tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post5318720688019221901..comments2024-03-27T19:23:48.197+00:00Comments on Derby Cathedral Peregrine Project - 2024: Quiet time?Peregrine Project Member (Nick M.)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08206815980511978659noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-10465791443357354062008-04-21T19:18:00.000+01:002008-04-21T19:18:00.000+01:00I am new to the comment page, but have been watchi...I am new to the comment page, but have been watching your site with great interest from across the pond in Rochester, New York, USA where we also have a peregrine falcon webcam (http://rfalconcam.com/). Do you have any video clips in your diary showing how the parents turn the eggs? Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-76737136939698594432008-04-21T11:07:00.000+01:002008-04-21T11:07:00.000+01:00BRILLIANT big red arrow - even I can see it now. ...BRILLIANT big red arrow - even I can see it now. Anna I digress all over the place and I hope nobody minds - but it's supposed to be a massive compliment to Derby and all who live there, especially the peregrine project (and the peregrines themselves!) It was just good fortune that the birds arrived but the very best was made of that fortune and I salute everyone who has contributed. It makes me think Derby is a smashing place, the kind of place I'd really like to live. Everyone "on the doorstop" of this wonderful project, I'm just so jealous that you can go whenever you like and see it all for real (although the webcam is a brilliant alternative)<BR/>Sue H (Wycome at the moment)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-22561924583417509582008-04-21T10:52:00.000+01:002008-04-21T10:52:00.000+01:00Loving the close-up images this morning. Thanks.Loving the close-up images this morning. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-13402150677187444432008-04-21T08:23:00.000+01:002008-04-21T08:23:00.000+01:00Some closeup - what beautiful feathers.Some closeup - what beautiful feathers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-18850532603981385182008-04-19T11:09:00.000+01:002008-04-19T11:09:00.000+01:00Hi Anne - no, our male is still around. He will be...Hi Anne - no, our male is still around. He will be doing most of the work in hunting and bringing back food, both now and when the chicks hatch.<BR/>We'll try and capture a couple of pictures of the male and the female in the same position on the nest so everyone can see their size and colour difference, as well as his beauty spot.<BR/><BR/>Earlier yo asked about how long they live for. Adults can live around 10-15 years, I'm told. But mortality is highest in the young. <BR/>This is the third season our birds have lain eggs, and the male was first seen regularly around the tower in late 2004, when he was perhaps a year old. So my guess would be he's about 5 years old.<BR/>Nick M.Peregrine Project Member (Nick M.)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08206815980511978659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-2699776134156099502008-04-19T08:44:00.000+01:002008-04-19T08:44:00.000+01:00I'm wondering where Daddy Peregrine is spending mo...I'm wondering where Daddy Peregrine is spending most of his time now as haven't seem him on the pudding cam for a few days. I hope he hasn't done a bunk!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the arrow, I would never have guessed there was a white spot on his cheek.<BR/><BR/>I had a pair of starlings nesting in the roof of my house, but they seem to have abandoned it this week -I wonder if it's the cold weather?<BR/><BR/>Anna, RipleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-35043680840144910282008-04-18T09:01:00.000+01:002008-04-18T09:01:00.000+01:00Thank you Nick for adding the nice red arrow indic...Thank you Nick for adding the nice red arrow indicating the 'beauty spot' on the male. It's so encouraging to hear about the support you are receiving for this wonderful project. I hope more people can assist you guys financially and spread the words about the forthcoming DVD. <BR/>As for emailing photos from the site, I promise to only foward anything really special. Thanks again for all the updated info. Veronica in CornwallAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-52824716544899638102008-04-17T19:31:00.000+01:002008-04-17T19:31:00.000+01:00I second Anna's comment, though I'd say windier, r...I second Anna's comment, though I'd say windier, rather than colder than the south, I've been here two and a half years,and I really like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-56825115625083896652008-04-17T14:14:00.000+01:002008-04-17T14:14:00.000+01:00To Sue of High Wycombe. Not sure I'm supposed to ...To Sue of High Wycombe. Not sure I'm supposed to do this on the blog, if it's not Peregrine stuff. I moved to Derbyshire three years ago from the South and haven't regretted it. They're a friendly bunch up here and have a great sense of humour even if it is a bit colder.<BR/><BR/>Anna, RipleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-12285365409412260992008-04-17T13:50:00.000+01:002008-04-17T13:50:00.000+01:00Thank you Anna, I'm so glad it's not just me that ...Thank you Anna, I'm so glad it's not just me that can't see the white dot (even when enlarged). I wouldn't have admitted unless someone else did. Great to hear of all the exciting plans and developments - I continue to be so envious of all the wonderful stuff you have going on in Derby. Once again I find myself wondering what a move northwards would be like and what would my husband say!<BR/>Sue H, Bucks (High Wycombe at the moment)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-11788057654921916542008-04-17T10:19:00.000+01:002008-04-17T10:19:00.000+01:00Many thanks for all the info. on today's diary - t...Many thanks for all the info. on today's diary - there certainly does seem to be lots going on behind the scenes - more power to your elbow.<BR/><BR/>I might be a bit dim, but I can't really see the'beauty spot, even when enlarged. Perhaps need to see the two birds together to see the difference.<BR/><BR/>I may have missed your reply, but I did ask how old Peregrines can live to and how old you think our two are.<BR/><BR/>Many thanks,<BR/><BR/>Anna, RipleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com