tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post878975181137491208..comments2024-03-28T16:23:15.216+00:00Comments on Derby Cathedral Peregrine Project - 2024: Cathy doing wellPeregrine Project Member (Nick M.)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08206815980511978659noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-2118903263170983162009-10-17T07:16:42.607+01:002009-10-17T07:16:42.607+01:00Phoebe,
I just saw your note over at Colin's ...Phoebe,<br /><br />I just saw your note over at Colin's blog about not knowing where to post your photos. It is easy to open a (free) flicker account and upload photos to that. Just go to www.flickr.com to start.Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-2667910974653840482009-10-15T08:11:56.950+01:002009-10-15T08:11:56.950+01:00one on the tower cam,looks like a misty morningone on the tower cam,looks like a misty morningPax Canadanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-646987629721863082009-10-14T16:54:23.583+01:002009-10-14T16:54:23.583+01:00one on the tower camone on the tower camPax Canadanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-4642170455020945262009-10-12T21:22:40.273+01:002009-10-12T21:22:40.273+01:00Hello everyone!
Just to say I'm still alive an...Hello everyone!<br />Just to say I'm still alive and kicking and sorry to have neglected the Derby site for too long. There's just not enough hours in the day to do everything and I guess I've actually been trying to spend a bit more time out there doing and seeing stuff - which at the end of the day is what it's all about I guess. STILL no blooming peregrine round here - well, not that I've seen anyway. Going to Portland and Radipole at the weekend so if I get really lucky, I'll see a bearded tit (which reminds me to recommend the book of the same name by Rory McGrath - a smashing read) I might have been out of sight for awhile, but I promise you, you're never far from my thoughts!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-3821461805048236362009-10-11T13:13:01.983+01:002009-10-11T13:13:01.983+01:00A falcon very close the web cam! :)
Posted by Nuri...A falcon very close the web cam! :)<br />Posted by Nuri945, October 11 at 11.45 am (10.45 UK time)<br /><br />http://www.birdcam.it/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3657&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=270Giohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02034416674141575766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-74965009004934840132009-10-11T09:22:45.754+01:002009-10-11T09:22:45.754+01:00one still hugging the tower camone still hugging the tower camPax Canadanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-1721283235739704702009-10-11T03:09:58.687+01:002009-10-11T03:09:58.687+01:00two on the pudding cam, one almost on top of the c...two on the pudding cam, one almost on top of the cam, maybe it gives off a bit of heat? :)pax Canadanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-32805584104686953792009-10-10T18:54:56.562+01:002009-10-10T18:54:56.562+01:00Someone is making themselves comfy in the nest. Ca...Someone is making themselves comfy in the nest. Can't tell who it is too dark. Nice to see though just the same. I sang to-day in church and told of my wonderful experience with the birds. I think I may have got a few more people interested in the site. Before we know it next year will be here.Ann ( Canada )https://www.blogger.com/profile/08810670551584761218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-22502909515560431272009-10-10T00:46:48.393+01:002009-10-10T00:46:48.393+01:00Ann,
very nice thought.
I agree, there are many t...Ann,<br /><br />very nice thought.<br />I agree, there are many things to be thankful for. <br />Also those magical birds who make us join all over the world and, yes, even feel like a teenager or a child again. :DGiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02034416674141575766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-38230525640117770322009-10-09T17:56:21.938+01:002009-10-09T17:56:21.938+01:00A very happy Thanksgiving to Canadian friends. Wha...A very happy Thanksgiving to Canadian friends. What are you thankful for? For me there are too many to mention. Close to the top of the list would be good friends, nature, wild life in general. This wonderfully informative site and people who care.Ann ( Canada )https://www.blogger.com/profile/08810670551584761218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-80099123368490931042009-10-09T00:26:19.702+01:002009-10-09T00:26:19.702+01:00@ Karen Anne & Gio.
Thanks for the comments. Y...@ Karen Anne & Gio.<br />Thanks for the comments. Yes indeed I have been very fortunate. My time was far too brief but I think I made the best of it. It is something I will never forget. I am so glad to have had the wonderful experience. There are just no words I can think of to describe how I felt. Hopefully the look on my face will tell it all. Between that experience with Cathy and my life long love affair with Cliff Richard :) ha ha ha, I had an amazing time, one I would not have missed for the world. Cried and cried for joy. Felt like a teenager all over again.Ann ( Canada )https://www.blogger.com/profile/08810670551584761218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-55012794814572142952009-10-08T15:49:47.151+01:002009-10-08T15:49:47.151+01:00Wow, Ann, what great photos. I am consumed with e...Wow, Ann, what great photos. I am consumed with envy :-)Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-89005298630876633592009-10-07T23:07:45.951+01:002009-10-07T23:07:45.951+01:00@Ann.
