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Peregrine limbo dance!

June 1, 2012 in In the Nest Box

This was an amazing Friday afternoon sequence.  The weather was cloudy and cool.  The male chick was endlessy flapping and you could just feel that he was so close to fledging, but not just yet!  The female was waiting and watching patiently.  The female adult returns to the nest box with prey and they all enjoy a snack.  the female then proceeds to perform a limbo dance on the perch pole.  She put on quite a show with the complete attention of the chicks!

More photos (18) posted online: http://www.pbase.com/birdshots/image/143834838

Peregrine stories keep rolling in from blog readers:

Peregrine falcon chickens make an appearance in Racine

Peregrine falcons nest on a rooftop in Elizabeth

VIDEO: Macomb County Welcomes Peregrine Falcon Chicks Webber and Otis

Baby falcon chicks under I-5 Ship Canal Bridge

GF peregrine falcons apparently add to brood

Banding of falcon chicks helps track movements, keep tabs on dwindling population

The peregrines‘ banding: A story of growth and loss

Canton Club crowd views falcon banding

 

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Preparing to fledge!

May 29, 2012 in Chicks Only, In the Nest Box

Peregrine male chick is ready to go and preparing to fledge later this week!  He has been flapping regularly each day and itching to fledge. The female is taking her time and is clearly on a different schedule!

Peregrines in the news:

Season’s falcon chicks banded

Westar to band falcon chicks May 30

Falcon Chicks Banded And Checked

New hatch for Kansas City’s skyscraper-dwelling peregrine falcons …

 

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Peregrine adults guarding the chicks!

May 24, 2012 in On the Clock Tower

The adult Peregrines continue to stay in and near the nest box.  They regularly feed the chicks and then stay nearby but often times outside of the nest box or perched on the tower in proximity of the nest box.

 

Links to news on other Peregrines:

Four peregrine falcon chicks at Ambassador Bridge             

Baby Peregrine Falcon Chicks in North Bend Receive Tags …

Three falcon chicks hatch at Statesman Towers

 

 

 

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Peregrine chicks feeding time!

May 11, 2012 in In the Nest Box

Feeding time again for chicks!  They continue to be regularly fed by both parents.  The unhatched eggs remain undisturbed in the gravel lined nestbox.  They are now getting big enough and ready for leg banding to take place.

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Peregrine pair mating continues!

March 8, 2012 in On the Clock Tower

The Peregrines continue the mating process.  Stopped the nest box on Wed. morning and the the female was resting on a NW ledge near the nest box.  The male was perched on the window sill in the nest box.  The male swooped out of the nest box and made a few aerial swirls with both peregrines calling out loud.  The male then approached the female on the ledge.  The male carefully approached the female from the air, landed and then mounted the female. 

 

 

The copulation lasted about ten seconds before the male flew away to a nearby perch.

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