Oh, how they have entertained us. How we waited to see if that fourth egg would hatch. How we watched as Dad was incubating during the earthquake. It has been quite the season with the Melbourne Peregrine falcons. Today, there is another nice article on the 367 Collins Street Falcons today. I have attached itContinue reading “Checking on the birds”
Updates on Diamond and Grinnell
Diamond slept in the scrape box last night. She continues to limp and her wing feather was drooping a bit this morning when she was feeding Yarruga. That said, the fact that she fed Yarruga instead of having Xavier undertake it seems, in my untrained eyes, to indicate that she is feeling a wee bitContinue reading “Updates on Diamond and Grinnell”
Grinnell is in care
I am so grateful to one of my readers (Thank you, B) for reminding me about Grinnell. Sadly, I had been monitoring Diamond and my note about Grinnell had gotten lost in the pages. I feel really bad because we all care so much for Annie and Grinnell. Everyone loves Grinnell! Grinnell is the partnerContinue reading “Grinnell is in care”
How is Diamond?
Diamond is the female at the Charles Sturt University Peregrine Falcon scrape box on the University’s water tower. Her mate is Xavier and their only chick this season is Yarruga. Yarruga is 27 days old today. Its name means ‘Sunny’ in Maori. Several days ago Diamond injured herself, probably in a hunting incident. Her rightContinue reading “How is Diamond?”
Send your warm wishes to Diamond
Diamond, the female at the Charles Stuart University scrape box in Orange, Australia, was away from the scrape for ten hours a few days ago. When she returned her right wing was droopy and she was limping slightly. Xavier, the male, has been doing the hunting and feeding little Yarruga, their three week old plusContinue reading “Send your warm wishes to Diamond”
Is it Tiny Tot Tumbles?
There is never 100% certainty in identifying a bird four months or a year or two after it has flown off the nest unless there are Darvic rings and bands. For ospreys, there are facial features – the head – that remain the same for their entire life once they have reached the age ofContinue reading “Is it Tiny Tot Tumbles?”
Good news in Durbe
Oh, there is such good news. Milda is a white tailed Eagle. Milda and her mate, Raimis, had nested and raised chicks near Kureze in Durbe County since 2017. Last year was a tragic year for the female eagle. Milda laid her three eggs and everything appeared to be normal. However, on the late eveningContinue reading “Good news in Durbe”
These Wings are Made for Flying
Port Lincoln, Australia is pretty but that is not what I am referring to. Just look at these gorgeous babes in the nest on the Port Lincoln barge. Stunning. That is definitely a great portrait to go on a fridge magnet. It is as if the owners were standing on the barge asking the trioContinue reading “These Wings are Made for Flying”
Monday in Bird World
One of the most wonderful things about the time I spent teaching university classes is the students you meet. Often you get to see them grow up from being first years to graduating and, at other times, you are lucky enough to follow them through adulthood. I often think I was so blessed as IContinue reading “Monday in Bird World”
The Falcon
We patronize the animals for their incompleteness, for their tragic fate of having taken form so far below ourselves. And therein we err, and greatly err. For the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complete than ours, they are more finished and complete, gifted with extensions of theContinue reading “The Falcon”