2014 HEIDELBERG, GERMANY ~ F-Palatina (banded), M-Perkeo

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64479

OK..for some reason I am not seeing the pics...anybody else? hmmmmmmmmmm

Beth · **Posted:** Sun Mar 02, 2014 5:59 pm

Pics were on earlier-now a square with a x.

Ciuciek · **Posted:** Sun Mar 02, 2014 6:41 pm

host server where I upload photos doesn't work right now, but everything will be fine (I guess).. If not, I will upload this photos in another server.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64479

Thanks Ciuciek!! Hopefully, it will come back on line soon!!

Ciuciek · **Posted:** Mon Mar 03, 2014 8:59 am

Jetta where are you? :sum6:

New (Red) girl feel so comfortable here.. I saw a lot of falcon bands from europe but two red bands I didn't see before. Definetly she is not from Poland.. let see this site http://www.cr-birding.be/cr-PeregrineF.htm

Hans-Martin Gäng · **Joined:** Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:26 am **Posts:** 467

Wonderful! FIRST snapshot of both Heidelberg falcons in our nestbox! AND it is a new lady!
(I must ponder about a name for her....)
Thank you for you vigilance! (Over here we all seem to sleep.)
Hans-Martin :hapdance:

Hans-Martin Gäng · **Joined:** Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:26 am **Posts:** 467

It is a shame with our German banding-/ringing-style. We are a federal state so many things are regulated differently changing from Bavaria, Saxonia or our local state Baden-Württemberg (in southern part of Germany). So we have several official administration authorities concerned with protection of Wildlife & Birds. Every state works like they want to do it. So - I regret - we have very different methods of ringing PF in Germany.
This new female is banded "red-red," reading: born in a Baden-Württemberg nest in nature (cliff, quarry, rock etc.) not in a nestbox. Of course those rings wear numbers, but those guys choose such a tiny gravure, you can read only when the ring is in your hand!!! :tantrum2:

So I can not tell, when this falcon was hatched nor where. I have often written to German authorities to follow the standards of other nations. Without results. :sad:

Ciuciek · **Posted:** Mon Mar 03, 2014 12:04 pm

WOW born in Clif, rocks.. sounds great :corkpop:

Waiting for her new name !

She was again at 15;15 and 16;45 She looks ready for the first laid :loveshow:

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64479

Hans-Martin Gäng · **Joined:** Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:26 am **Posts:** 467

Thank you again for the optic evidence, C.! Over here nobody is so lucky to observe her visits. :roll:

To give YOU the honour : YOU are the first to learn her name: PALATINA! :girlyes:

i.e.: We live in the southern part of Germany called "Kurpfalz" or French/English "Palatinat" with Heidelberg as former capital with it`s castle for the "Palatine elector", one of the most important German princes 400 years ago...
HM :corkpop:

Dutch Eagle Fan · **Posted:** Tue Mar 04, 2014 4:27 am

Any news about Jetta? :girlsad3:

Ciuciek · **Posted:** Tue Mar 04, 2014 6:29 am

12;20 Official the new queen of Heidelberg - Palatina :corkpop:

short visit.

I hope she will be a great mother like Jetta.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64479

Thanks H-M and C....Palatina it is....But I do wonder about Jetta!!!

Hans-Martin Gäng · **Joined:** Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:26 am **Posts:** 467

Yes, so do we. :roll:

JETTA - is not ringed! PERKEO also without rings- could only be identified when she was IN the nestbox! We have not seen both falcons inside in 2014, january & february. In 2014 only PERKEO (small, dark head, bright yellow feet) could be seen inside visiting for some moments. We could see both falcons regularly standing on top of the steeple from below since february. But perhaps the female was then already PALATINA?