmmmm...

kittenface · **Posted:** Tue Jun 01, 2010 12:56 am

Chichester
OMG these guys are just comical here when you can catch more than one :lol:

Alison · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:31 pm **Posts:** 2776

Huntly

The three chicks are getting big:

kittenface · **Posted:** Tue Jun 01, 2010 7:02 pm

Its so cool to see them in their rightful habitat
Scares the pooh out of me all those cliffs and all but they are were they belong :loveshow:

catwoman · **Posted:** Tue Jun 01, 2010 7:12 pm

Thanks for the Huntly picture, Alison! I haven't seen these guys in a while cause they've been hiding by the cam!

Alison · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:31 pm **Posts:** 2776

Huntly

The three chicks have now been banded.

Huntly falcon chicks leave the nest for the first time
New arrivals inspected, weighed and ringed, before being returned 100ft up a cliff

THREE fluffy peregrine falcon chicks were carefully removed from their nest on a 100ft cliff face for the first time last night.

Staff at the Huntly Peregrine Wild Watch Centre watched as Forestry Commission Scotland employee Alastair Young abseiled down the disused quarry to collect the chicks to be inspected, weighed and ringed, before returning them to their nest.

The event has become an annual highlight at the centre, which provides a peephole on the life of peregrines that regularly nest in the quarry through cameras, displays and guidance from staff.

Over the past seven years visitors have been able to see three baby birds hatched and raised each season, apart from in 2005 when there were only two chicks reared.

Gibby Kirwan, a warden at the Bin Forest centre, which is just a few miles north of Huntly off the A96 Aberdeen to Inverness road, said it was the third time the pair of falcons had reared chicks at the site.

http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Articl ... 7?UserKey=

catwoman · **Posted:** Thu Jun 03, 2010 9:41 am

Chichester--its hard to tell with the blurry pic, but one kid is getting fed in front. Looks like about fledge time!

catwoman · **Posted:** Thu Jun 03, 2010 9:56 am

Thanks for the Huntly banding info, Alison!

Alison · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:31 pm **Posts:** 2776

Huntly

According to the blog, the three chicks are all female!

catwoman · **Posted:** Fri Jun 04, 2010 9:31 am

Huntly

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 61947

Huntly

Alison · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:31 pm **Posts:** 2776

Huntly

Suddenly the chicks are changing so fast, especially the one on the right:

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