Frodo and Frieda - A New Family

September 17, 2007: Frodo and Frieda return.

In 2003 a male peregrine falcon laid claim to the rooftop of a prestigious highrise apartment building in Brisbane, Australia. His fearsome and continual swoops on anyone who ventured to "his" roof had brought maintenance work to a halt.

Workers needed to access the roof to check exhaust vents, but not one of them was willing to put a steel-capped toe out there unless he could be protected from the bird. At first they thought the bird was an osprey or sea eagle.

When Courier-Mail photographer Nathan Richter snapped a photograph of the mystery dive-bomber, ornithologist Roy Sonnenburg quickly identified him as a peregrine falcon — the fastest animal in the world, with a stooping speed in excess of 300 km/h (186.41 miles/h).

National Parks and Wildlife officers were called in to assess the situation and Environment Minister Dean Wells dubbed the city's most popular high-flyer "Frodo", in reference to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. A compromise was reached, with workers protected by Wildlife rangers when they ventured on to the roof top.

Then Admiralty Towers One manager Leon Azar revealed Frodo and a lady friend had in fact been nesting on top of the building since 1999, with eggs usually laid in August.

Summary taken from the Courier-Mail Frodocam: http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/extras/frodocam/default.htm

Watch the live stream here: http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/extras/frodocam/default.htm

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• peregrine
• falcon
• Frodocam
• Frodo
• Frieda
• Brisbane
• Australia

[Smokerzoo]

can u tell us the web site of this birdcam pls i wanna see frodo too

[MyWildlifeVideos]

I added the web site, where you can see the live stream, to "more info." They usually arrive around August, as that is spring time in Australia. In 2008, however, they did not return. We hope to see them again in 2009. :)

[coolnerd92]

fasinating birds

[abbbys]

I am so glad you got more vids!!!