The 2005 Banding

While we wait for the eggs to hatch, I will be posting a few of my photos from last year. Three eggs hatched and I managed to get downtown to view the banding process. This took place May 13, 2005. I set up the camera and tripod on Monument Circle, where I had a good view of the nest box. This shot was taken just ashe team went out on the ledge to retrieve the chicks. There is a door that opens up to the ledge, just below the 'key' sign. Kinney and KathyQ immediately went airborne, started screeching, and diving on the intruders. It's quite an amazing aerial display. You get a pretty good idea of the speed and agility of these amazing creatures. You'll see more of this the upcoming photos I will be posting here in the next few days.