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Internet => Interesting Websites => Topic started by: tickmike on March 19, 2013, 03:04:16 PM

Title: Derby's Cathedral, England,Peregrine Falcons.
Post by: tickmike on March 19, 2013, 03:04:16 PM

http://www.derby.gov.uk/apps/peregrines/webcam.asp

http://derbyperegrines.blogspot.co.uk/

We have a new 'scrape' (nest) Web Cam.  :clap: I'm not sure how long it will last with there projectile pooing   :'(

If you look across from the nest you can see 'The Silk Mill 1718 rebuilt 1910 the first true factory in England'

http://www.oldderbyphotos.co.uk/derby-silk-mill-73

Also next to the silk mill was the site of the 'Derby Power Station'   http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/epw021119

The view is looking East and you can see the river Derwent near the silk mill.

Enjoy . :)

Title: Re: Derby's Cathedral, England,Peregrine Falcons.
Post by: kitz on March 21, 2013, 11:13:37 PM

Gosh is it that time of year already?   

The city looks pretty at this time of night...  cant wait to see eggs...  and then of course the hatchings :)

Title: Re: Derby's Cathedral, England,Peregrine Falcons.
Post by: tickmike on March 22, 2013, 02:10:23 PM

Looks like a couple on inches of snow on the scape today in Derby (we had 2" snow when we woke up this morning  and we are 10 miles south of Derby :()

Peregrine pair on Nottingham Trent University's Newton Building lay 1st egg

http://www.ntu.ac.uk/ecoweb/biodiversity/falcons/index.html?campaignid=falcons

Title: Re: Derby's Cathedral, England,Peregrine Falcons.
Post by: kitz on March 22, 2013, 06:01:23 PM

thanks mike :)

Title: Re: Derby's Cathedral, England, Peregrine Falcons.
Post by: burakkucat on March 22, 2013, 11:07:44 PM

I also believe that an egg has been laid in the nest up Norwich Cathedral Spire (http://upp.hawkandowl.org/norwich-peregrines/platform-webcam-for-2013/).  :-\

Title: Re: Derby's Cathedral, England,Peregrine Falcons.
Post by: kitz on March 22, 2013, 11:26:59 PM

 :clap2:

Title: Re: Derby's Cathedral, England,Peregrine Falcons.
Post by: tickmike on March 23, 2013, 12:24:41 PM

This snow is not good for the birds, Derby deep snow in scrape and she was due to lay an egg today. Nottingham, she has just just left the nest having been there with the snow building up around her all night.
Norwich , snow covering the camera.

Title: Re: Derby's Cathedral, England,Peregrine Falcons.
Post by: burakkucat on March 23, 2013, 09:10:38 PM

For the Norwich Cathedral spire nest, the alternative (http://upp.hawkandowl.org/norwich-peregrines/platform-webcam-for-2013/) camera is clear of snow and looks directly downwards.

Title: Re: Derby's Cathedral, England,Peregrine Falcons.
Post by: tickmike on March 25, 2013, 11:40:08 PM

Look on the Derby blog to see what they have been doing with a hot water bottle and a long rope today  :'(

Title: Re: Derby's Cathedral, England,Peregrine Falcons.
Post by: burakkucat on March 26, 2013, 12:17:04 AM

From the 'looking down' static camera view, I can now disclose that two eggs have been laid at Norwich Cathedral (http://upp.hawkandowl.org/norwich-peregrines/platform-webcam-for-2013/).

I feel very sad for the Nottingham (http://www.ntu.ac.uk/ecoweb/biodiversity/falcons/index.html?campaignid=falcons) falcon. She is very determined to protect her egg(s).  :'(

Title: Re: Derby's Cathedral, England,Peregrine Falcons.
Post by: tickmike on March 26, 2013, 12:30:45 AM

Two eggs at Norwich  :)
Also two at Nottingham  :), you can see them as she has gone off the scrape .
At Derby they have been trying to melt the snow with a hot water bottle  :'(.