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#2718923 - 05/05/09 06:46 PM Re: Falcons in NYC [Re: 20mm]
panchobel Member Registered: 03/05/09 Posts: 672 Loc: Fantasy Island	woa there's a lynx pawing at the entrance....
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#2719080 - 05/06/09 04:52 AM Re: Falcons in NYC [Re: panchobel]
Skater Senior Member Registered: 02/05/03 Posts: 4029 Loc: NYC	WTF? -Skater _________________________ "As Iron Sharpens Iron, so does a friend sharpen a friend." Proverbs 27:17 "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female, for ye are all one in Christ Jesus." Galatians 3:28 Never, ever, underestimate the ability of people to discount Occam's Razor. - Dart "I don't want to abolish government. I simply want to reduce it to the size where I can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub." - Grover Norquist
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#2719092 - 05/06/09 05:12 AM Re: Falcons in NYC [Re: Skater]
Hankmc Hotshot Registered: 01/01/01 Posts: 8567 Loc: NJ USA	8:09 AM it's feeding time at the nest and the chicks are competing for mom's attention.
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#2719325 - 05/06/09 10:46 AM Re: Falcons in NYC [Re: Hankmc]
20mm Site Emeritus Honorary Forums Manager Sierra Hotel Registered: 01/03/01 Posts: 40026 Loc: Tucson AZ	I was watching this morning when the chicks were all alone, and the camera pulled back to a long view, with the river on the right, and you could see this bird come swooping in. Sure enough, it was mama and a minute later she was feeding the little ones. Hungry little buggers _________________________ Pat Tillman (1976-2004): 4 years Arizona State University, graduated with high honors. 5 seasons National Football League player, Arizona Cardinals. Forever United States Army Ranger.
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#2721014 - 05/09/09 07:47 AM Re: Falcons in NYC [Re: Hankmc]
Skybird Member Registered: 12/30/00 Posts: 738	From Berlin, this lifecam from Mr. and Mrs. Kestrel's living room: http://berlin.nabu.de/projekte/TurmfalkenvorderKamera/kirchefrohnau09/index.html Take into account that it is German local time (GMT+1). The camera is switched off during darkness. Edited by Skybird (05/09/09 08:08 AM)
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#2721139 - 05/09/09 11:53 AM Re: Falcons in NYC [Re: Skybird]
Domestos Member Registered: 12/09/03 Posts: 165 Loc: Bingham UK	And here's the UK Falcon's at Derby Cathedral: http://195.224.106.202/peregrine/webcam.htm so now we can watch a bird 24/7. _________________________ A War Story
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#2721143 - 05/09/09 12:07 PM Re: Falcons in NYC [Re: Domestos]
panchobel Member Registered: 03/05/09 Posts: 672 Loc: Fantasy Island	so in total we are watching like 2 falcon families maybe..? that's not much i fear they will go extinct even though millions are watching just 2 it's nice to watch them though. i know people say falcons can somehow slowly adopt to city living or to humans but.. i still find it difficult to imagine falsons wheeling above a city and actually making a full life of it... edit: cool thanks for the assurances guys.. ! now i can watch the videos without feeling so guilty.. Edited by panchobel (05/10/09 04:42 AM)
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#2721162 - 05/09/09 01:23 PM Re: Falcons in NYC [Re: panchobel]
Electra KNEEL BEFORE MOD!! Senior Member Registered: 08/10/01 Posts: 2663 Loc: Arizona/California	Originally Posted By: panchobel so in total we are watching like 2 falcon families maybe..? that's not much i fear they will go extinct even though millions are watching just 2 it's nice to watch them though. i know people say falcons can somehow slowly adopt to city living or to humans but.. i still find it difficult to imagine falsons wheeling above a city and actually making a full life of it... I don't think that will be the case in NYC, those birds have got more support from the populus than Mayor Bloomberg. _________________________ Full fathom five, thy father lies Harold Kahler, O4 USAF F-105D, Lincoln NE, MIA 6/14/69 LAOS GBNF
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#2721399 - 05/10/09 01:16 AM Re: Falcons in NYC [Re: panchobel]
Skater Senior Member Registered: 02/05/03 Posts: 4029 Loc: NYC	Originally Posted By: panchobel so in total we are watching like 2 falcon families maybe..? that's not much i fear they will go extinct even though millions are watching just 2 it's nice to watch them though. i know people say falcons can somehow slowly adopt to city living or to humans but.. i still find it difficult to imagine falsons wheeling above a city and actually making a full life of it... Cities are actually pretty good environs for Peregrine Falcons. The building are akin to cliffs. Plenty of updrafts and thermals for the Falcons to take advantage of. Also, rodents and small birds and pigeons are plentiful. Until we start to have flying cars, we really don't matter to the Falcon's day to day lives. -Skater _________________________ "As Iron Sharpens Iron, so does a friend sharpen a friend." Proverbs 27:17 "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female, for ye are all one in Christ Jesus." Galatians 3:28 Never, ever, underestimate the ability of people to discount Occam's Razor. - Dart "I don't want to abolish government. I simply want to reduce it to the size where I can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub." - Grover Norquist
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#2721477 - 05/10/09 07:18 AM Re: Falcons in NYC [Re: Skater]
Skybird Member Registered: 12/30/00 Posts: 738	Neither peregrin falcons nor kestrels are currently threatened, say environmentalists. Both appear almost globally, and both populations are healthy. Thye adapt very flexibly to human-formed environments.
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