!!! Little Mason’s first decent short flight, (with a little concrete work being done).
May 13, 2014 - Mississauga - Executive Centre
Mark Nash Reports:
Tuesday May 13th - 2014
MEC fledge watch AM report:
AT my arrival shortly after 5am, I located the three peregrines right away, with little Mason back up onto the top of the retaining wall at MEC #1 / the nest building. All of the three birds were wet and not looking too amused at their wet body conditions.
Tuesday May 13th - 2014- Am & Afternoon watch:
Shortly after 6:15 am, Mason finally took his first short flight in an effort to get closer to his mom who was perched and roosting the top of the glass columns on MEC #3. With a constant south wind in his face, and a direct line of sight flight, he didn’t have of a much of a problem with this short flight and only really lost 15 or feet of elevation. The landing was far less graceful, and his flight ended rather abruptly!
Had it not been for the solid concrete wall that he face planted into, he would not have been able to stop for sure! He literally bounced off the solid concrete wall (via his face), and flopped down onto the top of the column ledge out of my view!
Oh my goodness, I caught myself talking to myself out loud,, Well that’s gotta hurt!!! OUCH would be an understatement!!!
Seconds later he reappeared and I saw him stand up and come out to the leading edge of the column, shaking his head, then a big roust, and finally perched and roosting on one leg as if nothing had happened. Well, a hard headed peregrine (in a addition to his feisty attitude), quite a mix! Mom watched the entire event (including his collision with the concrete wall) and simply watched the entire event unfold without any reaction!
With both Grace and Marg in attendance and Mason in good hands, and Mason seemingly content is his present position on MEC #3, I was able to slip out around 3:30pm to attend to other CPF business.
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