It's a girl! And a girl! And a boy! And a boy!

[hellziggy]

Yesterday I used a couple hours of vacation time to go to the banding of the baby peregrine falcons at the Colonnade building.
How cute is she?:



I saw Birdchick there, and  lablynneaka Hasty Brook. You can read a description of it at Birdchick's blog here: 

OK, pic spam to follow, and since I'm updating at work instead of home I'm not sure if I'll have time to figure out the LJ cut...

The parents:

Sharp little baby toes:



Bud Tordoff holding down a male baby so it can be measured & have blood drawn & stuff:



Bud Tordoff holding one of the female chicks while Jackie Fallon from the MN Zoo puts the bands on her legs:



How darn cute is he? 




And the parents flying around some more:

Comments

[thatotherperv.livejournal.com]

OMG *FLAIL* SQUEEEEEEE

I love babies.

[gileswench.livejournal.com]

Oooh, pretty birds! Thanks for sharing.

[wickedgroovy.livejournal.com]

Awwww! They are sooo cute!

[tx-cronopio.livejournal.com]

Great pics! That first one really ought to be sold as a greeting card for the Falcon people.

[lablynne.livejournal.com]

Oh man, I knew your pix would be great! That was the best couple of hours birding I've spent in a long time. I never noticed how blue the skin around their faces was until your awesome close-ups.

[scubagrrl.livejournal.com]

OOoooohhhh, pretty birdy babies! Pretty big birdies! What great pictures. :)