Bird Cams Around the World

thanks Carolyn.

If he went down and then up, I think it is a mini fledge. good on him.

Brandon
I went up to the parkade this morning after seeing no chicks on the wall ledges at the McKenzie bldg. I watched for a while and could only see the parents on the mts tower. I saw Hurricane fly off the tower and immediately heard some squawking. I looked to the west and there was a chick standing up on the very top of the Scotia Bank building, almost two blocks away from McK bldg and about five stories higher than the lower roof. I could see yellow tape on his band with binos, it was Rosser doing a bit of flapping. Hurricane landed on the roof where I couldn't see and Rosser followed her. Maybe five minutes later I heard more squawking, Hurricane and Rosser were flying high above the McK bldg and I watched them play talon tag. So, I guess Rosser has officially fledged.
Rain was perched on the southeast wall against the pillar wall while Rosser and Mom were flying around.

Thank you, I will keep watching.

Aren't those pictures of Carolyns just gorgeous?
You and your wonderful mother might need a little help soon if they keep going the way they are get the plane fueled up beth!

They will be shutting down the cams very soon, not sure when and probably won't get any notice, they will just turn them off. I haven't really been watching the Brandon cam because the chicks are hardly ever in view with the cam pointed in one small area. That's okay because I can go and see them in person. The Radisson cam needs to be reset. I think there was a power outage which messes up the view or moves the position on the cam and now the view is on a store down on the street. The cam operator has been absent since yesterday.

My mother and I were down at the McKenzie building this morning around 9am and both boys were on the black ledge preening. After about 20 minutes Rosser flew over to the communications tower across the street. Apparently Rain wasn't very happy about being on the ledge by himself and was very vocal. We talked to a couple, who are lurkers on the forum while Rain did some preening and then lay down on the corner of the ledge. They left and we were going to leave also, so I started to cross the street and that's when Rain flew off the black ledge over to the communications tower where he perched on the bottom girder. We hung around for a bit and watched and then I took mom home. I came back after that and could hear somebody squawking and it was coming from somewhere near the tower. I went around the other side of the tower bldg (back lane), I spotted Rain up on the roof still squawking. He flew off the building towards the McK bldg and then I heard no more squawking, so I figured he was on the lower roof with his brother. And just because, I checked on the west side of the McK bldg and found a chick laying on the top window sill (seven stories), so I guess that's where Rain flew after he left the mts tower building.



Both boys on black ledge

Rosser on the communications tower

Rain just before he fledged

Rain on the bottom girder

Rain at back lane side of tower bldg

Rain on window sill on west side of McKenzie bldg

Great photos, Carolyn. Looks like Rain is on a fairly narrow ledge. Thanks for all you and your mother do looking after those boys.

Great pictures Carolyn.
glad all is well

Cute video of the kid dancing with his food. No music, so I sang along with it. I really shouldn't do that. . .

I agree that video was way too cute, silly kid.

Rain on the pillar testing wind and runway length before liftoff.