Falchi pellegrini a San Francisco

[Giovanna]

[Roxy]

intanto anche i giovani della sede di Oracle si sono involati...
alcune foto di Sue Dalton ... anche nelle sue foto si vedono grandi battiti d'ali!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/suedalton

[Roxy]

e guardate dov'e' andata a parare Bridget nel suo primo volo......!!!


qui in ravvicinato..... ma guardate il luogo in distanza...

[Sonia]

:shock: :shock: :shock:

[Giovanna]

:shock:
Le mitiche scogliere di Frisco... :roll: :D

[Roxy]

:shock:
Le mitiche scogliere di Frisco... :roll: :D

non erano le bianche scogliere di Dover?

copio pari pari il messaggio di una Frisco falcon lady sui piccoli di oracle in attesa di trovare qualche nuova foto...
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Once again, some news from our Oracle neighbors. The canyoneers went south tonight to
meet the 4 young boys of Oracle. And meet them we did. Two fledged, one was quite
dramatic, even involved a bit of swimming! Please read the story on the Oracle forum. And
Mary will soon have a surprise for us too.

Eyes skyward and tonight waterward
Ever grateful
Kanit
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credo di capire che uno dei falchetti ha dovuto nuotare per cavarsi dagli impicci di primo incauto volo, ma sembra che tutto sia Ok... il vento sulla baia puo' non essere facile da gestire per i primi voli....

aggiungo il link alle foto, che ho trovato nei msg IL FALCHETTO NUOTATORE se l'e' cavata d'impiccio perche' fortunatamente era vicino a riva.... ora posso capire bene perche' il Bay Bridge non e' posto per primi voli!!! :shock: :shock: anche qui si e' sfiorato il dramma :!:

oops avevo dimenticato il link.....

aggiungo alcuni dati da un altro post... di Mary Malec la fotografa del fatto!

In looking at the time stamps on the photos, he was in the water for
about 6 minutes, rested for 20, and was finally caught 40 minutes after
entering the water.
www.flickr.com/photos/marymalec/sets/72157600318000524

[Giovanna]

Com'è stato bravo, è tornato a riva da solo!!! :shock:
E subito soccorso, perché non deve essere molto salutare troversi bagnati fradici di sera dopo il primo volo, anzi tuffo!
Grazie per la notizia piuttosto straordinaria e a lieto fine. :D :D :D
(Quella sulle scogliere voleva essere una parafrasi, ma non granché riuscita :roll: )

[Roxy]

(Quella sulle scogliere voleva essere una parafrasi, ma non granché riuscita :roll: )

invece avevo capito.... e ho risposto facendo la "candida"

Bravo il falchetto nuotatore, vero?? Chissa... forse i pinguini hanno cominciato cosi??? :D

[Sonia]

intanto anche i giovani della sede di Oracle si sono involati...
alcune foto di Sue Dalton ... anche nelle sue foto si vedono grandi battiti d'ali!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/suedalton

News da Marwee (Buffalo)

"adventurous also!!!! - notes from website

"June 5, 2007: Just a little excitement this evening! Young male 95M refledged this evening. However, during his expedition around the Oracle campus, the youngster tired himself out as he was flying across the lake. He didn't quite make it all the way across the lagoon, and landed in the water, next to a duck. The duck didn't seem to mind too much. Thankfully though, peregrines are actually remarkably good swimmers, as some observers on the ground were able to witness first hand. He hauled himself to the edge of the lakeshore, and was allowed to rest there for a while, before being scooped up by SCPBRG staff. The young tiercel appears no worse for the wear. As he wasn't captured until almost dark, he will spend the night at SCPBRG to dry out, and be released early in the morning. "




google:
avventuroso anche!!!! - note dal Web site 5 giugno 2007: Appena un eccitamento piccolo questa sera! Il maschio giovane 95M refledged questa sera. Tuttavia, durante la sua spedizione intorno alla città universitaria di Oracle, il giovanotto stanco egli stesso fuori come stava volando attraverso il lago. Abbastanza gli non ha reso tutto il senso attraverso la laguna ed atterrato nell'acqua, vicino ad un'anatra. L'anatra non ha sembrato occuparsi di troppo. Thankfully comunque, i peregrines sono realmente swimmers notevolmente buoni, poichè alcuni osservatori sulla terra potevano testimoniare firsthand. Si è trasportato al bordo del lakeshore e si è conceduto riposarsi là per un istante, prima di essere scavato in su dal personale di SCPBRG. Il tiercel giovane sembra no più difettoso per l'usura. Poichè non è stato bloccato fino a quasi scuro, spenderà la notte a SCPBRG per asciugarsi ed è liberato presto di mattina.


:roll:

E' arrivato lungo Marwee o è un altro bagnetto??? :shock:

[Roxy]

E' arrivato lungo Marwee o è un altro bagnetto??? :shock:[/quote]

non e' arrivato poi tanto lungo il messaggio e le foto erano di giornata ieri ... e' los tesso bagnetto e se vai a vederti il link che ho postato c'e' tutta la serie di ammagini col falchetto che in qualche modo nuota e si porta a riva dove resta per un po' - immagino un pochino sotto shock - prima che poi lo catturino e lo portino al centro di santa cruz per cautela e onde evitargli malanni dovuti all'avventura!! e' una sequenza incredibile!!
per fortuna e' finita bene! :shock:

[Giovanna]

Si, sequenza straordinaria! Sperando che il ragazzino non prenda l'abitudine ai bagni in acque profonde! :roll:
Però non sapevo - e non sono la sola - che i falchi nuotassero. So che amano i corsi d'acqua pulita e poco profonda dove si bagnano spesso per igiene (parassiti) e per piacere. Buckeye di Hilliard Road Bridge è stato fotografato molto spesso nel fiume.

