Just a few moments before 11am local time, our falcon laid her second egg of the season.
The screenshot below as captured by webcam viewer, Phoebe, and placed on our Flickr photo pool.
And another from later in the day
This photo pool is a great place to see and share other images taken by lovers of Derby's peregrines. Do remember we regard our webcam images as non-copyright (creative commons). You are free to use any images taken as screenshot from our webcams which are posted there. But all other photographs may well be copyright of the photographers, and should not be used without their permission. A simple email to the photographer may well get you the OK, of course.
Peregrine Falcons first nested on Derby's Cathedral, England, in 2006. Our Peregrine Project is now run by a partnership between Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Derby City Council, Derby Cathedral and the Cathedral Quarter. Here is what's happening in 2024. . .
18 comments:
The falcon has not left the two eggs yet. So we have to wait to see them in full. The tiercel has just flown from the ledge.
If anyone sees the moment the two eggs are exposed on the new, low-level nest camera, and can give me the exact timestamp on Webstream 1 or 4 (ideally to the second), I'll do my best to retrieve a film clip direct from the camera via my VPN connection. I have automatic recording set up to happen on large movements on the nest. It doesn't always work, but downloading even the shortest clip takes an absolute age. To then discover I've downloaded three or four of the wrong ones causes immense frustration! Thanks NickM.
AnnieF: I'm surprised you're having to type in letters and numbers if you already have a Blogger account. Is it not remembering you / or is your browser set to not save cookies after each session? This could be the issue.
AnnieF: I've just signed out, then tried to leave a comment. Although the annoying text boxes were there, I ignored them and simply hit "Publish your comment", having selected posting with a Google account. I was then taken to a Google account sign-in page where, after giving my password, my message was posted and future comments are offered under my sign-in identity. Does this help?
I have been watching the falcon settled on her eggs from stream 4. I saw the flash of wings in flight, possibly the tiercel, as he had left the scrape. The falcon was looking up and around her gaze clearly following something in the air. A few moment ago I got a screengrab of the tiercel flying in with prey. He has stashed high up on the tower and is now with his mate on the scrape. Flickr pics of the scene.
13:03:02 according to Steam 2, I put a screengrab of the two eggs, the falcon had lifted to reveal them. Not a view of just the eggs alone, but will keep watching.
Just caught a changeover with both the peregrines. Got a good view of the eggs - pics on flickr
14:41:08 on Stream 1 timing for the eggs visible at changeover.
Many thanks Nick for the comment on the tail end of the previous blog post about the ravens attempting to nest on the cathedral a few years ago amid protests from our peregrines. This was before I found you all. Interesting! Great screen grabs on Flickr for those of us missing the action.
Oh Phoebe - you're so cool! - your post input and flckr know-how enhance our enjoyment tremendously - grateful thanks :)
Ah thanks Lorraine, I do it for the love of the birds and to share what some can't view.
I can't always watch but try my best.
Phoebe, I second Lorraine's comment - thank you for your hair-trigger reactions and tech wizardry!
@Nick M. Thanks for trying to help but it didn't work for me. I don't mind having to type in the numbers though, as this year they seem much clearer.
I'm feeling very pleased with myself as learned how to do a screen grab but now need to know how to put one on Flickr. Advice please.....
Hi MaryT, Well done on getting a screen grab, do you have a flickr account? you need that first. You can upload to your photostream then add the photo to Derby Peregrines. You need to join the Derby group.
If you click on 'Upload' then follow the instructions. If you need more help let me know.
Re Flickr:
MaryT: Phoebe is spot on. First you need to learn how to upload your own pictures or screenshots to Flickr. You can lump them together into 'sets' for different topics. After that you'll then need to join our DerbyPeregrines group and the load them onto our group. If you follow the link to Flickr on the right side of our blog homepage, then click 'About' you'll get some information on saving and uploading to Flickr that we put there some while ago.
@Phoebe: Thanks for your great screen captures - I gave you an honourable mention on Radio Derby this evening! Just one thing: If the screengrabs are the main type of images you post to Flickr, would you mind changing your default setting to allow downloads of images? Poor old NickB has been going mad trying to find a way to save one of today's screenshots that you posted, and then I realised why he couldn't. Obviously photographers need a way to stop people saving (stealing) their good pictures, but we do like to make the webcam images as freely available for schools and the media to use whenever they want.
NickM, I have altered the copyright on some of the pics, I didn't realise settings were on copyright. I hope you can now access them.
Hi NickB, glad to see you now have access to the pics. It was not intentional.
The falcon is now on watch at the top of the tower whilst the tiercel so dutifully sits on the eggs. He does like to do his share.
Hi Nick M, thanks for the mention on radio Derby, unfortunately I was busy and didn't hear it. I will look on iplayer tomorrow.
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