WILMINGTON ~ JULY 2011

Jane · **Posted:** Sat Jul 16, 2011 8:49 pm

Interesting picture, Kim. That's cool when you know the roosting spots so you know where to look.

Kim Steininger · **Posted:** Sun Jul 17, 2011 4:04 am

LOL! No sunlight at 5 AM Faith! The light is from idiot people who don't turn their lights out!

LeicaEagles · **Joined:** Fri Jul 31, 2009 4:40 pm **Posts:** 2913

Kim Steininger wrote:

LOL! I had to crank up the ISO to 12800 be able to get a shot!

dont you like the "noise" with the high iso settings? personally, i hate the term noise i still call it graininess but then i am a reformed film shooter. However, for such important shots whatever works is fine

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

WAS HOPING TO CATCH SOMEONE IN THE BOX THIS MORNING, BUT NO SUCH LUCK. BOY, THAT SURE IS A DEEP BOWL THEY ARE SCRAPING!

Faith · **Posted:** Sun Jul 17, 2011 7:37 am

Yes that does look deep Reenie. That is where RG was napping the other day when I caught Her in there. Maybe dreaming of egg laying! LOL

Thanks Kim for the answer on the light in the windows. That's a whole different world up there on that rooftop.

catwoman · **Posted:** Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:33 am

I noticed how deep the scrape they were making is, too, & thought "don't they know that 5 is pretty much the limit to how many eggs/kids a falcon pair has"? Seems like they're digging a nice deep scrape so it will hold many eggs. Well, maybe they feel that in order to be able to raise 5 kids to independence, they have to have at least 2 more kids to begin with (since they lost 2). Does that make sense?

Kim Steininger · **Posted:** Sun Jul 17, 2011 3:29 pm

Hmmmmm...not sure what you mean Nancy so I guess no, it doesn't make sense. :)

catwoman · **Posted:** Sun Jul 17, 2011 3:40 pm

Kim Steininger wrote:

Hmmmmm...not sure what you mean Nancy so I guess no, it doesn't make sense. :)

Basically what I was trying to say is that, judging by what happened to them this year, in order for them to be able to raise 5 kids, they would have to hatch 7.

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

Five eggs is a big clutch. CJ was one of five (2006), but the rest of the clutches of his parents (2003 -- 2009) were four, and in 2003 only three hatched.

Kim Steininger · **Posted:** Sun Jul 17, 2011 6:00 pm

Gotcha!

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

RG AND CJ, I BELIEVE, WERE JUST IN THE BOX. GOT PART ON VIDEO. CAN'T REALLY EVER SEE THE ONE AT THE TOP OF THE BOX UNTIL THEY LEAVE. VIDEO PROCESSING.

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

Kim Steininger · **Posted:** Sun Jul 17, 2011 6:59 pm

Great catch Reenie!

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

Kim Steininger wrote:

Great catch Reenie!

JUST WISH I WOULD HAVE SEEN IT SOONER!

Faith · **Posted:** Sun Jul 17, 2011 8:30 pm

Thanks for that video Reenie. They are few and far between.
Am concerned with the weather forecast. Hope they find a cool spot.

Jane · **Posted:** Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:00 pm

My thanks, too for the video. They really are working on that scrape. They ought to clean out some of the feathers up there while they're at it!

Kim Steininger · **Posted:** Mon Jul 18, 2011 6:24 am

Sorry but I didn't sleep well last night so I didn't get up until 4:45! I didn't stop to see the falcons on the way in since I figured they probably wouldn't be around. I checked out the window earlier and didn't see any of them. Will check again later if I can.

Faith · **Posted:** Mon Jul 18, 2011 7:19 am

Gee Kim.! Everyone deserves a break!! And YOU are definitely deserving! Hope they are near an A/C vent someplace this week. Although, I imagine those thermals are a lot cooler up there.

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

Pigeon, black-billed cuckoo, chimney swift, starling.

Faith · **Posted:** Mon Jul 18, 2011 4:07 pm

Thanks Greg. Quite a variety! Their diet is not boring like ours can get sometimes!

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