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Ma in mare! :D
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P. S.
per Roxy: ok, candida!

[Sonia]

Ho visto...
ma povero tatino!!!
:roll:

[Roxy]

Ho visto...
ma povero tatino!!!
:roll:

si ma coraggioso... si e' dato da fare e ne e' uscito ... un po' suonato ma chi non al posto suo!!! Bravo piccino... per questo scherzavo sui pinguini!!!

[Roxy]

echi della stampa sull'annata strana di S. Francisco:

A Helping Hand for the Peregrine Falcon
By Maria Daly
Epoch Times San Francisco Staff Jun 14, 2007


Field biologist Brian Latta holds two Peregrine Falcon chicks which are about 25 days old. One falcon has a hood placed over its head to calm it down. (Courtesy of J. Nick Todd)

In their efforts to preserve the population of peregrine falcons, the University of California, Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group (SCPBRG), has successfully raised four young Peregrine falcons this spring in their breeding facility.

SCPBRG biologists raised the Peregrines with the help of a foster Peregrine mother and recently released three falcons that were rescued during the nesting season.

Peregrine falcons typically nest in cliffs. To them, the tall buildings in different parts of the Bay Area are also inviting places to nest. This year, two pairs of Peregrine falcons nested in different sections of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and biologists from the SCPBRG rescued them.

"From past experience, we know that the Bay Bridge is a particularly lethal environment for young falcons to live," said Brian Latta, a field biologist from the research group.


George and Gracie
This year, SCPBRG's biologists rescued a total of three eggs and two young falcons from the Bay Bridge. The three eggs were the new eyrie of a well-known San Francisco Peregrine Falcon couple, George and Gracie, named after George Burns and Gracie Allen.

Of the three eggs produced by George and Gracie which were rescued on March 30, only one offspring (named "Little G") survived. She was released on June 2 along the Santa Cruz coastline with her two foster siblings who were also rescued from the Bay Bridge. The young falcons will still have food provided to them at the release site for two months until they can hunt for themselves.

To everyone's surprise after George and Gracie nested on the Bay Bridge, they returned to their familiar nesting site on the 33rd floor of the PG&E building in downtown San Francisco, and laid one more egg before ending their season. The new egg had to be rescued by biologists since George and Gracie unexpectedly left the nest without incubating it.

Fortunately, with the care of SCPBRG biologists, a healthy Peregrine was hatched. According to a PG&E press release, "By the time this baby Peregrine is ready to fly for the first time, its older sister 'Little G' will still be returning to the release site in Santa Cruz for food. The two siblings should have a chance to get to know each other before they transition into wild independence."

PG&E first teamed up in the mid 1980's with SCPBRG when biologists began to notice that Peregrine falcons were regularly visiting PG&E's downtown building.

"At this site, SCPBRG biologists installed a nesting box with hopes that the Peregrines will use it as a nest," said Brian Swanson, PG&E spokesperson.

PG&E donates an average of $35,000 per year to help finance SCPBRG's educational outreach to schools and a webcam through which George and Gracie can be observed during the nesting season since 2005 by biologists and fans alike.

"These birds are the mascots of our building. Employees can see them through the windows and love them and are very proud of them," Swanson said.

SCPBRG installed two other cameras: one in the San José city hall tower and another in the Oracle building in Redwood Shores. The resident Peregrine family of San José—José, Clara, and their three offspring—can be observed by the public through the webcam at http://falconcam.sanjoseca.gov/nest .


Restoring an Endangered Population
The efforts to restore the population of Peregrine falcons started in the early 70's. The late UC Santa Cruz professor Ken Norris and Santa Cruz veterinarian Jim Roush formed the SCPBRG in response to declining populations of Peregrine falcons and other birds.

"Peregrine falcons are monogamous birds," Latta told The Epoch Times . "They stay with the same couple until one of them dies." According to Latta, Peregrine falcons were near the point of extinction. "Only two breeding pairs were found in 1970."

The main cause of the rapid worldwide decline of the population of these birds is believed to be the poisonous effect of the pesticide DDT.

Peregrines are very territorial birds. They expand their territory or are more flexible to share it depending on the amount of prey available. Because of the mild weather in California, Peregrine falcons don't migrate. They stay in their territory to protect it against falcons migrating from colder climates.

"Now Peregrines are pretty well recovered from their decline," Latta said. "A statewide census in 2006 indicates that there are approximately 250 Peregrine Falcon nesting pairs in California, but they are still listed as endangered birds of pray," added Latta.

The SCPBRG is involved in several educational and research programs, including studies on the continued effects of DDT. The organization also studies the decline of other populations of birds such as the burrowing owl.

For more information about Peregrine falcons and SCPBRG, visit: www.scpbrg.org

[Giovanna]