One of our young falcons made headlines this morning click here to read the article and see a photo of one of the fledged falcons.
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One of our young falcons made headlines this morning click here to read the article and see a photo of one of the fledged falcons.
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This morning, we received the following message from our friends at Tower Management:
"Only one chick remains. Three of the chicks have made their inaugural flight. This morning, one was found perched behind the eagle statue at the Kutak Rock Building. Zeus and Hera will continue to bring them food from wherever they call from. In the next few days, they will be experienced enough to return to the top of the building. Once that happens, they will start their flight and food catching training from mom and dad."
If you're downtown this weekend, peek around the rooftops. You may catch a glimpse of the new falcons taking their very first tour of Omaha.
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I went up to check on the chicks the other day to make sure all four were still on the ledge. And they were. They just like to wander in and out of our camera range. This photo was taken 6/16/09.
They also seem to be the most active in the mornings. They like to flex their wings and take long hops up and down along the ledge. I've noticed that their wing span is too wide for the ledge so they have to start out on that part of the ledge that juts out and leap towards the window with their wings spread. This photo was sent in by one of our viewers. Great shot. Thanks.
The young birds are becoming very sure-footed and quite the divas. They constantly check out their reflections. They didn't seem to be too alarmed when they saw me, but rather curious and watchful. Zeus and Hera were no where to be found which makes me think that they are staying away from the nest box to try to coax the young ones into leaving the ledge. When they finally take that leap of faith, it will be more like a glide down to another roof top. In the past, the young birds have ended up on the busy streets and someone from the Raptor Recovery Nebraska was contacted to retrieve the bird and put it back up on our roof.
Have you seen them sleep lying down? It sort of looks like they are dead or have been stepped on. It may look weird, but this is how the young ones like to occasionally sleep.
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To celebrate the 2009 FalconWatch season, we have created a computer wallpaper featuring Hera and her young eyas. The wallpaper is compatible with Windows and Mac computers and is available in four screen sizes.
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