WILMINGTON ~ MAY 2012

Kim Steininger · **Posted:** Sun May 20, 2012 7:42 pm

And just like that they're back on the ledge. <sigh>

catwoman · **Posted:** Sun May 20, 2012 8:04 pm

Love all your pictures, Kim, including your gorgeous cat! :egg5:

Kim Steininger · **Posted:** Sun May 20, 2012 8:05 pm

In case you missed it, here's a short video of the girls in the nest box. CJ joins them after a little while.

Jane · **Posted:** Sun May 20, 2012 9:00 pm

Wonderful pictures from today, Kim. I couldn't see any bands on that intruder either. Am baffled about the prey CJ has. Thought maybe a mocker, but it doesn't look big enough. And loved the video of CJ and the girls in the box. I think Faith's cat likes watching, too.

Faith · **Posted:** Sun May 20, 2012 9:59 pm

Your right Jane, when I saw Kim's post, I thought I have to write that Missy does that same thing with her paw. Every morning she checks the birds with me.

Kim, your coverage and pictures are magnificent. All that action. Am missing the "girls" when they are outside! Soon will be down there.

Greg, your Eagle story is breathtaking. I bet Betty was in awe. Oh! For a moment like that.

REENIE · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:57 pm **Posts:** 19893

KIM YOUR PICTURES LET ME BREATHLESS! THEY ARE JUST AWESOME, YOU CAUGHT SO MUCH ACTION AND TOOK SO MANY GREAT PICTURES TODAY, I JUST LOVE THEM!

THANKS FOR SHARING WITH US.

Greg Inskip · **Joined:** Tue Mar 09, 2010 5:47 pm **Posts:** 1081

Kim Steininger wrote:

Here are some pictures from this morning...

This is after CJ chased away the intruder.

. . . .

Another Blue Jay. Kaufman's field guide has a photo where you can see the underside of the tail. Dark base, white end, with dark line extending into the white in the middle. Same pattern.

westwindschild · **Posted:** Mon May 21, 2012 7:48 am

Great pictures, and love the video, Kim! And my cat Leela watches the cam with me and bats at whatever moves too. She also loves to watch hockey. Isabel doesn't even notice anything on the screen.

Can't believe how big the girls are getting. Nice ID on the prey, Greg. I was thinking "long legs - sandpiper", lol. Maybe someday I'll get better at ID, maybe if the find a cure for aging eyes!

SusanE · **Posted:** Mon May 21, 2012 8:45 am

catwoman wrote:

Love all your pictures, Kim, including your gorgeous cat! :egg5:

Glad to hear the intruder wasn't a problem yesterday.

Catbird · **Posted:** Mon May 21, 2012 9:53 am

Kim - What a treat to see your awesome photos, your cute kitty watching the falcon cam, and the girls back in the nest being fed by CJ yesterday! My last cat never watched the falcons on my computer, but he loved to put his paw on a key and watch numbers or letters fly across the screen. (He also loved to watch tennis matches on TV, where he'd try to catch the tennis balls.)

Greg - Thanks for your eagle sighting story and for identifying the bird that CJ was carrying.

mikeg713 · **Posted:** Mon May 21, 2012 11:30 am

Kim Steininger wrote:

The girls are back in the nest box!!! :)
The only reason I knew is because I saw my cat looking at my computer monitor! LOL! She loves to watch them!

One of my cats does the same thing (in fact I usually have to move her out of the way, since she blocks my own view!).

Fantastic pics!! :thumbup

Faith · **Posted:** Tue May 22, 2012 7:09 am

Hey! Where are You? I know, out there looking at the BIG World. They will be all grown up next time we see them! LOL! I guess they come in for the night, but I haven't caught that yet!

Catbird · **Posted:** Tue May 22, 2012 7:24 am

I spotted 3 of the 4 girls in the nest box just now, but Little Red was the only one to move completely into view.

Catbird · **Posted:** Tue May 22, 2012 8:27 am

The 3 girls are still there, and one's really flapping . . . I can't believe the size of her wingspan!

Jane · **Posted:** Tue May 22, 2012 10:45 am

Great catches, Ethel. I feel so bad that I've not had more time to watch, as I've been spending a lot of time watching what's going on in Harrisburg.

Faith · **Posted:** Tue May 22, 2012 3:08 pm

Wow! Ethel! Good catch! Boy look at those wings. Can't believe all of that is tucked in against their bodies so neat.

Kim Steininger · **Posted:** Tue May 22, 2012 8:03 pm

The girls have been taking turns flapping and attacking feathers in the nest box! Check out all the feathers flying around from Yellow Band's flapping! LOL!!!

This one of Red Band is pretty funny too!

Jane · **Posted:** Tue May 22, 2012 8:49 pm

Wow, what feather blizzards those were! Thanks for posting the videos, Kim.

Faith · **Posted:** Tue May 22, 2012 8:55 pm

They are priceless Kim. Red Girl2 is a lot darker than Yellow Girl. Wow, the feathers flying around are a hoot! Send some down on the roof when we're there soon. LOL!

Kim Steininger · **Posted:** Wed May 23, 2012 3:31 pm

Here is a link to the Wilmington Fledge Watch Flyer!
http://www.wilmfalcons.com/pdfs/fledge_watch.pdf

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