Chad and Chris report:
No further fledging today, although Spirit and Thriller had us on pins and needles all most of the day. Spirit and Thriller continued to share the west side ledge through much of the day
Here Thriller gave us a thrill in a way that we weren't thrilled about (I know, it's a corny way to put it, but we're posting late). Anyway, Thriller went out on the scaffolding, and all of a sudden the scaffolding elevator started lowering down from the top! I'll admit I was a bit frantic, so I ran up the stairs one level, whipped open the window and called to the workers in the elevator to alert them that Thriller was below. Chad stayed on the nest level to watch and see where he would end up if he tried to fly. The workers stopped the elevator, then called back to us that Thriller would be okay if he stayed on the side and they proceeded slowly down past him. Amazing how incredibly tolerant this PF fam has become (and it's also great how cautious and concerned the construction workers are-- they really look out for them)! Here's "the Thrill"...
And SW, who was perched across on the east side most of the day "on guard" for when Thriller and Spirit would fly, came quickly when the window was open. This is the only time that we've opened any of the outside windows since we've been monitoring, but we did take a few shots as she flew up...
Meanwhile, Tiki did some flying and landing on the unique architecture of the building. In this first set, she was on the motel, and jumped down into a shallow puddle of water on the roof for a moment before jumping back up and taking off.
Later, she was on similar protrusions across on the east end of the building and took off from there...
And here Tiger flew through chasing after Buckeye and calling at him. This is also a fun time to watch because the juvies start to chase down the adults and always seem to want food. They actually food beg in the air, which is known as the "flutter-glide" posture, where their wings hang lower as they glide toward the adult for food. This shot is just a noisy chase after Buckeye, though...
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