Peregrine Falcon Web Cam!

[kestrelx]

Originally Posted by maxthecollie

I meant different schreeches and hoots. I wouldn't know which owl it is from the sounds

They are probably Tawnies!

One of these peregrine chicks isn't getting fed enough apparently!

[MargaretR]

I watched a feeding this morning and on two other days. One chick never got fed anytime I watched.

What will happen if it dies? Will it get thrown out by the adults?

[kestrelx]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

I watched a feeding this morning and on two other days. One chick never got fed anytime I watched.

What will happen if it dies? Will it get thrown out by the adults?

It might get nibbled! - in the ideal world they could take it out and hand rear it, but it wouldn't be put back into the nest after that it would be rejected.

[susie123]

Originally Posted by kestrelx

It might get nibbled! - in the ideal world they could take it out and hand rear it, but it wouldn't be put back into the nest after that it would be rejected.

Won't it just get eaten by the others? After all birds are their diet. Best form of recycling!

[kestrelx]

Originally Posted by susie123

Won't it just get eaten by the others? After all birds are their diet. Best form of recycling!

Today it looks like all 3 are alive and well!

[Gordon Booth]

Looks like there are a few less pigeons in London!

[kestrelx]

Originally Posted by mobertol

The following is a link to the Osprey webcam near Keswick - saw them from a viewpoint in the Lake District (Derwentwater) a couple of weeks ago. The Male of the couple hadn't yet returned and a young male was trying it on with the female by taking her gifts of fish on the day we were there!
ospreywatch - YouTube

Also visited the Lake District Bird of Prey Center on the Lowther Castle estate for a display of falconry -really interesting and impressive flying especially by the Gyr falcons.

Never realised that many birds of prey on the south coast were deliberately killed during WW1 and 2 as they hunted and killed carrier pigeons which were important means of communication back then (the falconer mentioned this during the display!)

What sort of Birds of prey do you have in Italy then? Spain has a lot of eagles and vultures. I havn't seen the Osprey's in the Lake District yet. There was a pair of Golden Eagles in Haweswater area saw one there. But one of them died and there has only been one present since 2006!

Haweswater

Gyr Falcons are cool, very cool they live in cold areas like Greenland!

I think they used to kill all types of birds of prey at one time, Peregrines were not only killed on the coast but all over the place for killing grouse also poisons on the land effected them badly.

[cashman]

The chick at the backs gettin its nose pushed out poor sod.

[kestrelx]

Originally Posted by cashman

The chick at the backs gettin its nose pushed out poor sod.

I think there all getting fed now, notice how they all push together now because they can't stand up straight yet, so they push against each other to stay upright.

[susie123]

Originally Posted by kestrelx

I think there all getting fed now, notice how they all push together now because they can't stand up straight yet, so they push against each other to stay upright.

Yep the runt is holding its own. Someone said it must be a female as it's so noisy and pushy.

[susie123]

Originally Posted by kestrelx

What sort of Birds of prey do you have in Italy then? Spain has a lot of eagles and vultures. I havn't seen the Osprey's in the Lake District yet. There was a pair of Golden Eagles in Haweswater area saw one there. But one of them died and there has only been one present since 2006!

Haweswater

Gyr Falcons are cool, very cool they live in cold areas like Greenland!

I think they used to kill all types of birds of prey at one time, Peregrines were not only killed on the coast but all over the place for killing grouse also poisons on the land effected them badly.

In the Picos de Europa of Northern Spain we saw large birds of prey feeding on deer carcases that had been left out for them - by whom, I don't know. Not easy to say if they were eagles or vultures, quite a long way off and not that knowledgeable but it was an amazing sight.

[Eric]

Originally Posted by susie123

Yep the runt is holding its own. Someone said it must be a female as it's so noisy and pushy.

Grrrrrrrr .... this is sooo tempting ... vade post me Satana

[susie123]

Originally Posted by Eric

Grrrrrrrr .... this is sooo tempting ... vade post me Satana

Come on Eric, you know you want to!!! I'm waiting...

[Eric]

Originally Posted by susie123

Come on Eric, you know you want to!!! I'm waiting...

No way Jose ... I'll wait until you least expect it

[mobertol]

Originally Posted by kestrelx

What sort of Birds of prey do you have in Italy then?

I can only say what i've seen here -on our farm there is a Kestrel (bigger than the british version) kills off the pigeons. We have a lot of owls nesting too in some disused towers -think the are Little Owls -they are very small and sometimes a couple dive-bomb my cats in the evening if they're out in the veg. garden behind the house.

This area is full of herons (it's the Provincial symbol), wild ducks and Moorhens -not birds of prey but still nice to see. Personally i'm a Swallow watcher -love 'em and we have quite a few nesting. They were back late this year - I went on holiday on March 26th and they hadn't come back.

Went to mum's in Tenerife and there they have Kestrels hunting in the Baranco and fantastic huge white owls that make a really weird cry at night and come swooping low over the roof terrace -they are the symbol of the island, amazing to see. Sometimes at mum's we see some of the Eagles from the Jungle Park too which is on a nearby mountain. Been to the display there which is really worth seeing, had a Golden Eagle fly to my hand -pretty scary!