Watch the Peregrine Falcons!

kestrelx · 23-05-2010, 06:12

Watch these young peregrines at a London Location. I was the person who discovered this nest site in early 2009 and contacted the RSPB who then with the permission and help of BT installed the nest tray and video camera earlier this year...

http://wms.carnyxlive.co.uk/vauxhall

4 eggs hatched...

In 1989 a pair of the then very rare peregrine falcons started to breed on the Mill Tower at Darwen

http://cottontown.org/page.cfm?pageid=477&language=eng

They are still there so I believe???

jaysay · 23-05-2010, 08:47

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Originally Posted by kestrelx

Watch these young peregrines at a London Location. I was the person who discovered this nest site in early 2009 and contacted the RSPB who then with the permission and help of BT installed the nest tray and video camera earlier this year...

http://wms.carnyxlive.co.uk/vauxhall

4 eggs hatched...

In 1989 a pair of the then very rare peregrine falcons started to breed on the Mill Tower at Darwen

http://cottontown.org/page.cfm?pageid=477&language=eng

They are still there so I believe???

Brilliant kestrelx, but I think the chick at the front knows its a star it keeps peeping at the camera

kestrelx · 26-05-2010, 09:21

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Brilliant kestrelx, but I think the chick at the front knows its a star it keeps peeping at the camera

Yep Jaysay one of the adults keeps looking into the camera, they must be able to tell it's their perhaps as they are highly tuned to their surroundings perhaps they can tell that there is a strange object looking at em!

jaysay · 26-05-2010, 09:33

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Originally Posted by kestrelx

Yep Jaysay one of the adults keeps looking into the camera, they must be able to tell it's their perhaps as they are highly tuned to their surroundings perhaps they can tell that there is a strange object looking at em!

They'd go bananas if they knew it was thee and me kestrelx

kestrelx · 26-05-2010, 09:57

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They'd go bananas if they knew it was thee and me kestrelx

ha ha ha - they'd be scared - I imagine what would happen if when the adult was in and you could put your hand into the nest - you reckon you'd lose some fingers?

jaysay · 26-05-2010, 10:05

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Originally Posted by kestrelx

ha ha ha - they'd be scared - I imagine what would happen if when the adult was in and you could put your hand into the nest - you reckon you'd lose some fingers?

You'd have to count um all out and count um all back

fingers that is

kestrelx · 30-05-2010, 00:27

Maybe it would scare it and it would fly off? Leaving the youngun's behind - the biggest was standing on it's legs today, previously they have all been sitting on their elbows (leg joint) so to speak as they aren't strong enough yet. But they will be soon after eating all those racing pigeons

katex · 30-05-2010, 01:14

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But they will be soon after eating all those racing pigeons

Have actually put this up on another site Kestrelx .. hope you don't mind. I find myself watching them quite a lot.

The above remark, were you serious ? Just that I did notice what I thought was a bird's leg today with a ring on it .. thought the mother had come to a sticky end or summat. Was quite worried.

kestrelx · 31-05-2010, 09:15

What site you put in on? I don't mind - it's already on the RSPB Site

http://www.rspb.org.uk/datewithnatur...ates/index.asp

The camera is all misted up today - did it rain earlier, must have. Yeh I think there are two rings in there and these are from pigeons, probably racing pigeons, I don't think that the adult falcons are ringed.

katex · 31-05-2010, 12:09

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What site you put in on? I don't mind - it's already on the RSPB Site

The RSPB: Speed dating in London

The camera is all misted up today - did it rain earlier, must have. Yeh I think there are two rings in there and these are from pigeons, probably racing pigeons, I don't think that the adult falcons are ringed.

It's just a chat site I am on Kestrel ... but I think some of the members have enjoyed it.

Has been 'misted up' for 24 hours .... can't make my mind up what it is ... shame .. they were getting cuter.

Had to laugh a couple of days ago though .. one of the chicks had its bum facing the camera .. yes, it did !! Projectile that splashed the lens... LOL.

I thought the mother was ringed actually ?

yerself · 31-05-2010, 13:51

Some Jock peregrines here: Huntly peregrine wild watch centre
If you have a look down the right-hand side of the page there's links to more wildlife cams.

TubbyLes · 31-05-2010, 18:14

There are lots of animal/bird webcam sites,here are 3 given to me recently ----
German one of Stork nest,it's big,click on STORCHENWEBCAM
live webcam

Another of wildlife in Africa,sometimes live following a Safari

WildEarth.TV ... it's in your nature. - wildearth.tv

Another worldwide,not all working

Wildlife webcam

kestrelx · 31-05-2010, 18:30

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It's just a chat site I am on Kestrel ... but I think some of the members have enjoyed it.

Has been 'misted up' for 24 hours .... can't make my mind up what it is ... shame .. they were getting cuter.

Had to laugh a couple of days ago though .. one of the chicks had its bum facing the camera .. yes, it did !! Projectile that splashed the lens... LOL.

I thought the mother was ringed actually ?

Yes you are right the chick must have got a bulls eye over the camera lens

- so that's the end of that I suppose. Perhaps they are going to go up to ring them and may be able to clean it? But I think that the young are passed the stage of being rung. I didn't notice if the female falcon was rung, I don't think it was colored anyway.

katex · 02-06-2010, 18:20

Lens all cleaned up now Kestrel .. aaw look, losing their fluffy hair and feathers showing through.

kestrelx · 03-06-2010, 20:01

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Lens all cleaned up now Kestrel .. aaw look, losing their fluffy hair and feathers showing through.

Yeh luckily the RSPB ringers went up and put rings on all the chicks, did you notice, I think this was on Tuesday and they cleaned the lens - but the birds have done it again, or is it misted up? either today or yesterday but it's not as bad as before.