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Post by zack on Jul 24, 2018 21:47:35 GMT -8
One of the adults was back at the Quarry today probably looking for the youngster that doesn`t want to leave. This photo has the Falcon in a stare down with a Bald Eagle across the Sumas River. There is no love lost between these two nor the Osprey that was caught up in the battle Royal. I just wished i could have photographed the interaction between these 3 Raptors but today was not my day. 002-crop by Henry Wall, on Flickr
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Post by old coot on Jul 28, 2018 8:44:51 GMT -8
There were all 5 at the waterfall between the two quarries yesterday flying high and landing in trees. Klaus
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Post by old coot on Jul 30, 2018 16:50:50 GMT -8
Today there was only two peregrines flying high and a turkey vulture roamed around at noon. Klaus
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Post by old coot on Jul 31, 2018 14:56:18 GMT -8
There are at least a half dozen swallows still using the mud nests at the quarry. Saw three peregrines at the waterfall. Klaus
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Post by murraybrown on Jul 31, 2018 20:38:15 GMT -8
Today this last day of July, around noon there were 4 Peregrines carrying on above the Barrowtown Quarry. I watched for a while and realized that there were 2 adults and two juveniles flying above and around the cliffs. The young ones were begging for food and to my utter amazement, one of the adults went into a stoop and managed to nail one of the remaining Cliff Swallows that were zinging in and out of their nests. Then if that weren't enough, the adult did a handoff to the still begging juvenile while on the wing. I have seen this on a TV documentary but never the real thing. It just shows that if you watch closely enough and long enough, you will see some amazing sights. Thanks to Zack for his ongoing observations of these wonderful creatures.
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Post by zack on Aug 4, 2018 8:48:18 GMT -8
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Post by zack on Aug 4, 2018 8:51:56 GMT -8
On August 2nd there were 4 flying around the Quarry and today i only saw these 2 at 8 AM. Would that be a Harrier that she is standing on i am guessing it is a male because of the grey color and the white band at the base of the tail.
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Post by murraybrown on Aug 5, 2018 19:56:17 GMT -8
Zack, that looks like a Rock Pigeon to me. One of their favourite meals!
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Post by zack on Aug 5, 2018 21:11:09 GMT -8
Murray i don`t believe it was a Rock Pigeon for various reasons but mainly it was to big to be a Pigeon.
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Post by merlinator on Aug 7, 2018 0:10:26 GMT -8
Zack, I agree with Murray on a pigeon. Doesn’t look too big to me.
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Post by zack on Aug 8, 2018 21:26:28 GMT -8
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Post by zack on Aug 8, 2018 21:28:36 GMT -8
I think this photo shows that bird on the ground definitely is not a Rock Pigeon.
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Post by merlinator on Aug 10, 2018 21:09:46 GMT -8
Enlarge the picture and take a close look, then tell us what you think.
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Post by zack on Aug 10, 2018 21:12:26 GMT -8
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Post by zack on Aug 10, 2018 21:18:07 GMT -8
I don`t know but this Pigeon doesn`t look like the bird the Peregrine is standing on. Secondly in the 5 years that i have been photographing at Barrowtown i have never seen a Rock Pigeon there between Christmas and August. He killed this bird in a forested area a place that Pigeons don`t frequent.
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