This is better than Eastenders :)
This is better than Eastenders :)
There is an article on the home page about a Jenny Mak who has come from Hong Kong to view proceedings.........she must be keen.. :D
I try to zoom in and out from time to time to give a bit of variety to the images everyone sees.
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PS Lots and lots of activity by "Mum" on the eggs tonight. I tried to lsiten in for any noises early this evening, but the bell ringers were busy practicing.
Pigeon pie for breakfast! :lol:
Why do we ring the birds? This is a question we often get asked. Well, peregrines are doing well nationally but they still face threats from persecution in some areas. By ringing the birds and taking DNA samples, we stand a much better chance of being able to trace them should they be stolen or something happen to them.
We also have learnt a huge amount about the movement of birds, how long they live and how healthy their populations are from ringing. Young peregrines, for example, will travel huge distances in their early years (the very word peregrine is derived from peregrination which means to travel) and ringing recoveries have helped to show the extent of these movements.
I see they've had their breakfast :)
(The story of what happened next will be the subject of a separate blog post, and is almost as unusual as this clip.)
I was in Derby last Friday and could see the Peregrines high up on the signs of the Jurys Inn (Hotel) not to far from the Cathedral. :)
Colour restored..............( gosh, some people are really fussy :lol: )
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;D ............Then there were two :clap2:
In this view it looks like they are all propping each other up except for one :)
My question is what will happen to the remains?
Two eggs now... :clap:
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Nick B on behalf of the project team (Nick Moyes, Tony Grantham and Nick Brown)
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As a sad postscript to this story, Nick Moyes was recently and very suddenly made redundant after more than 25 years in his natural history post at Derby Museum. You can read more on that story here http://nickmoyes.blogspot.com/2011/03/25-years-and-24-hours.html (http://nickmoyes.blogspot.com/2011/03/25-years-and-24-hours.html).
I am hopeful that both Nick M and the museum will wish to continue their close and invaluable association with the project, and that a way can be found for this to happen. If it does not, it is likely that this blog will not continue in as active a way as it has to date. We'll keep you posted.
It's good to compare the Derby chicks to the Nottingham Trent chicks.I agree .
There's only approx one week's difference in hatching times but the "Nottingham 4" appear massive compared to Derby.
Also the video at Nottingham is very good.
It looks as though there is only two in the box now.
I've just seen three.
They have zoomed the camera out .
It looks like number 2 fledged this morning or early afternoon.
I've just been watching and one of the chicks has disappeared from view.I have two 'tabs' up with, one for 'left' one for 'right' web cams and can switch with one 'click' ;).
Whether it's the one that tried yesterday I don't know. I'll go check the blogs.At 11.45 ones taking off then flying on to the other part of the scape (nest), soon be leaving the scape.
Thanks for the new link Mike.
Thank you Mike.
I just love the one of the juvenile with her leg in the air. :D
FWIW I think they are Gannets or a type of.
Going by the diving style.