Immediately Airborne

E2 goes airborne as he leaves the nest (photo from National Aviary webcam)This afternoon I found this photo in the webcam archives from the University of Pittsburgh peregrine nest.  I love the action in this shot!

Though I know E2 (the adult male peregrine) is the first to leave the nest after he and his mate Dorothy bow together, I never see him actually doing it.  Finally a webcam shot captured the action. 

Here you see Dorothy still bowing in the back and E2 just leaving.  He’s so fast he’s a blur.  Immediately airborne!

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(photo from the National Aviary webcam)

p.s. Sorry the Aviary falconcam website isn’t up yet.  I’ll let you know when they’re live.

2 thoughts on “Immediately Airborne

  1. Kate–This probably doesn’t belong as a response here but I was torn between this and Birds of Prey or Migration!. There was a lovely story on Page A2 of the PG from 3-10-09 (Local Dispatches) about the writer’s trek to Cambria County in search of a snowy owl. It was successful on all counts–they saw the owl, had great experiences with the “locals”, and it was darn good writing!

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