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Rain, yes, but not in the eyrie…
Observation date: 2 April 2014 So far so good on the incubation of eggs. Today was the sixteenth day on the scrape*. Incubation intervals are anywhere from two hours to three and a half hours. Brooding puts a real kink … Continue reading
Posted in falcon, Morro Rock, peregrine, Shell Beach
Tagged brooding, falcon, hunting, Morro Rock, other birds, peregrines, Shell Beach
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Oriole spring…
I know spring is here, not by the calendar, but because I saw my first oriole at Morro Rock today. A beautiful male in breeding plumage. I got off a dozen shots of him with my Canon 70 D, but … Continue reading
Posted in falcon, Morro Rock, peregrine
Tagged brooding, falcon, incubation, Morro Rock, peregrines
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A woman’s prerogative…
Observation date: 14 March 2014 It seems as though we have a change of venue this season. The resident female falcon has selected a nest site other than the “diving board” hole which she has used 9 out of 12 … Continue reading
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Tagged breeding, brooding, falcon, Morro Rock, peregrines
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Access restricted…
Observation date: 3 March 2014 Video: February storm 2014 Access to Morro Rock has been severely restricted due to extreme weather conditions with gale force winds. Not only was the gate locked to the south parking lot, but a police … Continue reading
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Tagged falcon, Morro Rock, Shell Beach, weather, winter
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Clean and dry…
Observation date: 21 February 2014 Soon after my last posting of February 14, I started noticing the female arriving with prey at the “rock” landing on the “chimney” or “butcher block” where she would plume and eat it. I have … Continue reading
Posted in hunting, Morro Rock, peregrine, prey, Uncategorized
Tagged eggs, falcon, feeding, hunting, Morro Rock, peregrines, prey
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Soon to be busy…
As breeding becomes more frequent for the adult falcons at Morro Rock, now about every two hours or so, but this schedule can be interrupted by two couplings in ten minutes which is not unusual. The next couple of activities … Continue reading
Posted in chicks, falcon, hunting, Morro Rock, peregrine, prey
Tagged breeding, brooding, chicks, courtship, falcon, hunting, incubation, Morro Rock, peregrines
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Twice, if you’re not too tired…
Morro Bay is slowly coming back to normal after being inundated by “twitchers” and birders of every description. Everywhere you looked there were groups walking around loaded with all the paraphernalia that usually adorns the type. The Morro Bay Winter … Continue reading
Posted in falcon, Morro Rock, peregrine, visitor
Tagged Bob Isenberg, breeding, education, falcon, Morro Bay, Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival, Morro Rock, peregrines, stoop, visitor, winter
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Ready or knot…
All of Morro Bay is in a tizzy. The Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival is upon us once again, bigger than ever. A number of events sold out within the first few hours of opening registration. Owling at night with … Continue reading
Posted in falcon, Morro Rock, other birds, peregrine, Shell Beach
Tagged Bob Isenberg, breeding, Cleve Nash, falcon, Heather O'Connor, Morro Bay, Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival, Morro Rock, other birds, owl, peregrines, Shell Beach, vultures
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Massachusetts, please reply…
The holidays were beautiful in Morro Bay, mid to high 70s and a couple of days in the 80s. Some extreme tides, enough that kayakers were stranded on the mud flats. Harbor Patrol and Coast Guard were kept busy. Even … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Isenberg, breeding, Doris, Morro Rock, peregrines, photography, visitor, weather, winter
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