Comments on: Happy to see my favorite bird

By: Kate St. John

Kate St. John — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:46:48 +0000

Information on Phoenix's death is here: http://www.hornbyeagles.com/

By: Kay

Kay — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:31:52 +0000

What happened to Phoenix? I haven’t had a chance to tune into the Hornby eagle site for awhile and just read Faith C’s post. How sad. It’s been tough year for the young bird of prey. I too agree, it’s nice to see Dorothy even if she is “just hang’n around”.

By: Michelline

Michelline — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:58:14 +0000

“My favorite bird” What a sweet article Kate. Dorothy is one special falcon.
Thanks for the update on White and Yellow. I think about them daily and wish them well.

By: Kate St. John

Kate St. John — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:21:48 +0000

I reported above that “the only excitement occurred last Wednesday.” Hah!

Today at lunchtime I saw 3 peregrines at Pitt. I was about 3 blocks away but I could tell one was definitely a juvenile and was begging from an adult. The third peregrine flew away from the ruckus; I didn’t get a good look at it.

The adult seemed to be chasing the juvie away — not being mean, just being clear that the juvie was not supposed to be there. When the juvie landed at a cache area the adult flew by in a “get off that perch” attitude — again not mean, just firm. The juvie refused to leave so the adult left.

It looked to me like the adults were telling the juvenile, “Time for you to fend for yourself.”

By: Anne Marie

Anne Marie — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:02:23 +0000

Thanks for today’s peregrine blog… all very interesting and was a bright spot in my day. I think many of us echo your “My favorite bird”

By: faith cornell

faith cornell — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:35:25 +0000

I agree that this picture warms your heart; like an old friend you run into. After the death of the eaglet Phoenix before she even got to fly all those watchers certainly were devasted. So this picture & the other ones on the links were good to see & so interesting. Thanks Kate.

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:53:41 +0000

What a gorgeous photo of Dorothy! Glad to know she’s enjoying some well-deserved time off!

By: Coleen

Coleen — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:33:10 +0000

Thanks for the welcome update on E2 and Dorothy. It’s nice to know that they are getting some R&R after an exhausting few months. I miss the whole family!

By: Marianne

Marianne — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:17:33 +0000

Thanks Kate, for the pic & updates in a nutshell. It helps with PW.

The peregrine happenings in Columbus are quite interesting, especially with the new female peregrine from Canada!