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 Post subject: Re: ORANGE FALCONS: November-December, 2010
PostPosted: Sat Dec 25, 2010 3:45 am 
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 Post subject: Re: ORANGE FALCONS: November-December, 2010
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LIFE GOES ON, UP THE TOWER 12/25/2010

On Christmas Day life moves on for our peregrine family. At a time when we’re all thinking about those battling everything that nature is throwing at us including severe snow in Europe (and elsewhere), flooding (around Australia) and storms over (it seems) most of the planet, Solo and her family take each day as it comes.

With an injured youngster things are a little slower but after watching Solo’s superb flying exhibition yesterday there’s still hope for her. She looks awkward on the ground, as we’ve seen in the trees, but once off the ground she’s in her element.

Best wishes to all our viewers around the world, thoughts are with you all …

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Wonderful news--Solo is catching her own (large) prey, even with one leg being pretty much useless! :flirty:

WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?
(Posted on 12/28/10)

Depending on your inclination it was an eventful day today for our peregrines. Not 40 minutes after visiting campus this morning to check on our peregrine family (who typically were notably once more) we received a text message from one of our locally-based campus staff members with exciting news. Terri and her daughter had just witnessed a peregrine catch in mid-air right over the lake in a paddock, about 200 metres (650 ft) from the tower…. by now I was 40 minutes’ drive away!….

All three peregrines were ‘in residence’ but it was “Little Miss Trouble” Solo who took the lead, hauling in a galah and taking it heavily to ground not 30 metres (100 ft) away, apparently with quite an impact (which raises the question about whether she damaged herself from a similar action last week?). Swift flew down and took up residence on a nearby dead tree branch to monitor her charge while Beau flew low circles for a while before heading back up to the tower.

Terri and daughter watched as Solo enjoyed her meal but not without unwanted company – a nosey magpie flew in and decided to scavenge so Solo, on her one good leg, kept nagging and dragging lunch further along the rocky outcrop, protecting her prize. I spoke to Terri on the phone during Solo’s lunch and could clearly hear her excitedly minding her food from this nosey magpie! Interestingly Swift didn’t hang around and left before Solo had finished.

Less than an hour later she’d finished lunch and head headed back into the trees up by the tower. It’s a rare event for someone to witness a peregrine catch, especially so close by, so no doubt Terri and daughter will be quizzed by Cilla and myself for weeks to come!

At nearly 3 months old Solo is catching her own meals now, which appears to be quite advanced for her age. Satisfying to know that she is able to achieve this with her one good leg. This was comparatively large prey too and on that basis is even more impressive (or is that just the “step-grandparent” coming out in me?!).

Thanks to Terri & daughter for a wonderful description of today’s events and to Lydie for help with the post-mortem! Yet another milestone this season for FalconCam Project.

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Solo is one amazing juvie! It is remarkable that she was able to catch a large bird like a Galah with one leg out of commission! I feel bad for the Galah - they are such beautiful birds - but I'm glad that Solo is not allowing her injury to slow her down. I am hoping for a complete recovery for this brave little girl.

And she is wise to spend time in the nest box, where she can rest and be relatively safe from predators.

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The news of Solo catching her prey, just warms my heart. :hearts:

With all the heartbreaking news this year, we need feel good news

Happy New year everyone :ny4: :ny4: :newyeartoast:

Hi Beth and fellow Cam watchers :snowflheart:

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Thank you bev :ny4: Happy New Year to you too.

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A Limerick tonight, :nywish:


The Orange campus “Big Christmas Eve Limerick Face Off”
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This year, as previously, Orange campus staff organised a Limerick “Face-Off” again and as usual it was hotly contested. The winner this year, staffer Karilyn Gilchrist, gave the FalconCam Project a big tick with her winning entry and with Karilyn’s permissions we can now bring it to you!
"The peregrines want to say thanks
To young mountaineering Scott Banks
Who ascended their tower
For hour upon hour
When a new chick was joining their ranks

They say sorry to brave Aunty Cilla
For the times that they did swoop to kill'er
And will give her a smidgeon
Of a freshly killed pigeon
If that Christmas dinner will fill'er

And away up there on their height
They will look out for Santa tonight;
They say he's no flier
But a jolly good trier
So they'll make sure he gets there alright"


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Another update on Solo today:

I’m pleased to see that Solo got a galah yesterday. I watched her the day before chasing (unsuccessfully) a black-faced cuckoo-shrike (a reasonably large passerine) using the roost as a launching pad. The cuckoo-shrike was not stupid and swooped in and out of the trees, with Solo in hot pursuit and much too close to the trees for comfort. As I was watching, it occurred to me that perhaps that was how she hurt her leg ie she banged into a branch while hunting.

I took a photo of her before she took off and the leg is obviously still a problem; it was also still trailing as she was flying.

Cilla (trying to sort out her flood-damaged land and tree plantings, that have just emerged from 6m of floodwaters and mud).


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Thanks, Alison--it sounds like Solo is a smart cookie! :ny5:

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