tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post8975066478973032382..comments2024-03-27T19:23:48.197+00:00Comments on Derby Cathedral Peregrine Project - 2024: Chichester PeregrinesPeregrine Project Member (Nick M.)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08206815980511978659noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-78577050604418874642009-02-24T09:56:00.000+00:002009-02-24T09:56:00.000+00:001 Peregrine on Pud Cam 1 Peregrine on Nest Box Led...1 Peregrine on Pud Cam <BR/><BR/>1 Peregrine on Nest Box Ledge<BR/><BR/>9.56 amAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-22060725350573858382009-02-24T06:58:00.000+00:002009-02-24T06:58:00.000+00:00Two peregrines, companionably at the pudding cam.Two peregrines, companionably at the pudding cam.Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-34792981992477936352009-02-23T14:06:00.000+00:002009-02-23T14:06:00.000+00:00I understand that radio tagging is necessary when ...I understand that radio tagging is necessary when a species is really really endangered, but I always cringe when I see a beautiful bird with a cumbersome transmitter attached to it. If I were the bird, I'd be pretty upset.<BR/><BR/>Peregrine on the nest box and one at the pudding cam ledge as I type.Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-40660852797409828792009-02-23T12:49:00.000+00:002009-02-23T12:49:00.000+00:00Ash asked about radio-tagging. I've discussed this...Ash asked about radio-tagging. <BR/>I've discussed this with Nick Brown and we agree that, whilst radio-tagging might yield interesting results on the movement and spread of juveniles out from the nest, it's just not something that we'd do ourselves. Any radio tagging scheme would have to be done as part of a properly structured and funded scientific study. The project team here don't have the expertise or resources to do this themsleves, and so would not consider it. The chicks are clearly ringed, so we may well hear if they set up home somewhere else.<BR/><BR/>We would love our project to contribute to scientific knowledge and would consider any approach made to us for serious research. One idea we think our project could potentially help with is the study of night-time hunting. If a university somewhere wanted to install thermal-imaging cameras to detect the temperature of prey brought back at night, this could confirm or deny assumptions that peregrines use city lights to take prey during the hours of darkness.<BR/>I hope this answer helps clarify our position. As for cost, I'm afraid I have no idea - but it wouldn't come cheap, I'm sure.<BR/>Nick M.Peregrine Project Member (Nick M.)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08206815980511978659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-67585614665205299422009-02-23T10:16:00.000+00:002009-02-23T10:16:00.000+00:00I have friends in Chichester, so I've known about ...I have friends in Chichester, so I've known about "their" peregrines since before "ours" arrived. I was interested to read that they, too, had an artificial nest box, as I'd always supposed that they used an existing ledge.<BR/><BR/>Kate in DerbyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-37895416330629732412009-02-23T08:42:00.000+00:002009-02-23T08:42:00.000+00:00Pax Canada 12.41amwonderful close up on the puddin...Pax Canada 12.41am<BR/>wonderful close up on the pudding cam, and another falcon on the scrapeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-67591096585683806662009-02-23T08:33:00.000+00:002009-02-23T08:33:00.000+00:00Would it be possible, or even desirable, to fix ra...Would it be possible, or even desirable, to fix radio tags to our peregrine chicks? And how much would such a project cost?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535645521271313239noreply@blogger.com