Thanks for sharing your experience. I can un...@Ann.<br />Thanks for sharing your experience. I can understand it has been great, the photos tell more than you say.<br />What a beautiful young falcon she is! Still so 'blue' and so different from the birds I met.. still wild even sweet.<br />And you were lucky! Was twice in Derby the past year and never was able to spot any PF around the Cathedral.. :DGiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02034416674141575766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-59692769652800771442009-10-07T22:27:13.137+01:002009-10-07T22:27:13.137+01:00@Ann (Canada) Thaks for posting the pictures of yo...@Ann (Canada) Thaks for posting the pictures of your visit, Ann. Glad you had a god time - sory we didn't meet up.<br />@anonymous asked about an unusual ring we said we'd found ealier in the summer. Although I did show a slide of this in a talk I gave to a local RSPB group earlier this evening, we won't be publishing details more widely for a while. There's nothing sinister in this - just a suggestng that we hang fire for now.<br />Sorry the webcams lenses are so spider-covered this year. There's not much we can do about this until we next service the platform.Peregrine Project Member (Nick M.)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08206815980511978659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-54303709853676645632009-10-07T19:48:38.715+01:002009-10-07T19:48:38.715+01:00I have posted just a few of the photos that were t...I have posted just a few of the photos that were taken of my-self and Cathy during my wonderful trip to Derby. It was sure nice to be back home even if just for a week. Thanks again Colin and Phoebe. If anyone would like to see the photos you can find them on the blog. My blog can be reached by just clicking on my name at the top of this post. Hope you will enjoy them. It was a thrilling experience. One I shall never forget.Ann ( Canada )https://www.blogger.com/profile/08810670551584761218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-9199201827079145052009-10-06T08:05:00.421+01:002009-10-06T08:05:00.421+01:00lovely close up on the pudding camlovely close up on the pudding camPax Canadanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-47948955713058727302009-10-06T07:44:49.018+01:002009-10-06T07:44:49.018+01:00Just spotted three peregrines on the webcams, one ...Just spotted three peregrines on the webcams, one on the scrape and two on the tower ..... so at least one juvenile seems to be still around! Looked as if they were eating breakfast.Helennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-45274958537124685592009-10-05T14:47:22.746+01:002009-10-05T14:47:22.746+01:00@ Colin and Phoebe.
Colin thanks so much for the ...@ Colin and Phoebe.<br /><br />Colin thanks so much for the truly wonderful experience of holding Cathy and seeing her up close. My trip to Derby was made so wonderful along with the Cliff Richard and Shadows concert of course. My time in Derby went far too fast and would like to have done and seen much more. Colin and Phoebe helped me to make the most of the trip and I will be always thankful to them both. It was a real pleasure to meet you both and thank so much for making me welcome. Also for providing me with a ride to see Colin. This site is all the more better for you two being on it. What a great team all of them are. I saw the Falcon on the scrape and a younger perched just above her on the first day of my trip. How wonderful. Hope to see you again one day.<br />Cheers and take care. All the best for next year.Ann ( Canada )https://www.blogger.com/profile/08810670551584761218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-78083673378312190642009-10-04T11:02:56.376+01:002009-10-04T11:02:56.376+01:00Do you have any news on the leg and ring that was ...Do you have any news on the leg and ring that was found in August? I got the impression it was a somewhat interesting event.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-84863025207413065482009-10-03T08:43:46.727+01:002009-10-03T08:43:46.727+01:00one on the tower camone on the tower camPax Canadanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-12012160295785062652009-10-02T17:44:39.444+01:002009-10-02T17:44:39.444+01:00Thank you for the update on Cathy, it sounds like ...Thank you for the update on Cathy, it sounds like she is doing very well and I am sure we can trust Colin to do what is best for her, if we think of how it might have all ended. I think someone was looking out for her and saw she got into the right hands starting with the vet and and later a home<br />with Colin.<br />I continue to watch the birds and see there is one on the tower cam right now.Pax Canadanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-49970786671804502662009-10-02T16:46:26.473+01:002009-10-02T16:46:26.473+01:00"But by not being flown she stands a greater ..."But by not being flown she stands a greater risk of becoming unhealthy."<br />Even though never free, Cathy from the Cathedral (010) deserves the risk of life.<br />She trust in Colin, I think we all do. <br />30 m., great indeed! :DGiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02034416674141575766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-11858379195252719152009-10-02T16:00:46.882+01:002009-10-02T16:00:46.882+01:00My thanks to Colin for extending hospitality to An...My thanks to Colin for extending hospitality to Ann (Canada) and to Phoebe. Ann: you did try to make contact whilst you were here my apologies for not being in when you called.<br /><br />We would like to make clear that we don't expect Colin to make his time or his home available to those who might want to see the falcon. He is a private person and that would be an unfair pressure to put upon him. Of course, we're grateful to him if does choose to do so, but he would still have our support if he chooses not to. Nick Brown and I had a long chat with him the other week, where we expressed the project team's full support for what he is doing, and agreed the way she might or might not be flown or shown. The Project Team recognise that in flying her she is, of course, being exposed to risk. And that's fine by us. Even a healthy bird can get attacked (by another bird, a dog or even a person)whilst being flown in an open space, and she could quite easily get injured as she is still not so hot on making turns. But by not being flown she stands a greater risk of becoming unhealthy. <br /><br />I must say that it was a great honour to hold and feed Cathy in my hand the other day. She wouldn't fly to me - suggesting that she is well bonded and trusting in Colin, but it was great to see her making a tethered flight of about 30m.Peregrine Project Member (Nick M.)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08206815980511978659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-89824145560825884642009-10-02T07:33:59.319+01:002009-10-02T07:33:59.319+01:00one on the pudding cam one on nest ledgeone on the pudding cam one on nest ledgePax Canadanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-42618247222747887152009-10-02T06:19:53.457+01:002009-10-02T06:19:53.457+01:00More photos of Cathy, looking fluffed up from the ...More photos of Cathy, looking fluffed up from the wind, I assume, and quite sturdy, on Colin's blog,Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.com