Simviation Forum - Watch out you pigeons!

Jun 18^th, 2010 at 6:48pm

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I went over to Chichester today to try & get some pics of the Peregrine chicks in the air. The parents have been returning to raise a new family in a turret high up on the Cathedral tower every year since 2002. Four chicks again this year, two males & two females. They've only been flying for a few days & already look pretty menacing.

These shots were taken hand-held at very long range & turned out better than I expected.

PS. This is the Cathedral.

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Reply #1 - Jun 18^th, 2010 at 7:10pm

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Fantastic

Any news on what happend to last years flock?

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Reply #2 - Jun 18^th, 2010 at 7:33pm

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Craig. wrote on Jun 18^th, 2010 at 7:10pm:

Fantastic

Any news on what happend to last years flock?

They don't seem to know for certain. Here's the website. http://www.chichesterperegrines.co.uk/info.htm

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Reply #3 - Jun 18^th, 2010 at 7:42pm

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Excellent shots! I love the 2nd and 3rd.

Flying with twins is a lot of fun..

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Reply #4 - Jun 18^th, 2010 at 11:42pm

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Stunning shots of the peregrines! They seem to be doing very well.

And this latest "postcard" of the cathedral is even better than the last one I saw.

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Reply #5 - Jun 19^th, 2010 at 3:03am

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Really nice shots Doug. I could do with these beauties in my garden. Germany has a real pigeon problem this year, these seem to be so many more this year than last.

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Reply #6 - Jun 19^th, 2010 at 3:55am

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expat wrote on Jun 19^th, 2010 at 3:03am:

Really nice shots Doug. I could do with these beauties in my garden. Germany has a real pigeon problem this year, these seem to be so many more this year than last.

Matt

We suffer an on-going problem with (Land?) Gulls, even though we are at least 50 miles inland from the sea!.... Angry

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Their noise, and constant dive-bombing, and mess, is extremely annoying.

Every now and again their presence diminishes somewhat... Roll Eyes

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Probably a bit too large for a Peregrine Falcon to cope with, but...

...I think someone goes out every now and again and shoots the bloody things!... Smiley

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"Sea Gulls"..... a very good reason NOT to live near the sea-side... Wink

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Pigeons in the town centre are another big problem. (Folks are encouraged/instructed NOT to feed them!).

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..."A bird in the hand.....".....makes a tasty Dinner!... Wink

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Reply #7 - Jun 19^th, 2010 at 5:48am

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Great shots Doug!!

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Reply #8 - Jun 19^th, 2010 at 10:22am

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Wonderful shots Doug... Wink

One just has to appreciate shots #2 and #3...wonderful.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #9 - Jun 20^th, 2010 at 11:08pm

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Fozzer wrote on Jun 19^th, 2010 at 3:55am:

We suffer an on-going problem with (Land?) Gulls, even though we are at least 50 miles inland from the sea!

The blasted things were in large evidence in my hometown, which is 30 miles east of Reno, NV and about 200 from San Franfreako. They were at a truckstop that has since closed. The grain trucks would leak a bit of grain, and the gulls would come in en masse. How I would have loved to have taken my .22 out there and reduced their numbers. It would have been like shootin' fish in a barrel...

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Reply #10 - Jun 22^nd, 2010 at 6:50am

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hhomebrewer wrote on Jun 20^th, 2010 at 11:08pm:

Fozzer wrote on Jun 19^th, 2010 at 3:55am:

We suffer an on-going problem with (Land?) Gulls, even though we are at least 50 miles inland from the sea!

The blasted things were in large evidence in my hometown, which is 30 miles east of Reno, NV and about 200 from San Franfreako
. They were at a truckstop that has since closed. The grain trucks would leak a bit of grain, and the gulls would come in en masse. How I would have loved to have taken my .22 out there and reduced their numbers. It would have been like shootin' fish in a barrel...

...LOL...

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I could happily have joined you, Brewer!... Wink

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The God of Birds has cursed us with Sea/Land Gulls.... Angry

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Paul.... Wink

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.....San Franfreako.... Grin

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Reply #11 - Jun 22^nd, 2010 at 2:01pm

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Wonderful action shots Doug! Really shows your skill, carefully mastered during all those airshows... Wink

I see one of these birds, or some sort of hawk, from time to time in my garden, tearing an unfortunate pigeon apart. But these predators are so beautiful.

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