Peregrine Falcon, Orange NSW - 2020

08 November

I was going to do a vid with sound added but the sound turned out to be way out of sync on the original, one hassle too far!

Well-and-truly plucked prey!

10 November

Izzi is coming along so well!  Here she was having a go at Di's toes, and Di didn't like it  

Come supper time, Izzi was more than ready!

Wonderful videos, Scylla--thanks! It seems that Izzi remembers eating bird's feet when she was just a nipper and now thinks all feet, including her own and parent's, can be eaten. Really made me laugh!

12 November

Izzi had unexpected company when s/he woke up but carried on with morning exercises regardless - and the feathers are flying (from what I can see later, the feather stuck on the left of the cam is still blurring the view of the ledge):

13 November

Izzi grabbed (literally) breakfast and fed himself, then he got fed too, then he flapped the down out of his feathers:

Izzi likes to look out - so far, not in such a vulnerable position as dear Aspro... or was it? who got gusted off the scrape in 2014... or what year was it?  I remember posting it on a Facebook page but can't find it in my YT Playlists.  Can't get over that loss :'( 

I've check the live cam and Izzi is currently being watched over by Di while s/he sleeps in the far left corner.

I fell asleep mid-post so this is late.

Izzi giving us heart attacks:

This originally said that it was 02:00 and that Izzi was asleep against the far wall with Di on the ledge... but checking now, it's 17:52 and Izzi has just moved from the ledge and tucked him/herself into the far right corner.

15 November

Mid-morning in Australia and Izzi is getting a bit bad-tempered with dear Diamond:

16 November 12:20hr - TUMBLE-FLEDGE   

Apparently Izzi "fell" straight down.

From Chat:

Mod shines "Izzi is in a hedge, as far as we know, close to the tower."

Cilla Kinross​ "She (Di) went berserk when I was looking for Izzi. I was much closer than I realised the first time I looked!"

Cilla Kinross

NEWS.....Izzi had a rather ungraceful and accidental fledge at 12:20 today, but was found alive and well on a nearby roof, from which he flew with some competence to another roof before descending into a hedge. He'll probably take a few days to get to the birds' customary roost and training tree copse, where I will get photos of his progress. He will probably come back to the box once his flying skills have improved. This cam and chat will stay open all year.

Lovely picture of Izzi today.  I think it was taken by Cilla Kinross.