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Falcon
May 14, 2006 21:07:54 GMT 10
Post by vankarhi on May 14, 2006 21:07:54 GMT 10
looks like either another dead chick or she has finally tossed the one that died quite a few days ago, plus it looks like she finally tossed the egg too.
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Falcon
May 14, 2006 22:56:13 GMT 10
Post by AcaciaWattle on May 14, 2006 22:56:13 GMT 10
that's so sad  |
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Falcon
May 15, 2006 10:42:49 GMT 10
Post by AussieBirds on May 15, 2006 10:42:49 GMT 10
Nature is a wonderful, yet at times cruel, thing she perpetuates the species by killing the week and sick and leaving the strong, perhaps the dead babies were sick or just too weak to survive, perhaps she couldn't raise more than three successfully, we will never know, all we can do is hope that the remaining babies will survive.
John
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Falcon
May 15, 2006 11:51:30 GMT 10
Post by vankarhi on May 15, 2006 11:51:30 GMT 10
Is there still 3? I have not been able to see them properly. I was not sure if the last one was the latest dead one..........being it was hatched so late an all.............or whether there are 4 and she just tossed the 1st dead one. But I think the first dead one is almost decomposed now, so I am guessing that is the second dead chick.
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Falcon
May 15, 2006 12:10:24 GMT 10
Post by AussieBirds on May 15, 2006 12:10:24 GMT 10
There are still three Tracey I think thats all she will raise now.
John
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Falcon
May 15, 2006 14:15:04 GMT 10
Post by vankarhi on May 15, 2006 14:15:04 GMT 10
Well that is still exciting to watch them grow up and do their stuff  |
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Falcon
May 15, 2006 14:33:12 GMT 10
Post by AussieBirds on May 15, 2006 14:33:12 GMT 10
Well that is still exciting to watch them grow up and do their stuff Your right Tracey it is exciting I am just loving this. John |
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Falcon
May 15, 2006 19:46:27 GMT 10
Post by silvercloud on May 15, 2006 19:46:27 GMT 10
Yep I saw 3 bubbies. Peregrines usually only lay 2 - 3 eggs so I suspect 3 is the most they can care for. The fact that she laid 6 is pretty unusual.
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Falcon
May 16, 2006 8:23:23 GMT 10
Post by vankarhi on May 16, 2006 8:23:23 GMT 10
mummy has gone out for a while and I can clearly see 3 babies and one egg that looks like it is hatching..........I can see the chicken in the egg but maybe it has died too..........even if it does hatch the odds of it surviving are not very good because of the age difference with the older chicks  |
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Falcon
May 16, 2006 8:24:32 GMT 10
Post by vankarhi on May 16, 2006 8:24:32 GMT 10
p.s for anyone just joining here.........go to the very first post and you will see the link. The best time to see anything is about 8am and again from about 8pm at night our time. |
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Falcon
May 18, 2006 9:13:10 GMT 10
Post by vankarhi on May 18, 2006 9:13:10 GMT 10
3 babies and the last two mornings I have been able to see them clearly as mum is sitting on perch nearby. I have seen her feeding them a couple of times now too. |
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Falcon
May 18, 2006 9:57:41 GMT 10
Post by AussieBirds on May 18, 2006 9:57:41 GMT 10
They are becoming independent little birds now, isn't it great.
John
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Falcon
May 18, 2006 10:20:03 GMT 10
Post by vankarhi on May 18, 2006 10:20:03 GMT 10
I like this type of voyerism ...........it really is amazing being able to watch them from beginning to end |
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Falcon
May 20, 2006 7:22:35 GMT 10
Post by vankarhi on May 20, 2006 7:22:35 GMT 10
I can see them all clearly again as mum and dad are nowhere to be seen. Early in the mornng our time must be a good time to look at them now. |
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Falcon
May 20, 2006 10:55:14 GMT 10
Post by silvercloud on May 20, 2006 10:55:14 GMT 10
Mums off them a lot more now so they're easier to see. Aren't they just adorable.
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Falcon
May 30, 2006 0:48:00 GMT 10
Post by silvercloud on May 30, 2006 0:48:00 GMT 10
OMG those babies are growing so fast. One was just standing up.
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Falcon
May 30, 2006 7:49:39 GMT 10
Post by vankarhi on May 30, 2006 7:49:39 GMT 10
I think there is a dead one again. Definetly two alive and boy have they grown since I last looked.
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Falcon
May 30, 2006 8:03:40 GMT 10
Post by vankarhi on May 30, 2006 8:03:40 GMT 10
oMG.............I just checked again and all three are up sitting up (almost standing actually) ready to eat. It must have been just lying down stretched right out near the edge of the nest. How wonderful, I was a bit sad when I thought it was dead.
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Falcon
May 30, 2006 8:19:59 GMT 10
Post by vankarhi on May 30, 2006 8:19:59 GMT 10
checked again and boy do they get around now. they also seem to stretch out a lot too. It reminds of when Rani was a baby and I would go check on her and she would be stretched out and I would have a heart attack thinking she had died. Must be a baby thing  ;D |
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Falcon
May 30, 2006 21:49:03 GMT 10
Post by vankarhi on May 30, 2006 21:49:03 GMT 10
You can start to see the tail and wing feathers coming in. They are so big now too.
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;D