XCEL ENERGY 2011

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

Black Dog:

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

King Plant

Surrounded by chicks . . .

. . . with huge crops:

kittenface · **Posted:** Wed Jun 15, 2011 12:11 am

Mick · **Posted:** Wed Jun 15, 2011 3:49 pm

kitten, thanks for the sweet video. They have really grown!

I recorded this on 6-8 but couldn't get it processed before I left on a camping trip.

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

Black Dog

ljames · **Posted:** Sat Jun 18, 2011 8:51 pm

I always feel sorry for the ones that don't come out of the box for the feeding, so miss out.

One actually came down the step, then went back into the box before coming out again.
:suncon:

Mountain formation

Mama didn't let them go to bed hungry, she is back in there feeding them.

obxbarb · **Posted:** Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:41 pm

Thanks for all the pics ljames!

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

Very cute pics from King, ljames!

Black Dog

Changing so fast:

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

Only one chick in the nest today:

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

Later, there were two chicks in the nest:

And all three came home for the night:

obxbarb · **Posted:** Wed Jun 22, 2011 7:00 pm

Great shots Alison! I love the one of the two beaking :girlluv:

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

Black Dog

"They left me all alone!"

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

King Plant

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

King Plant

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

Black Dog

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

King Plant

This evening:

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

Courtesy of the King Operator, here is the information on the naming of the chicks:

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Falcons Named In Honor Of Former King Employees

As a follow-up to Tuesday’s article on last week’s falcon banding at the Allen S. King generating plant, this year’s brood was named by the King plant maintenance team. The naming rights were auctioned off as part of the plant’s United Way fund raiser.

‘’We saw this as a great way to help the United Way and honor some long-time friends at the same time,’’ said Mike LaCasse, King welder specialist. The names of this year’s falcons are:

Axel, named after King plant retiree Tim Axel, a cancer survivor (here holding his falcon namesake);

Hansen and Barry, named after King plant riggers Richie Hansen and Tom Barry, who each lost battles with cancer before they retired;

Wortham, named after Jim Wortham, a recent retiree from the King maintenance team;

Fritsch, named after former plant director Mark Fritsch, who led King plant during the MERP project.

King plant retiree Tim Axel, a cancer survivor, holds falcon Axel, named in Tim's honor.

(Photo by Jim Kimbllin, lead insulator, King plant.)

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

Black Dog

Just one juvie at the nest, with a nice full crop:

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

King Plant

Five beautiful chicks:

kittenface · **Posted:** Wed Jun 29, 2011 12:33 am

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