MEC; Saturday Flights
June 16, 2015 - Mississauga - Executive Centre
Tracy Simpson Reports:
There was a lot of action with the three MEC girls this weekend, too much to go into detail here as they are now flying quite well, so we figured we report the highlights for you.
We started off Saturday with girls, well, everywhere. Ieva had been located on the low ledge of the CIBC building along with Adrianna and Hawkeye was supposed to be still in her tree… …supposed to be. Katherine and I began the search at 630am and it didn’t take us long to find her on the roof of the Accenture building. Wow. Not bad at all! Adrianna flew the short distance across the street to join her sister and landed on the lower level of the Accenture roof. Food came in to Hawkeye and although she stepped back out of view with it, when she reappeared she had a nice little crop so she is eating despite her beak remaining slightly ajar. Excellent. Adrianna tried to get up on to the top level of the roof and missed, sliding down the sloped portion right back to where she started. Ieva wound herself up to go and join her sisters and when she was primed, off she went and made it. All three girls reunited for the first time since first flights. The afternoon lull was just that with the three now exploring the rooftop, resting and preening. It wasn’t until later in the evening that the three once again were looking for some yummies. They didn’t expect the “yummies” to fly in and land beside them though! Grace and Bruce watched as two pigeons flew in and landed beside Adrianna and Ieva; so began the staring contest. The pigeons sat there and displayed in front of two hungry juveniles when all of a sudden… …her comes Renegade! He chased them off of the roof and through the Accenture parking lot at about 6 feet above the ground. Both Renegade and the two pigeons disappeared from view and life on the rooftop went back to normal… …no wait. The pigeons are back again. This time Midnight took them on and mommy bird wasn’t playing around. While we are unsure as to the fate of the two goofy pigeons we do know that they did not return to that roost again.
Adrianna is truly the ring leader here and the bravest of the three girls. She took off and tried for the Morguard building and landed on a window ledge several stories below the roof line but landed none the less. She was rewarded by Renegade with a nice big meal, pigeon perhaps, after which she pancaked out for a nap. The two girls on the Accenture building were now getting excited and Hawkeye was game to try this. Winston watched her take off and try for home although she was way short on elevation. She brushed the glass of MEC 2 about half way up and turned back towards Hurontario. She pumped it… …HARD… …and made it all the way up to the sign on the south side of the CIBC. Good gravy! That was a very impressive recovery from a brush and a very powered flight with purpose and determination. She then flew over to the Morguard building and landed on a window ledge. She finally came back to the top of the Accenture building and that is where Saturday ended. Adrianna on Morguard after a great flight. Hawkeye on Accenture having done her own epic flight. Ieva on the lower level of the Accenture building having run the entire perimeter of the roof and tuckered herself out. A great day with the three girls and two of them well on their way.