tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post7217453114034990936..comments2024-03-28T16:23:15.216+00:00Comments on Derby Cathedral Peregrine Project - 2024: Thanks all round - and news of a TV programmePeregrine Project Member (Nick M.)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08206815980511978659noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-73274168889877421052013-07-29T18:10:18.699+01:002013-07-29T18:10:18.699+01:00Hi
Its all kicking off in the scrape. Think Mum i...Hi<br /><br />Its all kicking off in the scrape. Think Mum is present on one side and a noisy Juvie on the other with a fresh catch ( poss brought by the parent ) with another on the tower !! So nice to see them all.Lorrainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-86425967774268837812013-07-29T17:30:41.066+01:002013-07-29T17:30:41.066+01:00Oh Lorraine yet another brilliant poem. keep them ...Oh Lorraine yet another brilliant poem. keep them coming!<br /><br />17:30 A juvie on the stonework at the top whilst another juvie plucks prey in the scrape.Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284500199021475114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-74594277962330216582013-07-28T02:03:45.972+01:002013-07-28T02:03:45.972+01:00FIRST CATCH
With darted wings she dropped to eart...FIRST CATCH<br /><br />With darted wings she dropped to earth<br />And found herself astounded,<br />By the weightless passage through the air<br />In which she was surrounded.<br /><br />Her target getting ever near<br />To impact in the Sky,<br />The pigeon never felt the fear<br />Nor knew the falcons eye.<br /><br />An independence marked the day<br />And with initiation done,<br />The falcon coveted her prey<br />And shared it's flesh with none.Lorrainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-28015868718236393732013-07-27T20:23:31.919+01:002013-07-27T20:23:31.919+01:00the '2' was me trying not to be a robot!!the '2' was me trying not to be a robot!!Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284500199021475114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-48938155056283385602013-07-27T20:22:23.207+01:002013-07-27T20:22:23.207+01:002 During this thunderstorm we are having it looks ...2 During this thunderstorm we are having it looks like a juvie in the scrape feeding!Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284500199021475114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-30201364721450126982013-07-27T19:28:21.174+01:002013-07-27T19:28:21.174+01:00Hello Sue,
I've done some research into why t...Hello Sue,<br /><br />I've done some research into why the chicks have white down and thought you may find the following as interesting as I did:<br />According to the NCBI ( National Centre for Biotechnology Information )It seems that the genetic code that is contained within an embryonic feather bulb holds various other important instruction, one being associated with immunity. The info on the research is all very complex and not written in layman's terms, but from what I could gather, it has led me to believe that perhaps pigmentation only occurs after the establishment of other more vital factors related to the chicks immunity are established.<br />Another fascinating insight into the developing embryo, was the action of a large muscle in the chicks neck which suddenly contracts, bringing the head up from it's foetal position, thus allowing the pipping tooth to contact the shell wall. This is triggered when the oxygen within the shell runs out.<br /><br />All fascinating and miraculous stuff going on inside the shell whilst we were all watching for the first sign of a crack appearing on that first laid egg !!<br /><br />I was up early this morning and when I tuned into the cam I was delighted to see the adult female in the scrape at 5.30am She was attempting to make a hollow in the gravel, as if she was contemplating another nest ! She didn't stay long and did some head bobbing before flying off to investigate whatever it was she had sighted. None of the chicks were present through the previous night.<br /><br />I also hope we get to see a copy of the East Midlands Urban Jungle coverage on the website.<br /> <br />BFN<br />Lorraine<br /> <br /> Lorrainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-25507564823959099112013-07-25T10:28:09.601+01:002013-07-25T10:28:09.601+01:00Webcam stream 2 has frozen! From ChristineWebcam stream 2 has frozen! From Christinechristinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-12304265529617130802013-07-22T18:35:44.433+01:002013-07-22T18:35:44.433+01:00Wow, what great news about the donations! The webc...Wow, what great news about the donations! The webcams don't happen by magic so I'm really pleased to hear that there's money in the kitty to run another year. I know that there are strict rules on use of the HLF money and not all of the work you do counts as "inclusive" Presumably, the £1,500 goes into the HLF "pigeonhole" (if I can call it that!!) and all excess goes into parts of the peregrine project that are not "inclusive" (such as schools and special groups)? <br />I was pondering the question of "why white down" and I wonder if it's because baby birds have to grow down and then a first set of feathers in a big hurry. Maybe it takes time and trouble to introduce pigment into the feathers. When the chicks moult the down, the first set of feathers aren't fully coloured.<br />Juveniles are browner than the blue of mature adults.<br />I'm out of the East Midlands BBC area and hope Urban Jungle will indeed be on iplayer. Whatever, I hope somebody records the programme for posterity or puts it on this site's YouTube. I have a feeling that the programme will send you a pre-copy? Perhaps they will allow it to be put on this website?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-19880185983658223082013-07-22T15:49:45.762+01:002013-07-22T15:49:45.762+01:00Oh...and the teachers too of course!
