Orange NSW 4 dec 5:10 Diamond leaves with prey

5:10 Diamond on the ledge, Xavier flies by.
5:10 Xavier arrives, Diamond leaves with the stored prey.
5:12 Xavier leaves.
5:48 Xavier arrives.
5:50 Xavier leaves.



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Orange NSW 20:38 Diamond with prey

20:38 Diamond arrives with prey.
20:41 She stores the prey in the box.



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Orange NSW 7:18 Xavier in the box

7:02 Xavier arrives.
7:18 Xavier goes into to box.
7:20 A large bird flies by, Xavier returns to the ledge.
7:22 Xavier goes into to box.
7:29 Xavier leaves and returns.
He takes the box in his possession.
8:57 Xavier leaves.



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Orange NSW 3 dec 5:45 Xavier with prey

5:45 Xavier arrives with prey.
6:36 Xavier leaves with prey.



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Orange NSW 3 dec 5:13 Diamond leaves

5:13 Diamond leaves, Xavier arrives.
5:32 Xavier leaves and arrives.
5:38 Xavier leaves.



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Alphen aan de Rijn 14:45 Man & Vrouw

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Orange NSW 18:21 Xavier with prey

18:21 Xavier arrives with prey.
18:55 Xavier leaves with prey.



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Orange NSW 5:20 Diamond leaves

5:20 Diamond leaves.
5:21 Xavier arrives.
5:32 Xavier leaves.
5:32 Xavier arrives.
5:44 Xavier leaves.
5:44 Xavier arrives.
5:53 Xavier leaves.



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Orange NSW 20:06 Xavier with prey

15:25 Xavier arrives.
15:27 Xavier leaves.
15:31 Xavier arrives.
15:38 Xavier leaves.
17:18 Diamond arrives.
19:37 Diamond leaves.
19:38 Xavier arrives.
19:46 Xavier leaves.
20:06 Xavier arrives with prey.
20:08 Xavier leaves with prey.
20:14 Diamond arrives.



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Orange NSW Two weeks on the wing

Two weeks on the wing

Published 1 December, 2016 | By Cilla Kinross

At sunset tonight, I found all three juveniles in their usual area, looking sleek and well fed, with evidence of a recent galah kill on a rock near the dead tree. Here are our sisters Mell and Rubi on the same branch, after I disturbed one of them on the prey (nothing much left but feathers).







And here is Vim, the little brother, for once on a lower branch.


Vim at sunset

And looking right at me



And Diamond circling above me, ensuring I mean no harm



Interestingly there were starlings, mapgpies and willie wagtails in the same dead tree, with the willies giving Mell a hard time when she moved into a different tree for a while. I’ve never seen magpies or willies on the menu, but the starlings should watch out!

I’ve got to organise two year final parties this weekend and early next week (one musical, one landcare), so might leave them to it for a few days. Obviously, they don’t need our help any more.

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Alphen aan de Rijn 12:24 Juveniel

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Alphen aan de Rijn 16:03 Juveniel & man

Voor de 3e keer vandaag.



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Alphen aan de Rijn 15:29 Juveniel & man

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Orange NSW 13:11 Diamond & Xavier

13:11 Diamond on the ledge, Xavier in the box . Time of arrival unknown.
13:17 Xavier leaves.



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Alphen aan de Rijn 9:57 Juveniel & man

9:57 Mannelijke juveniel (BPU) achtervolgt de man.



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Orange NSW Trio regrouped in dead roost tree

Published 29 November, 2016 | By Cilla Kinross

After being conspicuous by their absence during CSU Green’s ‘inspection’ today, I found our family back in their dead tree this evening. I had to walk down as I didn’t have the 4WD and I was very conscious of a very cross Diamond who followed me down, so I didn’t go too close (hence not that great photos).

Nice to see Vim having a meal of his own; in fact, he took it to his sister and shared it.


Vim with prey


Vim calling


Vim sharing with his sister (Mell?)

And here is the other sister (Rubi?) looking very aloof, a little higher in the tree.


Rubi perhaps, looking very cool and aloof

And a couple of landscape shots, showing the tower and a yellow box tree near the dead roost tree (Eucalyptus melliodora after which Mell was named)


Water tower from near roost tree


Tall yellow box, probably over 300 years old

Signing off

Cilla

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Orange NSW 20:19 Diamond & Xavier

20:14-20:19 ? Diamond arrives.
20:19 Xavier arrives.
20:25 Xavier leaves.



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Alphen aan de Rijn 7:40 Valk op het rooster

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Orange NSW 8:50 Xavier with prey

8:50 Xavier arrives with prey.
8:52 Diamond flies by.
8:58 Xavier leaves with prey.



playlist Falcon Peregrines Orange NSW 2016

Orange NSW 20:32 Xavier and Diamond

20:24 Xavier arrives on the ledge.
20:32 Diamond arrives.
20:35 Xavier leaves.



playlist Falcon Peregrines Orange NSW 2016