tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post1459726490835613015..comments2024-03-28T16:23:15.216+00:00Comments on Derby Cathedral Peregrine Project - 2024: Courtship VictualsPeregrine Project Member (Nick M.)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08206815980511978659noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-49821443451433841872010-03-17T10:56:32.937+00:002010-03-17T10:56:32.937+00:00Afilsdesigner: we know nothing about the whereabou...Afilsdesigner: we know nothing about the whereabouts of any of the young peregrines that have fledged from the Derby nest. If they have survived (and many won't have) then they take 2-3 years to come into breeding condition. <br />The Cathedral pair would not allow another pair to nest anywhere close to them, so the nearest we might expect to find a new pair setting up territory would probably be in a neighbouring town or city. There are established pairs already in Burton and Nottingham so any young prospecting bird might have to go elsewhere.<br />Alternatively if one of the birds from an established pair were to die, then the remaining bird might pair up with a younger bird, even conceivably with its own offspring as happened in Bath last year I think. <br />Nick B (DWT)Nick Brown (DWT)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-33448460054171747132010-03-17T10:36:13.323+00:002010-03-17T10:36:13.323+00:00I have a question: These Peregrines have been bree...I have a question: These Peregrines have been breeding for a few years now. Is there any evidence that their offspring have set up their own breeding sites and if so, are they in the same general area? If not, when might they start? Just interested.Afilsdesignernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-91552477824894869542010-03-16T18:10:33.205+00:002010-03-16T18:10:33.205+00:00That thing in the corner was prey. I saw a peregri...That thing in the corner was prey. I saw a peregrine in the nestbox feeding from it. You can see it at the front of the nestbox now, a smallish bird I think.AnnieF.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-81475939307519905022010-03-16T17:44:59.679+00:002010-03-16T17:44:59.679+00:00one on the tower cam with prey, one on nest ledgeone on the tower cam with prey, one on nest ledgePax Canadanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-5874133716269469052010-03-16T16:47:46.762+00:002010-03-16T16:47:46.762+00:00Both birds have been in the same places for some t...Both birds have been in the same places for some time - one on the tower close up to the wall, the other on the nestbox ledge rhs, facing inwards but looking around.AnnieF.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-18395632903027550222010-03-16T13:42:19.279+00:002010-03-16T13:42:19.279+00:00There seems to be something in the far corner (bac...There seems to be something in the far corner (back) of the nestbox, rhs, unless it's just litter or a trick of the light.AnnieF.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-24846605022764860572010-03-16T12:28:19.621+00:002010-03-16T12:28:19.621+00:00One just arrived on nestbox ledge, scrape side. It...One just arrived on nestbox ledge, scrape side. It's looking up & around.AnnieF.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-55195606058810725002010-03-16T09:11:03.217+00:002010-03-16T09:11:03.217+00:00One just arrived on the tower ledge with prey. The...One just arrived on the tower ledge with prey. The other's on the nestbox ledge rhs, looking upAnnieF.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-31811407534014817932010-03-15T23:49:49.642+00:002010-03-15T23:49:49.642+00:00Bird on the tower, head tucked in. Fast asleep 23....Bird on the tower, head tucked in. Fast asleep 23.49Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-69753564440064864862010-03-15T18:29:50.245+00:002010-03-15T18:29:50.245+00:00I'm sorry I couldn't get an image - I have...I'm sorry I couldn't get an image - I haven't the faintest idea how to do it.AnnieF.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-66887408049660549582010-03-15T18:21:25.532+00:002010-03-15T18:21:25.532+00:00A mating took place at 18.18 on the tower ledge, f...A mating took place at 18.18 on the tower ledge, following courtship activity in the scrape.AnnieF.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-8564589504935191102010-03-15T16:37:41.147+00:002010-03-15T16:37:41.147+00:00bird on the edge of the scrape and
