I have had the most wonderful notes from so many of you worrying about the little peregrine falcon that hatched at 367 Collins Street. We were all so delighted with the prospect of four fledges and watching the parents work 24/7 to keep them all fed and protected. You have watched, stayed awake and worriedContinue reading “Sad news out of Melbourne”
Grinnell update!
The plumage on a Peregrine Falcon is incredibly cute. Those beautiful slate grey heads, the horizontal striped pantaloons, the white chest, the gorgeous yellow legs and talons and cere. One of the cutest is the little 8 year old lad below, Grinnell. Grinnell was, until the 29th of October, the resident male along with hisContinue reading “Grinnell update!”
Fall to winter
The beautiful weather that we had on the Canadian Prairies yesterday was due to dramatically change over night. Our weather will go from nice blue skies and unseasonably warm temperatures to snow and then snow mixed with rain. It is currently 0 degrees C and will warm up to a balmy 2 degrees C inContinue reading “Fall to winter”
Seeing Double?
If you are starting to wonder what is going on with the 367 Collins Street Peregrine Falcons in Melbourne, you are not alone! Early this morning there was only one falcon (I believe a female) left on the ledge of the building to fledge. She was pretty frantic early in the morning looking up andContinue reading “Seeing Double?”
Collins Street Commotion
This morning at 5:59 one of the eyases at 367 Collins Street started ‘carrying on’. She was quite worked up. She is calling and running back and forth on the ledge. In fact, she has been doing this and looking up for the past fifteen minutes. She is the last one on the ledge andContinue reading “Collins Street Commotion”
YRK lays her egg at Taiaroa
It is still the middle of the night in Australia and New Zealand so not a lot is happening in Bird World. The rangers at Taiaroa Head in NZ shocked everyone when they announced that OGK’s mate, YRK, laid her egg yesterday. She obviously snuck in and visited with OGK and no one saw her.Continue reading “YRK lays her egg at Taiaroa”
Monday in Bird World
On the Canadian Prairies, it is 8 November and it is 11 degrees C. There are some birds still around the southern part of our province including a large number of Great Horned Owls (GHOW) and Barred Owls (BADO). Several hours from where I live there are some hawks and Bald Eagles still making theirContinue reading “Monday in Bird World”
Should we stay or should we go?
As 8 November was beginning to reveal itself in Melbourne, all four of the 367 Collins Street Peregrine Falcon chicks were at the end of the ledge, near the scrape box where they had slept during the night. At 06:34, Victor Hurley confirmed the first fledge of the 2021 season. It was absolutely perfect. TheContinue reading “Should we stay or should we go?”
Port Lincoln Osplets have names
Oh, there was such excitement yesterday. The Port Lincoln chicks were banded and, in addition, there were rumours that 3 or 4 of the Melbourne eyases had fledged. Let’s put that rumour to bed. Mum is sleeping on the weather protector above the four. So everyone is still home. That is fantastic. Maybe they willContinue reading “Port Lincoln Osplets have names”
Everyone is a ‘Bob’
Oh, what a day! The banding and measuring of the Port Lincoln osplets began well after lunch once the boat – the Calypso Star (above) – that took tourists out to see the sea lions returned. The entire process took approximately two hours. Mum positioned herself on the boat anchored next to the barge withContinue reading “Everyone is a ‘Bob’”