NickOh...and the teachers too of course!<br />Nicknicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-81278270694361743432013-07-22T15:49:04.652+01:002013-07-22T15:49:04.652+01:00Glad you enjoyed our birds Green Class. Hope you (...Glad you enjoyed our birds Green Class. Hope you (and all the other school children who have been watching the web cams and reading the blog) have a good summer holiday!<br />Nicknicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-5276581469270988302013-07-22T15:39:07.681+01:002013-07-22T15:39:07.681+01:00thank you for telling us the anses to our questens...thank you for telling us the anses to our questens. we have leaned a lot about peregrines. we enjoyed writing questens and coments on the blog. some of our favourite memores are when the chicks hatched. we were exitod. the chics were small to begin with but thay sone grow.Green Classnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-46205262745789974392013-07-19T14:45:08.596+01:002013-07-19T14:45:08.596+01:00Lorraine - we really liked your poem and hope we c...Lorraine - we really liked your poem and hope we can quote it elsewhere? Please email us at peregrines@derbyshirewt.co.uk to confirm.<br />Thanks<br />Nick BNick Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-13220606649721594312013-07-19T14:43:57.966+01:002013-07-19T14:43:57.966+01:00Hi Green Class: here are some answers to your ques...Hi Green Class: here are some answers to your questions which I hope are helpful:<br />The letters on the hotel provide good perches and perhaps, in cold weather, the lighting inside them gives them a bit of heat up through their feet!<br />From there they can see back to the cathedral and can keep a watch on what is going on. In the morning they get the sun to warm them up and later the letters are in the shade to cool them down!<br />Intruding peregrines won't either kill the chicks or damage the eggs. They might have a scrap with the resident adults though. Usually this takes place in the air near the tower.<br />I don't know why the chicks are white...possibly to deflect the heat of the sun? Certainly it makes them very obvious so it can't be to camouflage them!<br />The female does all the egg laying (of course!), is the one that sits on the eggs mostly and looks after the small chicks. So she has to be fed by the male because she can't go off and hunt for herself. It is a good 'division of labour' - a bit like dad mowing the lawn while mum cooks the dinner (or visa versa).<br />A roof on the platform would make it very hot in summer and would allow the remains of the prey to go rotten. probably it is better to have a good circulation of air. Obviously when it rains or snows hard, a roof might be a good idea but on balance we decided not to put a roof on.<br />We think the chicks are fine on the gravel...they certainly seem to do well don't they? On cliff ledges there could be soil, moss or stones on the ledge...so they are quite adaptable.<br />The adults sometimes hunt cooperatively, that is the one bird helps the other to catch their prey....so they don't compete - rather they cooperate if anything.<br />Hope that helps you with your studies!<br />Nicknicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-38866999047380507532013-07-19T14:32:49.460+01:002013-07-19T14:32:49.460+01:00We have enjoyed watching the pergrines this year.H...We have enjoyed watching the pergrines this year.Hopefully they will have more chicks next year.We think the juvnils might have found there own homes now. We have been thinking of some good questines this year.<br />whay do the pergrins sit on the bilding with the leters?<br />if another pergran falkon who they dont now comes into there home woud they kill the chiks or tace the eggs?<br />why are the chicks white when they hatch?<br />why dos the mail some times feed the feemail?<br />why isnt ther a roof on the platform?<br />are the chicks comfy on the stones?<br />why do pergrins compeet to catch there pray?Green Classnoreply@blogger.com