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Trude | profile | all galleries >> nesting_raptors >> falcons_at_the_mall tree view | thumbnails | slideshow
Falcon nest in palm at the mall
Falcon nest in palm at the mall		 Young falcons in their cavity nest
Young falcons in their cavity nest		 There's one male
There's one male		 There's two (male on left has dots on chest while female on right has streaks)
There's two (male on left has dots on chest while female on right has streaks)
There's three (two females and a male)
There's three (two females and a male)		 There's three (all three males)
There's three (all three males)		 There's four
There's four		 Wow, is that FIVE?
Wow, is that FIVE?
Right on!
Right on!		 Adventurous male climbed out
Adventurous male climbed out		 Lots of clamboring and hanging on
Lots of clamboring and hanging on		 Notice all the feathers as they are ready to fledge (fly and leave the nest)
Notice all the feathers as they are ready to fledge (fly and leave the nest)
FM Forum photographers enjoy the view
FM Forum photographers enjoy the view		 Watching blue falcons at the red robin!
Watching blue falcons at the red robin!

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DeeDee G.01-Jun-2010 14:43
Wonderful Captures Trude! Cheers, DeeDee
Trude01-Jun-2010 04:50
Who will believe that I spent Five hours at the mall on Memorial Day? True! We headed for lunch at Todai Japanese restaurant when I heard kestrels calling and baby bird sounds. We looked up into the palms and saw the parent kestrels, and in another palm, baby kestrels peering out. We went back to the car for cameras, then called some wildlife photography friends, and proceeded to create a scene as we watched the young birds in their nest. People came over to ask what we were looking at, or slowed their cars and rolled down their windows. Security finally stopped by to say we couldn't photograph people. We explained what we were doing, and Dan showed them video of the female kestrel bringing a bug to the young birds! Then it was okay. I worry, though, that the young birds are fully feathered and ready to fledge (fly and leave the nest), but where will they go? How will the parents still care for them after they end up in different trees of the mall parking lot? What an amazing thing that these two adult falcons were able to raise 5 birds to fledgling right above a busy mall! I wish them well in their journey.
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