Fine Flying
June 18, 2008 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
CPF Volunteer Reports:
At 6:30 a.m. 2 juveniles (female) sitting on nest with 2 adults on roof. Very little movement until just after 7 when male adult took off and quickly returned with pigeon which he deposited on the nest ledge to the delight of the youngsters; much flapping and “Wo, Dad, you rule!” until it became obvious that adult was not going to do any food processing and took off again. Then the female adult showed up and took the pigeon away to the top of building, I thought either to stash or process. I suspected the male juvenile was up there also and probably got a feeding. This appeared to be so because it was some time before adult returned to the nest with tasty treats for the female juveniles. About 30 minutes of inactivity again, hardly surprising given the frosty temperature. Male adult made a few attempts to get the team mobile, landing on the ledge, calling and taking off to make a small circle and back to the ledge trying to lead the young ones out but they remained reluctant. As the day started to warm a little there was more movement largely to top of building and over to the condominium roofs.
The midday was filled with some good flights. Screech made an amazing flight with both of her parents. They flew very very high,and began playing,clasping tallons and spinning then regaining their level flight and doing it again. After that,Screech went into a tuck,controling her decent and speed wonderfully,coming to rest on the Sun Life Centre roof.The highlight flight of Sunny’s day was a precision flight into the nest ledge,displacing her Mom,landing on the webcamera. Sunny then flopped out on the camera. Perry’s flight du jour was from one of the condos into the ledge one over from the nest ledge. Earlier he had made an attempt to go to the nest ledge,but overshot and did “the bat”(flattened out clinging to the building wall). A few feedings were observed.
Reported by Diana Karrandjas and Frank Butson.
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