With one of the hawklets temporarily out of the scene, Mina and Willie still have their hands full with the other 2. On Thursday May 27, one day after First Flight for the 2 eldest fledglings, the 2nd First Flighter is checked out by the Wildlife Rehab people for trichinosis (prognosis: Negative). However, they can't get to the 3rd hawklet as it's still up near the nest, so it's unknown whether it too contracted the trich. A television crew from Channel 5 arrives, goes up on the roof of building opposite the nest, and interviews the SBWR volunteers and Kaiser's Dr. Neil Gulati. On Friday the 28 the 3rd hawklet finally takes the plunge (hopefully not literally) and joins Mom, Dad and sibling in exploring the trees and buildings on the Kaiser campus. As they don't hunt on their own yet, Mom (mostly) and Dad must make deliveries to wherever the hawklets are...
But first...Here's a Hawk's eye-view of the Kaiser campus taken from my "perch" during the nest-watching period. This is a 3-photo panorama taken from approximately the same level as the nest and thus would be the Red-tails' territory as they would view it. The nest itself on the Parkview building would be to the left just out of the picture. During this fledging period when the hawklets begin flight training they are to found at or near the main hospital building located at the center right. Mina and Willie cross Vermont Avenue and head for the plentiful food supply at Harbor Park in the background on the left. During the earlier nesting period Mina would always make sure that she had the nest within sight whenever she was away from it just in case there were any unwelcome visitors. As a Red-tails's eyesight is 8 times more powerful than a human's, she could perch fairly far away and still see the nestlings.
But first...Here's a Hawk's eye-view of the Kaiser campus taken from my "perch" during the nest-watching period. This is a 3-photo panorama taken from approximately the same level as the nest and thus would be the Red-tails' territory as they would view it. The nest itself on the Parkview building would be to the left just out of the picture. During this fledging period when the hawklets begin flight training they are to found at or near the main hospital building located at the center right. Mina and Willie cross Vermont Avenue and head for the plentiful food supply at Harbor Park in the background on the left. During the earlier nesting period Mina would always make sure that she had the nest within sight whenever she was away from it just in case there were any unwelcome visitors. As a Red-tails's eyesight is 8 times more powerful than a human's, she could perch fairly far away and still see the nestlings.
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