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A few inches apart…
One warm sunny day and everything starts happening. Breeding is nearly in full swing. About three times within a four hour period on their arrival to the “rock,” the south side falcons flew into the diving board eyrie and spent … Continue reading
Posted in breeding, courtship, falcon, feeding, hunting, Morro Rock, other birds, peregrines, vultures
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A Golden voyage…
Photo of last year’s young Golden Eagles by Cleve Nash Cleve Nash, our resident photographer, and I took a ride out to Creston, CA, where my daughter and her family live. There had been numerous eagles, Golden and Bald, around … Continue reading
Posted in accident or injury, chicks, eagles, Morro Rock, other birds
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Outside…
Photo by Bob Isenberg Outside at “the Rock” during the Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival, visitors use spotting scopes set up to see the peregrines and have all their questions answered. The Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival was a great … Continue reading
Posted in Bob Isenberg, eagles, education, falcon, Morro Rock, other birds, peregrines, photography, visitor, weather
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Inside…
Photo by Heather O’Connor Inside at the Bazaar of the Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival, we set up our booth showing “This is what we do.” visitors photo with our hats, t-shirts and binocular covers along with Cleve Nash’s photographic … Continue reading
Posted in artwork, education, photography, visitor
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Luncheon on the Bay…
Photo by Cleve Nash The photo accompanying this text is of our transient female falcon, “Doris,” in her fifth year of wintering in nearby Baywood Park. She is seen here with a Teal. The photo was shot by Cleve Nash … Continue reading
Posted in breeding, feeding, migration, other birds, peregrines
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Never too young to learn…
The other day, sitting at the rock in my usual location, binoculars in hand, tripod and spotting scope mounted at the ready, I was approached by two young precocious youngsters with their parents. The smaller of the two said, “I … Continue reading
Posted in artwork, Bob Isenberg, education, falcon, peregrines, visitor
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Back in the saddle again…
Photo by Cleve Nash 8:19 AM, 4 January 2013 First observation of copulation this year. This is the start of her twelfth season. More to come. Happy trails, Bob
Posted in breeding, falcon, peregrines
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Rare find…
After thousands of birders, twitchers and shutterbugs from a dozen states have worn out the streets of a little roadside hamlet called Santa Claus Lane, well, he’s not so rare any more. The bird I’m speaking of, a juvenile Gray … Continue reading
Posted in juvenile, other birds
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“Doris” landing…
Photo by Steve Medway We would like to share with you a photograph from a visitor to “the Rock” who was birding around the beautiful Central Coast and happened upon “Doris,” the migrating female peregrine falcon, home unknown. She winters … Continue reading
Posted in falcon, migration, peregrines, photography, visitor
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Rolling stock revival…
Photo by Cleve Nash For some time now my friend and associate, Cleve Nash, and I have been making small snide remarks, not in public of course about the south side tiercel and how much of a wuss he has … Continue reading
Posted in courtship, falcon, invaders, other birds, peregrines, photography
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