The very first peregrine falcon of Diamond and Xavier was fully hatched at 04:56:09. Xavier will be at the scrape box around 05:56 – 06:00 and hopefully Diamond will give him a good look.
There were some loud pips. Congratulations Xavier and Diamond on the first hatch of the 2021 season!
Thank you to the Charles Sturt University at Orange for their streaming cam where I took my screen shots.
I went to the UK as a Commonwealth Scholar in 1990 and received my PhD from the University of Leicester in 1993. After three decades of university teaching, I retired to devote my time to the study of raptor behaviour. I am particularly interested in Ospreys and am working on a long term project on third hatch survival and siblicide in these raptors. My blog is a result of a fascination with my local wildlife and the desire to encourage others to love and care for birds! I live on the Canadian Prairies and prior to the pandemic travelled a lot. I am questioning the use of aviation fuel at the moment as we all strive to help our planet. My early research was in politics and art including British public statues exported to Southeast Asia and Vietnam Resistors that contributed much to Canadian ceramics. Books and articles were published on those subjects over a period of 3 decades. Now I am working on books for children so they can learn about the challenges our raptors face.
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Congratulations to Diamond and Xavier!
Thanks Mary Ann for this update!
We wait for the other hatches đź’•
Linda