Photo Gallery - Peregrine Falcons 2011
2011 Falcon Pictures
Name the Falcon Chicks Contest 2011 Winners
Winners of the naming contest and their families were invited to attend and participate in the banding of the chicks. They had their photograph taken with the falcon chicks and their classroom also received a behind-the-scenes tour of the Birds of Prey exhibit at the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary.
- Cliff - submitted by the Kindergarten class of Zion Lutheran Wayside. After getting information off the Internet about Peregrine Falcons and finding that they nest on skyscrapers, water towers, tall structures or cliffs, the class unanimously suggested Cliff.
- Champ - submitted by Eliza Kruszynski, 6th grader at St Thomas Moore in Green Bay. Eliza chose the name in honor of the Green Bay Packers Super Bowl victory.
Look how big we are - and cute
Feeding time again.
Stretching our legs around the nest
Snoozing...
Mom, keeping watch
Hey, what are you doing over there...
Just haning around the nest.
We're getting bigger - thanks to all our feedings
Keeping warm together
Feeding time again
Aren't we cute!
food - yum, yum
Mom keeping the chicks warm
One of the little chicks want to see more of his home and trying to
get out from under mom.
Two of the four eggs hatched.
Mom turning things over for a much needed feeding. Dad brought food (see bottom right corner)
Feeding time - dad took this shift while mom get a little rest.
Feeding time - Feed Me - Feed Me.
Feeding is finished - just waiting for mom to come back and keep us warm.
Mother coming back to her nest and getting ready to sit again.
They made it through the snow.
Close up of the eggs - Mother is gone for a short time.
And now there are four eggs
Nesting, nesting, nesting...
Three eggs - could there be more?
And now there are two eggs
Mother sitting on her nest
One egg so far, and in all the snow we had
The band helps us to identify the bird
Just looking around
Falcons hunt prey and sometimes bring it back to their nests.
Flying into the nesting box
Sitting and looking out at the Bay
March 7, 2011
March 7, 2011. Starting to get the nest area ready.
March 4, 2011