the other one ...bird on the edge of the scrape and <br />the other one is cuddled up to the tower cam having a snooze!!!<br /><br />intrusive??? i think not!!!!<br /><br />steph, canadaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-33693181647487073272010-03-15T16:26:30.492+00:002010-03-15T16:26:30.492+00:00One right up close to the pudding cam, another on ...One right up close to the pudding cam, another on the nestbox ledge, scrape side.AnnieF.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-83531698354110913642010-03-15T16:00:34.871+00:002010-03-15T16:00:34.871+00:00one close up on the top cam, one on the nest ledge...one close up on the top cam, one on the nest ledgePax Canadanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-9060239883053831142010-03-15T13:08:51.714+00:002010-03-15T13:08:51.714+00:00One on the tower, another on the nestbox ledge, rh...One on the tower, another on the nestbox ledge, rhs.AnnieF.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-38767246222392625622010-03-14T16:24:41.360+00:002010-03-14T16:24:41.360+00:00Both birds were tucking into the moorhen this morn...Both birds were tucking into the moorhen this morning. Posted some screen shots on Flickr.Helennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-19906664607997676482010-03-14T16:12:21.642+00:002010-03-14T16:12:21.642+00:00One of the things that occasionally causes a probl...One of the things that occasionally causes a problem with the project to reintroduce the endangered whooping crane to the US is, despite efforts to avoid this, the birds get comfortable around humans, showing up at bird feeders, walking up to humans, and so on, instead of wild. And of course, wild is the goal.<br /><br />So maybe if the peregrines knew we were around, they'd be lining up outside the local pubs :-)<br /><br />Also, the animals who come to my deck feeders know I'm nearby. My reading chair is right at the sliding glass doors and I get a fishy eye every so often, or even a demand from a squirrel or hummingbird to refill the feeders if I'm a bit late. That hasn't prevented mating behavior on the deck.Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-24325486586490287252010-03-14T15:08:04.193+00:002010-03-14T15:08:04.193+00:00The prey was a moorhen - I saw its head earlier th...The prey was a moorhen - I saw its head earlier this morning (red and yellow beak) and the report of yellow legs confirms the identification. Moorhens are taken quite often.<br />Nick B (DWT)Nick Brown (DWT)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-74586659323796591992010-03-14T13:25:45.312+00:002010-03-14T13:25:45.312+00:00Thanks for the video clip; it’s good to see they a...Thanks for the video clip; it’s good to see they are still willing to nest here. I am looking forward to this season and seeing the whole thing, for the first time; I missed the egg laying and hatching last year.<br /><br />I see the tiercel has taken his usual pose at the tower cam! And the falcon is sitting on the right-hand side of the nest ledge. Lovely shots of both !!Phoebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-51261375183566396392010-03-14T12:37:36.176+00:002010-03-14T12:37:36.176+00:00I think I may just have missed a food-exchange. Th...I think I may just have missed a food-exchange. There is a peregrine on the scrape-side ledge, eating, and another very close to the tower cam.AnnieF.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-56754816830057243732010-03-14T09:43:41.053+00:002010-03-14T09:43:41.053+00:00And there's one on the nestbox ledge, rhs - wa...And there's one on the nestbox ledge, rhs - waiting for a gift of food? The one on the ledge is busy plucking & pulling at the prey, which has bright yellow legs & feet.AnnieF.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-13326505001328247782010-03-14T09:29:05.155+00:002010-03-14T09:29:05.155+00:00There's a peregrine with prey on the ledge nea...There's a peregrine with prey on the ledge near the tower cam.AnnieF.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-55017798983005143642010-03-14T04:16:28.150+00:002010-03-14T04:16:28.150+00:00Ironically, but with perfect timing, at 410am loca...Ironically, but with perfect timing, at 410am local time, right now there is a peregrine pressed so close against the tower cam, it's hard to make out any detail until it moves !Terry, Herts UKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08581540633600423284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-85611878957725198502010-03-13T23:00:23.275+00:002010-03-13T23:00:23.275+00:00@spyinthesky
As Terry more eloquently put in the ...@spyinthesky<br /><br />As Terry more eloquently put in the previous thread – they are not aware, else they’d be off. It’s the very fact that these birds *are* wild that makes it such a fascinating and educational thing to watch – whatever they do. And a privilege. The Derby team have given me the opportunity to learn about the lives of these birds in ways in which a dull classroom never did, never could. And, I suspect, that is the same for many others.<br /><br />RJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-87327168712960633232010-03-13T18:15:37.889+00:002010-03-13T18:15:37.889+00:00I'm getting distinctly uneasy about the direct...I'm getting distinctly uneasy about the direction that spyinthesky's comments are taking.<br /><br />Apart from my misgivings - there's been a peregrine on the tower for a while.AnnieF.noreply@blogger.com