Jill reports:
It was quiet for a bit until Seneca decided to stoop a duck. It was so quick that I don’t think any of us caught it on camera, but we saw her fly down towards the water and we heard a splash. We realized that it was the duck hitting the water and Seneca flew back upwards - no duck for her! She flew back around towards the falls and actually stooped down on a gull as well! After that excitement, she landed in one of the tree branches on the side of the gorge for a little rest.
A few of us that were watching from the observation deck were lucky enough to have some great views of Quest flying right in front of us. At one point she almost landed on ‘Pride Rock’ but decided against it, kak-ing all the way - almost as if she was yelling at us!
This again initiated some more ‘Talon Tag’ by Quest and an unknown sibling. After the ‘Talon Tag’, one of the fledglings, maybe Seneca again, decided to try for some food and chased a a pigeon in front of the falls. He/she was right on the pigeon’s tail - not wanting to give up, but did so after a long chase and landed on the guard rail of the train track.
It was time to go, but before I left, I got a shot of Diamante preening and sunning himself…
Go to Peregrinations to read the fledge watch report of Jim pisello and watch the wonderful pictures.
http://marchlords.com/birdblog/2008/07/shunning-gorge-fledglings-keep-flying.html
And visit Imprints for more Fledge Watch reports
http://www.rfalconcam.com/falconwatch/
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