Sad news in the Peregrine World…Joli the resident female from the Logan site was found dead Oct 18th. 2017 of unknown cause ?
As humans we should not become attached but it’s hard not too…she was hands down my favourite Peregrine to photograph.
2012 Joli was with Cowboy (Brandon hatch 2000)
2014-2017 with Hart (Radisson hatch 2012)
Along with her mates they produced 19 chicks…6 females and 13 males.
Joli will be missed.
I can always expect lots of action from Joli ( my Logan Sweetheart ) as she defends her site and chicks during banding.
After the loss of one of the chicks we had placed another chick that had gone down from another location into the Logan site for fostering.
Everything fell into place and Hart and Joli accepted the new chick as their own…to date all the chicks are up and flying and doing well.
No sooner is the key in the lock with the door just cracked and that familiar kack-kack-kack-kack can be heard…it’s as if she can she through metal and concrete.
You take a deep breath and step outside ready to “Run the Gauntlet” and you wonder…will today be the day I get hit ?
By this time she has already made her first pass and coming in for the second as I raise the camera.
All these birds are great protectors/defenders and the females even more so.