The little male Loki is flying like a pro, and sister Neira is slow to the go!
June 25, 2013 - Scarborough - Yellow Pages
Mark Nash Reports:
June 25th- 2013
My first day at the Yellow pages was rewarded by some spectacular flights by Loki - (the juvenile male) later on in the day just after the heat and humidity dissipated. All morning, I played “ring-around-the rosy” for hours searching all of the ledges and grounds around the building before I finally located the two juveniles.
Despite Kathy’s news the night before that the little juvenile male had fallen from the nest ledge and struggled in flight to a much lower elevation - the canopy roof just above the main entrance and was dangerously low. It was expected that his next flight would be to the ground, and in need to being rescued from the street or roadway.
The good news, is that this was not the case, as that the little male (named Loki) was finally located high up on the third highest elevation of the building, and is flying like a pro! He make several very long flights out to the west, followed very closely by his mom (Linn) and I watched her escorted him back only to land way up high on the Yellow pages upper roof area of the building. On his third and longest flight out and back to the nest building, it was obvious that he was not going to make upper building ledge and I watched for the second time this season on the fledge watch, the adult female 9this time his mom, named Linn) actually fly under him and “shunted” him upwards from underneath while in flight as they approached the ledge. This was enough to push him upwards avoiding collision with the concrete wall and he made a perfect landing on his targeted ledge!
Through out this period - (and the entire day up to dark), his younger sister - (named Neira) flapped away from the nest ledge, which she had obviously never left, - (and still yet to take her first flight and fledge).
For Loki’s last flight of the day around 8:20pm, he returned back to the nest ledge to join his sister and the two went through the usual prolonged greeting routine of touching beaks.
By 8:50pm, Linn was observed bringing in food to the nest ledge and we watched the two siblings enjoy a evening meal together. By 9pm, both of the juveniles has disappeared back into the nest ledge and tucked down out of sight. Both adults were roosting on their usual spots high above the nest ledge on the upper Yellow pages building rooftop.
As darkness fell, I closed the days watch and headed for home.
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