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July 3, 2005: Oh, my gosh! What a day. It was VERY windy this morning, and I don't know if a gust of wind caught #P-78 up or what, but she got a couple of blocks away from the box without being able to get back again. Russ and I had been at Bayfront Park, where we met a friend of ours, Jeanne Tonkin. When we left, I wanted to check on the babies, so Jeanne came with. When we got to the top of the roof, we saw no peregrines in the nest box or on the hotel, but one young female was right there on the roof! I hadn't been expecting to photograph the babies today, so didn't have my adaptor with, and I'd left my scope last time with the 40x eyepiece rather than the 30x, which is more forgiving. But I HAD to try and take pictures, so I cupped my hand around the eyepiece to hold the camera in place and literally handheld all the following shots. Because I was holding by hand, and because the sky was dotted with cumulus clouds that on and off covered the sun, there is a bit of unevenness in the color and lighting in these shots. A few cars rolled by, and then suddenly she took off, but couldn't get any lift and ended up on the parking lot. There was a lot of traffic suddenly, and she was heading straight for First Street, so I tossed a towel over her and called Dave Evans. Dave, the raptor bander at Hawk Ridge, gave me the number of the hotel manager so I could get her back on the roof where she belonged, but I couldn't get an answer, so we brought her to the top of the Norshor Theater. But apparently she tried to get back on her nest box later--I got a call this evening from a couple of friends who'd found her grounded again downtown. Dave picked her up, and will return her to the roof in the morning.
(I'm not a professional photographer, and am as likely to use photos for educational as aesthetic purposes. These photos may be used for educational purposes without permission. Please leave the copyright information on them. I'd also appreciate you linking to Birderblog.com or to Binoculars.com)
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