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.
playlist Falcon Peregrines Orange NSW 2016
donderdag 1 december 2016
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.
playlist Falcon Peregrines Orange NSW 2016
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.
playlist Falcon Peregrines Orange NSW 2016
woensdag 30 november 2016
Orange NSW 13:11 Diamond & Xavier
13:11 Diamond on the ledge, Xavier in the box . Time of arrival unknown.
13:17 Xavier leaves.
playlist Falcon Peregrines Orange NSW 2016
13:17 Xavier leaves.
playlist Falcon Peregrines Orange NSW 2016
dinsdag 29 november 2016
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
playlist Falcon Peregrines Orange NSW 2016
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
playlist Falcon Peregrines Orange NSW 2016
Orange NSW 20:19 Diamond & Xavier
20:14-20:19 ? Diamond arrives.
20:19 Xavier arrives.
20:25 Xavier leaves.
playlist Falcon Peregrines Orange NSW 2016
20:19 Xavier arrives.
20:25 Xavier leaves.
playlist Falcon Peregrines Orange NSW 2016
maandag 28 november 2016
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
8:52 Diamond flies by.
8:58 Xavier leaves with prey.
playlist Falcon Peregrines Orange NSW 2016
zondag 27 november 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
20:32 Diamond arrives.
20:35 Xavier leaves.
playlist Falcon Peregrines Orange NSW 2016
Orange NSW 14:21 Xavier with prey
14:21 Xavier arrives with prey.
14:38 Xavier leaves with prey.
playlist Falcon Peregrines Orange NSW 2016
14:38 Xavier leaves with prey.
playlist Falcon Peregrines Orange NSW 2016
zaterdag 26 november 2016
Alphen aan de Rijn 11:35 Juveniel in de kast
Vanaf de buitencam in de kast. Laat steentje vallen op het rooster, je zal er maar net onder lopen. :)
playlist Slechtvalken Alphen aan de Rijn 2016
playlist Slechtvalken Alphen aan de Rijn 2016
Orange NSW 6:11 Xavier with small prey
6:11 Xavier arrives with a small prey.
6:45 No Diamond, Xavier eats the prey.
6:52 Xavier leaves.
playlist Falcon Peregrines Orange NSW 2016
6:45 No Diamond, Xavier eats the prey.
6:52 Xavier leaves.
playlist Falcon Peregrines Orange NSW 2016
vrijdag 25 november 2016
Orange NSW All three together finally
All three together finally
Published 25 November, 2016 | By Cilla Kinross
Diamond and Xavier on the tower have an amazing view of the landscape. After a fruitless search of the park below the water tower, I wondered if they had decamped to the group of trees the trio last year used, and I was right! So quite a few hundred metres away, but still under paternal gaze.
Three blobs in a tree. Vim higher up as usual
And a bit closer
Mell and Rubi, close sisters
Vim in his superior position
And I thought you might want to see what THEY see. You can just see the top of the tower over the trees.
View back to the trees and the tower
This is actually a better spot for the youngsters to learn to fly and hunt as there is less chance of accidents due to the open nature of the paddock. There are a few other trees around (live), but it’s grazing country mainly….and this is where their main prey lives.
Have a great weekend.
playlist Falcon Peregrines Orange NSW 2016
Published 25 November, 2016 | By Cilla Kinross
Diamond and Xavier on the tower have an amazing view of the landscape. After a fruitless search of the park below the water tower, I wondered if they had decamped to the group of trees the trio last year used, and I was right! So quite a few hundred metres away, but still under paternal gaze.
Three blobs in a tree. Vim higher up as usual
And a bit closer
Mell and Rubi, close sisters
Vim in his superior position
And I thought you might want to see what THEY see. You can just see the top of the tower over the trees.
View back to the trees and the tower
This is actually a better spot for the youngsters to learn to fly and hunt as there is less chance of accidents due to the open nature of the paddock. There are a few other trees around (live), but it’s grazing country mainly….and this is where their main prey lives.
Have a great weekend.
playlist Falcon Peregrines Orange NSW 2016
Orange NSW Family hunting picnic?
Published 25 November, 2016 | By Cilla Kinross
The box has been partially empty this morning, although Xavier has been dashing in and out, at one time bringing food. He sat and waited for nearly half an hour before giving up and leaving with the grisly lump.
Yesterday afternoon I spent some time searching for the youngsters, my every move watched carefully Diamond
Diamond keeping a wary eye on me
I found both our young females cruising through the woods, seeming quite at home with short, but competent flights. At one time a couple of red wattle birds (large honeyeaters) landed nearby, but she obviously doesn’t recognise them as food as yet. We also noticed a galah wing under the youngster’s roost area, but couldn’t find much else in the very long grass.
Young female, catching the wind
Other female, Rubi ?? whining
No sign of Vim yesterday, but Tiffany saw a youngster trying to land on the concrete slope just below the top of the tower this morning, so that could well have been him.
We went out and had a look just now (3 pm local time), but there was no sign of anyone, so we wondered if they had gone on a family outing, Hunting 101, perhaps. First lesson: your food is alive, bird-shaped and on the wing, not provided by Mum for much longer.
I might see them on my way home this evening.
playlist Falcon Peregrines Orange NSW 2016
The box has been partially empty this morning, although Xavier has been dashing in and out, at one time bringing food. He sat and waited for nearly half an hour before giving up and leaving with the grisly lump.
Yesterday afternoon I spent some time searching for the youngsters, my every move watched carefully Diamond
Diamond keeping a wary eye on me
I found both our young females cruising through the woods, seeming quite at home with short, but competent flights. At one time a couple of red wattle birds (large honeyeaters) landed nearby, but she obviously doesn’t recognise them as food as yet. We also noticed a galah wing under the youngster’s roost area, but couldn’t find much else in the very long grass.
Young female, catching the wind
Other female, Rubi ?? whining
No sign of Vim yesterday, but Tiffany saw a youngster trying to land on the concrete slope just below the top of the tower this morning, so that could well have been him.
We went out and had a look just now (3 pm local time), but there was no sign of anyone, so we wondered if they had gone on a family outing, Hunting 101, perhaps. First lesson: your food is alive, bird-shaped and on the wing, not provided by Mum for much longer.
I might see them on my way home this evening.
playlist Falcon Peregrines Orange NSW 2016
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